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A large gilded statue of a Nandi bull, the vehicle of Shiva, stands on a wooden platform in front of a pale pink wall. The golden bull has a decorated head with ornamental headgear, a beaded neck garland, and an embossed saddle cloth with tasselled edging and ornate ankle bands. A golden wooden frame supports the statue on the right side. No people are visible.

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September 21 20112011-09-21A 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.2011-09-21September 21 20112011-09-21September 21 20112011-09-21A large gilded bronze-finish statue of a decorated Nandi bull stands on a wooden platform in a plain room with pale pink walls. The bull has an ornate saddle cloth with floral and geometric patterns, a carved harness, bells on its legs, and a raised tail. A wooden frame built around the statue supports it during handling or transport. At the left edge, an orange-robed figure is partly visible.2011-09-21August 24 20142014-08-24August 24 20142014-08-24A 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 gilded cow statue, a Nandi-style or kamadhenu-type cow figure, stands against a wooden lattice background. It has a tilak mark and a red-stone ornament on its forehead, a beaded necklace, and a decorated saddle cloth bearing a relief of a deity seated on a lotus. A small ornate brass object sits at the lower right edge.July 13 20132013-07-13October 22 20062006-10-22December 10 20112011-12-10