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A shirtless priest in an orange dhoti with a red border pours water from a brass vessel over a large black stone shivalingam during abhishekam. A garland of yellow flowers with red blossoms encircles the lingam, and a rudraksha mala hangs across his chest. Behind him a red draped canopy and a reflective blue floor frame the ritual. The priest wears white sacred ash markings on his forehead and arm, and a wrist mala.

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A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti stands at the water's edge, pouring or offering with both arms raised over a dark stone Shiva linga draped in red rose garlands and topped with white flowers. A boy in the foreground, seen from behind, watches. Red draped fabric and its reflection frame the water behind. The priest wears a rudraksha mala and sacred thread and has white sacred ash marks on his arms and shoulders.2016-12-15A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti and white sacred thread stands at the water's edge, pouring yellow turmeric powder from his hand onto a black stone Shiva lingam. He holds a small blue bowl of turmeric in his other hand, and wears a rudraksha mala and a bracelet. The lingam is garlanded with red roses and set against a red draped backdrop and still water. No a person candidate is visible.2016-12-15A priest with a bare upper body, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and a rudraksha mala, pours water from a brass vessel over a black stone Nandi-style murti. Red and white flower garlands drape the sculpture, and a white flower rests on its head. Behind it, a still water surface reflects a red draped canopy. A white sacred ash mark is visible on the priest's arm. A partially visible person appears at the lower right edge. The scene resembles an abhishekam offering at a water-side shrine.2016-12-15Photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a large black stone Nandi bull statue with a yellow and red flower garland around its neck. A young bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti and white sacred thread pours water from a gold kalasha over the statue's head, while another priest in the foreground, also bare-chested with rudraksha malas and white markings on his body, stands near it. Behind them a red draped table holds rows of small gold objects, and water flows over the dark stone surface.2016-12-03A dark stone Nandi bull statue is being bathed with a stream of yellow liquid poured from a brass vessel held by a bare-chested man wearing thin glasses, a rudraksha mala and an orange dhoti. Yellow droplets scatter over the black stone, which is garlanded with orange and yellow marigolds and purple flowers. Blurred figures in white and orange clothing stand in the background near a red-roofed building and a flagpole.2016-12-18December 05 20162016-12-05December 05 20162016-12-05December 03 20162016-12-03A photograph of a bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti pouring liquid from a golden vessel over a dark stone Nandi bull statue with a garland of pink flowers around its neck. The priest wears a rudraksha mala, white horizontal sacred ash marks on his forehead, chest and arms, and a white sacred thread. Behind him a second, partly visible person in a red-pink cloth stands at the left edge. Red ritual flags and tiered stone seating appear in the background. This is an abhishekam being performed on a Nandi statue.2016-11-11A shirtless priest in an orange dhoti and rudraksha mala pours water from a golden kalasha over a large black stone Nandi bull statue, with water streaming from its mouth and head in an abhishekam ritual. Red and orange ceremonial flags flutter in the background among trees, and several blurred devotees sit in the distance. A second shirtless man with white markings on his arms stands at the right edge. The priest's face is not in clear view and no a person candidate is identified.2016-11-22A photograph of an outdoor abhishekam at a black stone Nandi bull statue garlanded with marigold and multicolour flowers. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala and sacred ash marks on his arms and chest pours water from a golden kalasha over the statue's head, and the water splashes down its face. Another person is partly visible at the lower right, and a red flag and green trees are in the background.2016-10-16A young man in saffron-orange dhoti and bare chest, wearing black-rimmed glasses and a rudraksha mala, pours yellow liquid from a brass pot over a large black stone Nandi bull head decorated with orange, purple and yellow marigold garlands. Liquid splashes down the sculpture. Behind him, blurred figures sit on the ground, including one older person in white and another in white clothing, with a red wall and a flag in the background. This appears to be abhishekam being performed on a Nandi murti outdoors.2016-12-18