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September 26 20112011-09-26A night-time outdoor photograph of a black stone Nandi bull statue garlanded with yellow and red flower strings and draped with a white cloth. A bald figure in white ritual dhoti with a red-bordered shawl stands at the right with folded hands before a brass plate holding yellow offerings. Bamboo stalks and a street lamp stand behind. A second, smaller figure in light clothing is partly visible in the background. Petals scattered on the ground suggest a worship offering.2011-09-26September 25 20112011-09-25December 06 20162016-12-06Outdoor scene at a temple courtyard with red-and-white striped wall at top left. A person in white clothes bends over a large black stone Nandi bull statue draped with a white and red flower garland, with a brass plate of offerings in front. Beside it stands a black stone shivalinga-style base with a yellow flower garland and a brass bell and small brass vessel. Behind them a line of people in white dhotis and shirts stand with hands joined in prayer, and several women in white and orange or yellow saris look on. Sandy ground and posts fence the courtyard in the background.2007-09-24 +2 copiesDecember 09 20162016-12-09March 05 20082008-03-05 +1 copiesDecember 05 20162016-12-05 +1 copiesNight-time temple ritual photographed from behind. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and white shawl with maroon border, bare-chested, holds a lit brass aarti lamp raised toward a garlanded deity murti draped in white and green cloth. Brass bells, a small brass pot and a plate of offerings sit on the striped red-and-white steps. A large rust-coloured brass bowl stands on a white pillar at right, and rows of black pots fill the background under dim lights.2011-09-08July 30 20082008-07-30 +1 copiesA close photograph of a priest pouring liquid from a golden kalasha onto a dark stone Nandi bull statue, with yellow liquid streaming over its head and face. Flower garlands in red, yellow and white rest at its base. The priest wears an orange dhoti with red-and-white borders, a rudraksha mala on his bare arm, and white sacred ash marks on his arms and chest. Green foliage blurs the background. This is an abhishekam being performed on the Nandi statue.2016-10-16December 09 20162016-12-09