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A shirtless young priest with a white-striped forehead and an orange dhoti pours water over a large dark stone Nandi bull statue decorated with a pink flower garland, as water streams down its head and face. Behind him, a red-banded stone stairway holds seated figures in white dhotis with orange or yellow garlands, and red-orange ceremonial flags flutter among trees under a pale sky. A brass vessel and an oil lamp sit on the steps at lower left. The scene is an abhishekam offering to a Nandi statue.

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November 26 20162016-11-26A photograph of a priest pouring water from a brass vessel over a large dark stone Nandi bull statue during an abhishekam outdoors. The bull has a pink and white flower garland around its neck. The priest is bare-chested with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace and an orange cloth around his waist, and he is standing on a stepped platform. Behind him, several white-clad people sit on the steps, and red-orange flags fly on poles against a pale sky with trees.2016-11-26 +1 copiesA bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti stands at a dark stone Nandi bull statue, pouring liquid from a golden vessel over its head as milky water streams down its face and body. A pink and white flower garland drapes its neck. The priest wears a sacred ash band on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and a white sacred thread, with white ash markings on his arms and chest. Behind him are red and orange ceremonial flags on poles and tiered stone steps lined with seated devotees in saffron. A second person holds a brass pot at the left edge. The scene appears to be an abhishekam offering to Nandi.2016-11-26 +1 copiesNovember 26 20162016-11-26 +1 copiesA photograph of a priest pouring water from a gold-coloured vessel over a large dark stone Nandi bull statue during a Rudra Abhishekam. The priest is bare-chested with a sacred thread and a vertical sacred mark on his forehead, and he holds the golden pot with his right hand. Water streams down the bull's head, snout and neck, and a garland of pink flowers lies at its base. Behind him are red flags with gold trim, green foliage and a metal barrier fence.2016-12-02A shirtless young male priest with a white tilak on his forehead and an orange dhoti pours yellow liquid from a brass vessel over a dark stone Nandi bull statue. Yellow liquid splashes over the bull's head and neck. Rudraksha beads are visible on his wrist. Red and orange flags and tall poles stand in the background, with a crowd and temple structures softly visible behind a railing. This appears to be an abhishekam offering to the Nandi statue.2016-11-24 +1 copiesA bare-chested temple priest in an orange-saffron cloth stands at left, pouring milk from a brass vessel over a large grey stone Nandi bull statue, which is streaming white liquid down its body. Red and orange flags fly behind on poles, with a metal railing and seated devotees in the background. The statue is an animal figure, not a depiction of a person.2016-12-17 +1 copiesDecember 16 20162016-12-16A photograph of an outdoor abhishekam at a black stone Nandi bull statue garlanded with marigold and multicolour flowers. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala and sacred ash marks on his arms and chest pours water from a golden kalasha over the statue's head, and the water splashes down its face. Another person is partly visible at the lower right, and a red flag and green trees are in the background.2016-10-16December 12 20162016-12-12December 19 20162016-12-19November 11 20162016-11-11