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A priest in saffron-orange robes with a shaved head and white tilak marks on the forehead stands beside a large dark stone Nandi bull statue, adorned with yellow flower garlands draped over its head and neck. He holds a rudraksha-style bead mala and leans in to the bull's face. Behind him, men in white shirts and dhotis stand watching, one wearing a yellow shawl and another wearing spectacles and a lanyard-style necklace. Coconut palms and leafy trees surround a small whitewashed building with a tiled roof.

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March 05 20082008-03-05Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard with palm trees and a blue sky. A black stone Nandi bull statue sits on a dark pedestal, its neck garlanded with red flowers and yellow petals scattered over it and the base. A standing man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala touches the Nandi, while a man in white with a yellow shawl stands nearby holding a metal vessel. A copper-topped pillar with a golden plaque and brass pots stands on a white base at left. Another person in white stands at far right. Nandi is a bull statue, not a person, and the saffron-robed man is an unidentified priest.2008-03-05 +1 copiesOctober 08 20072007-10-08March 05 20082008-03-05 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor ritual at a stone Nandi bull statue. The dark stone bull is adorned with a garland of yellow and pink flowers on its head and decorated with a beaded neck ornament, and yellow petals are scattered around its base. In the foreground a man in an orange saffron shawl and orange dhoti, with a rudraksha mala and a tilak on his forehead, pours or sprinkles from a hand over the statue. Beside him a man in a white kurta and yellow shawl holds a large brass vessel. Two more men in orange and white clothes stand at right near a wooden table, with palm trees and a small gold-topped shrine in the background. The scene suggests an abhishekam-style offering to the Nandi.2008-03-05 +1 copiesA man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl stands beside a large black stone Nandi bull statue, reaching out to touch it. Yellow flower petals are scattered over the bull's head, neck and base. A white triple horizontal line marks his forehead and a rudraksha-style mala hangs on his chest. Behind him, two younger men in white and orange robes stand near a copper and brass vessel, and tall coconut palms fill the background under bright daylight.2008-03-05 +1 copiesMarch 05 20082008-03-05 +1 copiesOctober 08 20072007-10-08A devotee in a saffron-orange cloth draped over the shoulders and wrapped around the body, with a red-and-maroon striped border, stands at right with one hand resting on a large black stone Nandi bull statue. The Nandi is decorated with a garland of yellow and orange flower petals and red flowers on its head, with more petals scattered on its base. Brass pots and vessels sit on a white platform behind, and coconut palms fill the background. Pradosha puja offering in progress at an outdoor shrine.2008-03-05 +1 copiesOctober 08 20072007-10-08March 05 20082008-03-05 +1 copiesMarch 05 20082008-03-05 +1 copies