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A priest with a shaved head, bare-chested and wearing an orange dhoti, stands at left pouring milk from a golden vessel onto a dark stone Nandi bull statue decorated with a pink flower garland. He wears white sacred ash horizontal markings on his forehead and arms and a rudraksha mala across his chest. Milk splashes over the bull's head and neck, indicating an abhishekam. Behind them stand tiers of red-brown stone seating with small dark pillars, red and orange flags, and trees. One person is visible, the priest.

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November 26 20162016-11-26 +1 copiesA shaved-headed priest bare-chested in an orange dhoti pours water from a golden pot over a large dark grey Nandi bull statue, which wears a pink and yellow flower garland. Rudraksha malas hang across his chest and he has white sacred ash markings on his arms and forehead. Behind him, rows of seated orange-robed devotees and attendants fill the red stepped seating of an open-air ceremony, with a red flag at right and a chain-link fence at left.2016-11-07A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands at the right, pouring liquid from a golden vessel onto a black stone Nandi bull statue with a pink flower garland. Ash-white horizontal markings are on his chest and arms. Red stone steps, a metal railing, red flags and a tree are behind him, with water and yellow powder running down the bull.2016-11-26 +1 copiesDecember 19 20162016-12-19 +1 copiesA shirtless priest in orange dhoti and a white sacred thread stands behind a dark stone Nandi bull statue, pouring milk from a gold vessel over its head as liquid splashes outward. The bull has a garland of white and red flowers draped around its neck. Behind are trees, a red flag and a metal railing. This is an abhishekam ritual at a temple, with a rudraksha mala worn across the priest's chest.2016-10-17Outdoor abhishekam at a large open-air ritual ground: a shaved-headed priest, bare-chested with white vibhuti markings on his arms and chest, wearing an orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala, pours water from a brass kalasha over a grey Nandi bull statue draped in a pink and yellow flower garland. A red cloth lies beside the statue. Behind them, rows of seated devotees in orange and saffron robes sit on terraced stone steps lined with small oil lamps. The priest is not shown in a way that supports identifying him as a person, so his role is described as a priest performing abhishekam.2016-11-07A young shirtless male priest in an orange dhoti with a red sash pours liquid from a golden pot over a large dark grey Nandi bull statue, which is wet and glistening with milk-like liquid running down its face and body. He has white horizontal tripundra markings on his forehead, shoulders and chest, and a rudraksha mala hangs on his chest. A garland of red flowers rests on the statue's neck. Another shirtless man in red is partially visible behind him. Red flags and green trees form the outdoor background, and a metal railing is visible on the right. This is an abhishekam ritual being performed on a Nandi murti.2016-11-11November 26 20162016-11-26November 11 20162016-11-11November 07 20162016-11-07A young priest pours water from a brass vessel over a dark stone Nandi bull statue outdoors, in an abhishekam ritual. He is bare-chested with white sacred markings on his arms and chest, wears a rudraksha mala, and has an orange dhoti with red border. Its horns and a pink-and-white flower garland are visible on the statue; water streams down its face. Green trees and red flags stand in the background.2016-11-11November 07 20162016-11-07