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A monk in saffron-orange robes stands on a small wooden stool, pouring water from a brass vessel over a black stone Nandi bull statue seated on a white pedestal. Behind him a copper-coloured temple finial is garlanded with marigold flowers, and orange marigolds grow along the white base. A second person in white clothes, holding a brass pot on a tray, stands at right, and a partly visible person in a yellow-bordered white cloth is at left. Brass puja vessels, a small lamp with flame, and offerings sit on a low table at the bottom. Trees and palms fill the background.

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Outdoor temple scene at dusk beside a white stepped plinth. A man in orange robes stands on a small wooden stool, pouring water from a brass pot over a black stone Nandi bull statue, which is shown being bathed. Behind him a copper-coloured pillar with a shrine-like top is draped in garlands of orange and red flowers. Palm trees, green shrubs and orange marigolds surround the platform. On the right, a second man in white clothing holds a small brass vessel. A child in a yellow-bordered garment stands at the left edge. Sandy ground and a few distant figures complete the setting.2009-10-15October 15 20092009-10-15A man in orange saffron robes stands on a small wooden stool and pours water from a brass vessel over a black stone Nandi bull statue. Behind him is an ornate copper-coloured pillar shrine decorated with yellow and red flower garlands and straw brooms. Palm trees and greenery frame the white-painted temple platform. The man wears a red-bordered orange dhoti and shawl and has a tilak on his forehead, performing abhishekam to the Nandi.2009-10-15Outdoor photograph of an abhishekam at a black stone Nandi statue on a white marble platform, with a copper-clad pillar and palm trees behind. A priest in saffron-orange robes with a bare upper body and white tilak on his forehead pours water from a brass pot over the black Nandi, which is splashing water onto the pedestal. Behind him, a man in white clothes stands beside a metal stand holding a brass vessel. Sunny blue sky and coconut palms frame the scene.2008-03-05 +1 copiesA priest in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with red-bordered edges pours water from a brass vessel over a large black stone Nandi bull statue on a white plinth. A white forehead tilak marks his head. Behind him are coconut palms, a white wall, and a wooden stool. Brass pots and a small puja tray with offerings sit on a nearby table and the ground, consistent with abhishekam ritual bathing.2008-03-05 +1 copiesOctober 15 20092009-10-15March 05 20082008-03-05 +1 copiesMarch 05 20082008-03-05 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at an ashram courtyard with palm trees. A shaved-headed man in an orange saffron robe and rudraksha mala stretches his arm over a dark stone Nandi bull statue on a white marble pedestal, pouring or offering something from his hand, with scattered petals on the ground. Behind him, white-clad men in dhotis stand by a brass pot and vessels, and a gold-coloured kalasha or lamp stand rises at left. The white-clad attendants wear orange shawls, and the setting suggests a pradosha puja abhishekam at a Nandi shrine.2008-03-05 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a Nandi bull statue carved in black stone, seated on a white tiered pedestal beside a copper-coloured kalasha-style column, with palm trees behind. A man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl stands barefoot, pouring or offering from a small vessel over the Nandi, while a white-clad attendant wearing a yellow shawl and an assistant in white dhoti stand nearby beside brass pots and vessels on a wooden stand. Another man in white shirt and dhoti watches at right. The ground is paved with scattered flower petals. The orange-robed figure's face is not visible enough for an identification claim, so no candidate is asserted.2008-03-05 +1 copiesDecember 29 20092009-12-29January 27 20102010-01-27 +1 copies