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Outdoor photo of a bare-chested priest pouring liquid from a brass vessel over a large black Nandi bull statue on red stone steps. The priest wears an orange dhoti with red bands, a rudraksha mala, and white sacred ash markings on his forehead and arms. The Nandi is garlanded with yellow marigolds and pink flowers. Behind him, a second bare-chested assistant in a white dhoti with gold borders holds a brass pot. Brass vessels and a dark stone vessel sit on the steps, and a metal railing is visible at left. The scene suggests abhishekam to Nandi.

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October 10 20162016-10-10October 10 20162016-10-10A photograph of a ritual abhishekam at a stone-stepped ghat. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala and sacred ash on his arms pours water from a brass vessel over a black Nandi bull statue garlanded with yellow and pink marigolds. Beside him, a second bare-chested assistant in a white dhoti with gold border holds a brass pot and stands among metal vessels. Behind them a man in white with a red shawl stands near a railing, and a red flag hangs on the left.2016-10-10Outdoor ritual at a red sandstone ghat with steps. A shirtless priest in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala and sandalwood markings pours water from a golden pot over a dark grey Shivalinga garlanded with yellow marigolds and red flowers. A second man in orange crouches beside the lingam. A younger boy in a white dhoti with gold borders and a dark rudraksha mala stands watching. Brass pots and a small brass vessel sit on the steps, and a red flag hangs at the left behind a mesh railing. Three people are visible.2016-10-10 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20172017-01-02A black stone Nandi bull statue, garlanded with yellow and pink flowers, is being bathed on outdoor red stone steps. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala pours water from a brass vessel over the statue. Beside him, a second bare-chested man in a white dhoti with gold border holds a brass pot. Brass vessels stand on the steps, and a red-and-white banner with a portrait hangs behind the railing. Two people are visible at the far left. The scene shows abhishekam being performed at a temple.2016-10-10November 26 20162016-11-26 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a Nandi bull statue, dark stone and smeared with yellow turmeric paste, being bathed in a ritual abhishekam. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala and white markings on his arms pours liquid from a brass vessel over the bull's head, which runs down in yellow streams, while a yellow-marigold garland hangs around its neck. Behind him, a second bare-chested attendant in a white dhoti with gold borders carries a brass pot. Red stone steps, a red flag on a pole, and metal railings form the background.2016-10-10November 26 20162016-11-26A photograph of a black stone Nandi bull statue, garlanded with yellow marigolds and pink flowers, on a stepped red-brick ghat. Two young men in orange dhotis stand beside it: the nearer one, bare-chested with tripundra ash on his forehead and arms and a rudraksha mala, holds a small lamp and appears to perform a ritual; the other, with a bare upper body and a red cloth, holds a brass bowl. Brass pots, a lit oil lamp and a kalasha stand in the foreground, with red flags on poles behind and more orange-clad people at the right edge. The scene suggests a puja at a Shiva Nandi shrine.2016-11-07Outdoor ritual abhishekam at a stone ghat with red-brick steps. A black stone Nandi bull statue, garlanded with yellow marigolds and a pink flower garland, sits at the base of the steps. A young priest with a shaved head, bare chest and white sacred marks on his arms and torso wears an orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala, and pours water from a golden pot over the Nandi. To the right, a second bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold borders bends over brass vessels and a bronze pot. Brass vessels and a small oil lamp sit on the steps, and a metal railing and a red flag are visible at the upper left.2016-10-10October 10 20162016-10-10