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A priest with a bare torso and white ash markings on his chest and arms, wearing an orange dhoti with red stripes, pours liquid from a golden kalasha onto a dark stone Nandi bull with a pink-and-white flower garland around its neck. Golden-brown liquid runs down the bull's face. Behind him, seated devotees in white clothes and a few in red sit on red steps beside metal railings, and a green hose runs along the stairs. This is a Rudra abhishekam ritual at an outdoor temple setting. No identifiable a person figure is visible in the scene.

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December 17 20162016-12-17A photograph of an outdoor ritual at Adi Kailasa. In the centre, a young man with a bare chest and shaved head wears an orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala, pouring yellow liquid from a brass vessel over a large black Nandi bull statue. The Nandi has a flower garland of white and red blooms around its neck. Behind him, a man in a white dhoti stands at the right edge, and seated devotees in red and white clothes sit on tiered steps beside red flags and a loudspeaker on a pole. A tree with green leaves is in the background.2016-12-05A ritual abhishekam at a black stone Nandi bull statue, garlanded with white and red flowers, while a young man in an orange dhoti and bare chest pours water from a golden vessel onto it. Around the steps, many people sit or kneel in white dhotis and mundus, some bare-chested with sandalwood or ash markings, and some women wear colourful saris. A red flag hangs from a green railing at the top left. Several people appear to be performing rites, and a man on the left holds a small brass vessel. Their faces show no identifying features.2016-12-05A shirtless man in an orange dhoti stands at the right and pours yellow liquid from a golden vessel over a large black stone Nandi bull statue, which is being bathed in an abhishekam. Yellow liquid runs down the statue's head and body. A row of women and men sit on red steps around the outdoor ritual area, some holding brass vessels and small lamps; a woman in pink sits at right, and a woman in a dark outfit sits at left. Metal railings and a green pipe run behind them.2016-12-17December 05 20162016-12-05December 12 20162016-12-12Outdoor abhishekam at a black stone Nandi-style bull statue draped with white and red flower garlands. A young man in an orange dhoti and rudraksha mala pours water from a brass kalasha over the statue while water splashes down. Behind him, many devotees, mostly bare-chested in white and saffron dhotis, sit and stand on red steps beside a metal railing and an orange ceremonial flag on a bamboo pole. A brass lamp stands on the lower steps at right, and a man in a white dhoti stands at far right. No one is identifiable as a person in this scene.2016-12-05December 12 20162016-12-12December 03 20162016-12-03A young priest with a shaved head, a horizontal white-and-red tilak on his forehead, and a rudraksha mala around his bare chest stands in an orange dhoti, holding a brass vessel and pouring or offering liquid over a large black stone Nandi bull. The Nandi is garlanded with a marigold and red-flower necklace and has a flower draped over its head. Behind him, rows of red-brick steps are lined with brass kalasha pots and people in white clothing, with a metal safety railing in the background. The setting suggests a temple abhishekam to Nandi.2016-12-14October 16 20162016-10-16December 05 20162016-12-05 +1 copies