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A 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.

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A photograph of large gilded bull vahana statues inside a partly built structure, set on blue metal scaffolding and wooden platforms. The golden bull in the centre has a red and gold embroidered saddle cloth, a decorated face and ornate golden legs. A white bull with painted yellow and red trim stands at the left edge. Stone pillars and a brick ceiling frame the workshop-like space.A golden sculpted bull vahana, a sacred mount, stands in a dim workshop beneath a stone pillar and ceiling beams. Its body is decorated with a red and green embroidered saddle cloth edged in gold, and its legs are wrapped with gold bands. Blue metal scaffolding poles surround it, and a second gilded figure with a round eye is partly visible behind. The setting suggests a deity vahana being prepared, with no people visible.April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesAugust 24 20142014-08-24A 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.2008-10-15August 24 20142014-08-24October 15 20082008-10-15A large gilded Nandi bull statue, with ornate embossed saddle cloth, beaded chest ornaments and a curled tail, stands on a wooden platform beneath a green cloth-draped canopy decorated with white, yellow, purple and green flower garlands. Behind it, the edge of a blue-and-gold deity figure with a jeweled necklace and a staff is visible against a blue temple wall. No physical people are shown; the scene is a temple procession vehicle display.2011-12-17A large gilded brass statue of a standing Nandi bull, the vahana of Shiva, with ornate engraved saddle cloth, tassels, bells on the legs, a tail curling to the right and a decorated headdress. It stands on a wooden platform beside a pale pink wall, with a wooden frame placed over its back. No people are visible.2011-09-21A large polished silver-coloured metal vahana, a bull Nandi with ornately engraved saddle cloth, floral and scroll relief patterns and an engraved canopy or howdah-like seat on its back, stands on a blue-painted wooden platform inside a dim temple hall. Turned wooden pillars and weathered ochre walls are behind it. No people are visible in the scene.2008-10-15A large gilded metal Nandi bull statue, polished gold with fine engraved detailing on its head, horns and ornamental chest, sits on a golden pedestal inside a stone-walled temple hall. Its face is turned toward the viewer. A red and white striped cloth covers the floor, and a brass oil lamp stands at the lower right. A small orange and blue cloth hangs at the top of the frame. No people are visible.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14