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A person with long matted dreadlocked hair pulled back, bare-backed and wearing an orange saffron dhoti and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, pours liquid from a brass vessel over a dark stone Nandi bull statue. Flowers are placed on the statue's head. The background is misty water with a reflection of a structure. This appears to be an abhishekam offering to the Nandi murti.

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A photograph of a person in orange saffron cloth draped over the shoulder and waist, bare-backed, with long dreadlocked black hair, pouring water from a brass vessel over a dark polished stone Nandi bull statue. The Nandi has a carved ornamented back and water runs down its head. Light grey-green wet stone pavement surrounds the scene. A rudraksha mala is visible at the neck. Appearance-based candidate: a person, the orange-robed figure performing abhishekam, with long dreadlocked hair, saffron cloth and rudraksha mala as qualifying cues. The figure is physically present, performing abhishekam on a Nandi statue in a temple courtyard.2017-08-07August 14 20172017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14December 16 20162016-12-16Night outdoor ritual at an ashram. A black stone Nandi bull statue, garlanded with yellow and red marigold and flower strands, stands at left. At right, a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl wears a long dark rudraksha mala, bracelets and a braided hairstyle, and holds a large brass kalasha pot while looking toward the statue, with white markings on his arms. Red flags, string lights and a fence stand behind. Several other people are partially visible at the right edge.2016-12-06Outdoor photograph of a shirtless man in an orange dhoti pouring water from a golden vessel over a large black Nandi bull statue. The Nandi is draped with marigold and multicolored flower garlands, and the man has white horizontal stripes painted across his upper arm and chest and a rudraksha-style cord. Red flags and a loudspeaker are visible behind, with a tree and rows of black shivalinga-like stone pieces on red steps. Pouring abhishekam on a sacred bull statue is depicted in a temple-like courtyard setting.2017-02-26A figure in an orange-saffron wrap stands bare-chested beside a large black stone Nandi bull statue, pouring water from a brass vessel over its head as water sprays and runs down the dark stone. The figure has long dreadlocked hair, a rudraksha-style mala at the neck and a thin bangle on the wrist. Behind the statue, a red flag, railings and a few more people in the background are partly visible, with a green tree and bright sky. This appears to be abhishekam being performed on a Nandi statue.2017-07-03December 06 20162016-12-06November 24 20162016-11-24December 06 20162016-12-06A shirtless priest in an orange dhoti and rudraksha mala pours water from a golden kalasha over a large black stone Nandi bull statue, with water streaming from its mouth and head in an abhishekam ritual. Red and orange ceremonial flags flutter in the background among trees, and several blurred devotees sit in the distance. A second shirtless man with white markings on his arms stands at the right edge. The priest's face is not in clear view and no a person candidate is identified.2016-11-22A shaved-headed priest in an orange dhoti with red border stands bare-backed at the edge of a temple pool, pouring yellow liquid from a golden pot over a large black stone Nandi bull statue. The bull wears a garland of yellow and pink flowers. White sacred markings are visible on the priest's back and arm, and a rudraksha-style mala hangs at his neck. Brass vessels sit on the stone ledge, and the temple's reflection shows in the still water.2016-11-07