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A priest in an orange dhoti with a bare chest and white ash markings on his torso pours water from a brass vessel over a dark black Nandi bull statue. The Nandi is garlanded with yellow and red flowers. Behind him, seated devotees in white and pink clothing watch on a night-time ritual stage with metal railings and green tubing. The scene shows a Rudrabhishekam-style abhishekam offering to the sacred bull.

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December 11 20162016-12-11December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 23 20162016-12-23Night-time abhishekam at an outdoor stone platform. A bare-chested priest in orange dhoti with a red-and-gold waistband and red thread wrist bands pours yellow liquid from a brass kalasha onto a large black stone Nandi bull, which wears a marigold garland and beaded necklaces. Behind the priest, seated devotees on red-and-white steps hold brass lamps and puja vessels; a white-clad figure stands at right. Red flags, a tree and string lights fill the background.2016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 23 20162016-12-23Night-time abhishekam at a large black stone Nandi bull statue, garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. A shirtless priest in an orange dhoti pours water from a brass vessel over the Nandi. Behind him, seated devotees on red-tiered steps hold small brass vessels and lamps; one man in white dhoti with a long white beard holds a brass cup, and a woman in white sits at the lower left. Pipes and chain-link railings frame the scene, with red flags at left.2016-12-11 +1 copiesNight photo of an abhishekam at an outdoor ritual. A bare-chested man in an orange-saffron dhoti with a rudraksha mala and beaded wrist bracelets pours water from a gold kalasha over a large dark stone lingam wrapped in a garland of yellow and red flowers. Water droplets spray in the air; colourful lights glow in the background.2016-12-06At night, a priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a white tilak on his forehead and hair tied up, pours water from a golden kalasha over a large dark Shivalingam. The lingam is heavily decorated with garlands of yellow, orange, purple and white flowers and a yellow flower on top, and water runs down its surface during abhishekam. Behind him, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and a devotee in white stand near the crowd, with red flags, a lit lamp and a fence in the background.2017-02-24December 23 20162016-12-23A bare-chested priest in orange dhoti with a maroon border pours liquid from a coconut shell over a large black stone Nandi or Shiva-linga-style deity murti, its surface garlanded with yellow, orange, white and purple flower strands. Another priest-like figure stands at the image edge, and a crowd of devotees with raised hands and white clothes fills the background under night lighting. The scene suggests an abhishekam ritual, with white sacred ash marks visible on the priest's chest and shoulder and a rudraksha-style necklace.2016-12-23