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A photograph of a large black stone Nandi bull statue being bathed with water and milk. A young priest with a tilak on his forehead and bare shoulders pours liquid from a brass vessel over the Nandi's back, which is draped with a garland of white flowers and red roses. Brass kalashas and brass pots line the red stepped platform around the statue. Behind them, shirtless priests in white dhotis stand with folded hands, and devotees in colourful saris sit on the steps beside a white net barrier. The scene suggests an abhishekam ritual at a temple.

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A large dark stone Nandi bull statue, draped with a garland of red and white flowers, receives a pouring of water from a brass pot held by a man in a dark blue dhoti at the lower left. Behind it, rows of red-tiered steps hold many brass kalasha pots and black stone pedestals. Several men sit bare-chested in white dhotis and rudraksha malas, one holding a brass pot and another a brass lamp, while women in saris and salwar sit nearby. A white flag hangs at right beside a metal railing. The scene reflects an abhishekam ritual at a temple setting.2016-12-14Outdoor photo of a dark stone Nandi bull statue being bathed with a yellow liquid poured from a brass pot held by a shaved-headed young man with white tilak on his forehead and a bare chest. A pink flower garland hangs around the bull's neck. Behind, seated men in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees sit on red stone steps near brass lamps and small stone lamp stands, with red flags on a metal railing and green trees beyond. Seated figure in orange clothing at right edge. This depicts an abhishekam ritual being performed on a Nandi statue.2016-11-26 +2 copiesOutdoor abhishekam at a black stone Nandi bull statue wrapped with a pink flower garland. A shirtless man in a brown-framed-glasses and a sacred thread, wearing orange dhoti with red border, stands at right holding a brass pot, with a tilak smudged across his arms and chest. Behind him another shirtless man in orange dhoti pours water from a golden kalasha pot over the bull, with a rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders. Water streams down the stone. Red-tiered steps and stone pillars form the backdrop, with more people seated in white dhotis and a golden pot visible in the background.2016-12-02Outdoor ritual photo on red stone steps by a river ghat. A large black stone Nandi bull statue with orange and yellow marigold garlands is being bathed; a shirtless young man with glasses pours liquid from a brass vessel over it, and golden liquid splashes off. Other shirtless men in white dhotis and devotees in saffron and dark clothing sit on the steps with small brass pots, lamps and a black Shivalingam on a stand. Red flags flank the right side. The background shows many seated participants. Priests and devotees are visible; no one is identified by face.2016-12-18Photo of a Rudra Abhishekam at a stepped stone platform. A shirtless young priest in an orange dhoti with a red border pours water from a gold kalasha over a dark stone Nandi-like bull statue draped with a pink flower garland. Beside him stands a second priest in orange dhoti, rudraksha mala, kumkum tilak and glasses, holding a small vessel. Other shirtless priests in white and orange dhotis sit or bend on the red steps behind, and a shirtless man with a rudraksha mala is seen at right. The water runs down the statue's face.2016-12-02December 14 20162016-12-14A photo of an outdoor ritual at a stone ghat with red steps. A large black stone Nandi bull statue, garlanded with orange and yellow marigolds, is being bathed with water. Two young men in saffron-orange dhotis stand at the statue: one on the left holds a brass pot pouring water, and a shirtless man in the centre with a rudraksha mala and a white tilak on his forehead and arms pours water from a brass vessel onto the Nandi. Behind them, many seated devotees, some bare-chested and some in white, hold brass pots and wait on the steps, with red flags nearby. Brass vessels sit on the steps. No figure can be identified as a person from appearance cues.2016-12-19October 10 20162016-10-10December 02 20162016-12-02December 12 20162016-12-12November 26 20162016-11-26 +1 copiesDecember 09 20162016-12-09