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A photograph of a painted wooden Nandi bull statue mounted on a red-painted wooden cart or platform in a dim temple hall. The bull is turquoise-blue with gold-coloured trim, a red and gold embroidered saddle cloth with floral motifs, a red canopy-like cover over the back, mirrored and gold bands across the body, a gold and white pendant hanging from the belly, and gold anklets on the legs. No people are visible. Dark stone pillars and walls fill the background.

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October 15 20082008-10-15October 15 20082008-10-15October 15 20082008-10-15October 15 20082008-10-15Close-up photograph of a painted wooden vahana figure of a blue-green animal with an open mouth showing red tongue and a white tusk-like tooth, large round black-and-white eyes outlined in red and black, a red nose, and a studded golden collar with round gold bead ornaments. The background is dark with blurred pillars and a stone base. No people are visible.2008-10-15A partially finished, unpainted-white papier-mache style elephant figure, a vahana, with its trunk coloured bright green and glossy. It has a decorated orange and gold saddle cloth with yellow floral and geometric patterns on its back. The surface is pale and smooth, with its legs partly visible, set against a dark workshop background. No people are visible.A photograph of a turquoise-painted wooden bull (Nandi) head in a dim temple interior, lying horizontally across the frame. The bull has a gold-and-maroon vibhuti-style tilak marking on its forehead, carved fur lines, and a studded gold-coloured collar of bead-like ornaments. Its neck rests on a blue-painted wooden base at the right edge. No people are visible. Faint red and dark wall surfaces surround it.2008-10-15October 15 20082008-10-15A large golden elephant statue, the vahana of a deity, stands on a blue and red wooden platform inside a dim brick-walled hall with a wooden ceiling. Its back is decorated with ornate bands and a tail that curves down, and its feet rest on dark pedestals. Blue ropes or straps support the structure, and a small brass vessel sits on the platform beside the statue. Another painted animal figure with a green and red cloth draping sits at the left edge. No people are visible.October 15 20082008-10-15A painted wooden figure of a white bull, Nandi, stands on a weathered green wooden platform inside a dim interior. The bull has grey horns, a red-and-white collar, a red-pink painted ear, and ornate gold, red and blue trappings across its body and a green saddle cloth with floral motifs. Carved wooden panels are visible at the left edge. No people are present, and the figure appears to be a temple vehicle or processional piece.2009-08-08Close overhead photo of a painted wooden vahana-style creature carved as a lion or tiger with a turquoise-green face, red-rimmed eyes, open red mouth showing white teeth, and blue-green legs with clawed feet. It stands on a red-painted wooden platform on a dark stone floor, with a red and cream painted pillar or base behind it. No people are visible.2008-10-15