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A photograph of a pradosha puja at an outdoor shrine. A black stone Nandi bull statue, wearing a beaded necklace and marked with red kumkum, sits on a white pedestal in front of a copper-clad stupa-like structure and palm fronds. A devotee in a saffron-orange robe with a shaved head stands at right, holding a lit oil lamp aarti flame in one hand and a handheld bell in the other. Brass vessels and a plate of offerings sit on the pedestal. One person is visible.

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March 05 20082008-03-05October 08 20072007-10-08March 05 20082008-03-05 +1 copiesA priest in a saffron-orange robe stands with his back partly to the camera, holding a brass bell in one hand and a lit oil lamp on a long stand in the other, performing a puja before a black stone Nandi bull statue seated on a pedestal. Behind him, two women in white clothes watch, and a table holds flower garlands and offerings. A white-painted shrine base and a tall ornate pillar with palm trees stand in the background. The scene is an outdoor temple setting in the evening.2007-10-08Outdoors among tall coconut palms, a standing priest in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl holds a brass ghanta bell and a lit lamp aloft toward a large black stone Nandi bull statue draped with yellow flower garlands and a red flower on its head. Two young assistants in white dhotis with saffron shawls stand with palms pressed together in namaskar behind a small wooden table holding brass pots and vessels. A brass kalasha-style vessel is visible in front of the statue and flower petals are scattered on the base. The setting is a pradosha-style puja to Nandi.2008-03-05 +1 copiesOctober 08 20072007-10-08Outdoor temple scene with a black stone Nandi bull statue seated on a white pedestal, with a small oil lamp burning before it and a yellow flower or ornament on its head. A person in white dhoti and a yellow shawl stands at left, one arm extended toward the Nandi in an offering gesture. A grey stone standing deity statue is at far left, and a row of brass kalashas or vessels sits on a wooden stand at right. Palm trees and a tiered shrine with flower garlands frame the background.2010-01-24 +1 copiesA man in saffron-orange robes stands beside a large black stone Nandi bull statue, pouring liquid over its head with his right hand. He has a shaved head, a tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind the statue are a gold-coloured ornate canopy and brass pots, with palm trees in the background.2008-03-05 +1 copiesMarch 05 20082008-03-05 +1 copiesOctober 08 20072007-10-08A photograph taken from behind a man in an orange-saffron robe holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a black stone Nandi bull statue decorated with a garland of yellow, orange and red flowers. The Nandi sits on a white tiered plinth in an open outdoor courtyard. Behind it rises a copper-coloured dhvajastambha or lamp pillar with carved panels, flanked by tall coconut palms. A small green bin, a brass pot and a plate of offerings sit at the edge of the frame on a plain dirt-and-paved ground. The man's back and shoulders fill the left foreground. Overcast sky visible above the palms.2007-10-23January 27 20102010-01-27 +1 copies