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A large white stone sculpture of a seated bull, Nandi, with carved harness, bells, tassels and a decorated saddle cloth marked with a central motif, stands in a dim workshop. Beside it, an unfinished brown stone figure of a multi-armed deity murti, carved with a crown-like headdress and holding a long implement, sits on a white pedestal. Workshop tools, a bucket, a bicycle and stacked materials are visible, along with framed images on the left. No people are visible.

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A pale, unpainted plaster or clay sculpture of a recumbent bull, the Nandi, lies on a rough wooden board in a dim room. The bull has an upturned head, a decorated collar with round medallions, and a patterned saddle cloth across its back. No people are visible. The base is a smooth raised plinth, and the surface shows small chips and marks typical of an unfinished or freshly cast figure.December 19 20062006-12-19December 19 20062006-12-19August 08 20092009-08-08August 08 20092009-08-08August 08 20092009-08-08A white painted Nandi bull statue lies on a concrete ledge beneath a corrugated translucent roof supported by red-painted metal beams. The bull wears a blue-green bead necklace and an ornate gold collar with turquoise-coloured inlays, and its head is adorned with a small gold ornament. To the left, a painted female figure in a green garment and a gold headdress sits with her hands pressed together in anjali. The sky is visible through the left side. No physical people are present.2010-09-29A large white fibreglass statue of a bull, a Nandi figure, stands indoors in front of a blue metal frame. The bull has pink ears and horns tipped in red, painted eyes with long lashes, and a red nose and mouth. It wears gold-coloured harness straps, a gold beaded collar, a gold beaded girdle with a green band, and a bell-like pendant hanging from the belly. The white-walled room has exposed metal roof beams above and a small wall-mounted switch box to the right.2007-04-17December 19 20062006-12-19August 24 20142014-08-24December 19 20062006-12-19Close-up photograph of a painted white bull statue, the Nandi vahana, with a red-tinted muzzle, red-rimmed eyes with black brows, pink ears, and gold-painted harness straps and bell-tipped necklace. Its horns are painted red and a striped garland of red, yellow and white hangs behind it. Part of an orange and gold cloth draped over a figure sits at the right edge, and a blue wooden base is visible at lower right. No people are visible; the bull is a sculpture on a procession vehicle.2007-08-26