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Night photograph of a priest in orange saffron robes pouring white powder. The bull's head, horns and bead-and-cord necklaces are dusted white, and powder spray fills the dark background. The priest's face is turned away, and he is wearing a plain orange wrap with a maroon sash; no distinctive a person cues are visible. Only one physical person is present.

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July 30 20082008-07-30A night photograph of a priest in saffron-orange robes performing aarti before a large stone Nandi bull statue. The priest, seen from behind and in side profile, holds a brass lamp with a bright flame raised toward the bull's head. The Nandi is draped with pink and red flower garlands and has a beaded necklace and decorated saddle cloth; its body is dusted with white powder. A yellow signboard with Tamil script stands behind, and the background is dark. No identifiable a person depiction is visible, so this is a priest rather than an identified person.2008-04-03 +1 copiesDecember 23 20162016-12-23A young man with bare upper body and white ash stripes on his arms and chest pours liquid from a golden pot over a dark grey Nandi bull statue. He wears an orange dhoti, a rudraksha mala across his chest and a beaded bracelet. Water streams down the stone bull's head and face, and a garland of pink flowers hangs around its neck. Trees and a red flag are blurred in the background, with a second person partly visible at the right edge. The scene shows an abhishekam being performed on a Nandi statue.2016-11-11Night-time outdoor abhishekam at a large black stone Nandi bull statue wearing a garland of yellow flowers. A bare-chested priest in orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala and white sacred ash on his arms pours a golden liquid from a vessel over the bull's head. Behind him on stone steps, a bald man in white dhoti sits with a brass pot, and another man in white garments holds a brass object. Red flags on poles, a chain-link railing and green hoses surround the scene, with trees and string lights in the background.2016-12-11 +1 copiesNovember 11 20162016-11-11July 30 20082008-07-30 +1 copiesA photograph at night of a priest in orange-saffron robes with red borders pouring offerings from a brass plate onto a large black stone Nandi bull statue. Yellow-orange grains or sweets are heaped on the statue's head, horns and nose, and garlands are draped on its neck. The priest, wearing an orange dhoti and shawl with a red border, raises the plate with one arm while holding it with the other. The scene appears to be an abhishekam-style offering. A dark background and a corner of a red cloth are visible.2008-04-03 +1 copiesNovember 14 20162016-11-14A photo of a large dark stone Nandi bull statue being bathed with water poured from a golden vessel. A young man with a bare chest and orange cloth wrapped at the waist, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, stands behind the bull pouring water over its head and back. Water streams down the grey stone. In the background, red flags and rows of seated devotees in orange and white are visible on tiered steps, with an oil lamp in the foreground at the base of the statue.2017-08-07November 24 20162016-11-24A photograph of a bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti pouring liquid from a golden vessel over a dark stone Nandi bull statue with a garland of pink flowers around its neck. The priest wears a rudraksha mala, white horizontal sacred ash marks on his forehead, chest and arms, and a white sacred thread. Behind him a second, partly visible person in a red-pink cloth stands at the left edge. Red ritual flags and tiered stone seating appear in the background. This is an abhishekam being performed on a Nandi statue.2016-11-11