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Photo of a large dark stone Nandi bull statue seated inside a temple hall at Arunachaleshwara Temple, Tiruvannamalai, viewed through an arched doorway. The bull wears a layered black necklace studded with orange-gold beads and has gilded eyes and horns, with red-painted nostrils. Behind it stand carved stone pillars and a green-painted roof beam under fluorescent tube lights. A red metal railing closes off the front. A blue Tamil signboard hangs at the top, and an overlay shows the timestamp Feb 7, 2022 5:34:07 AM with Tiruvennanallur, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. No people are visible.

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