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December 23 20102010-12-23A large black stone Nandi bull statue lies on a terracotta-coloured pedestal outdoors. It is draped with a white cloth bordered with a gold edge and garlanded with thick strands of yellow marigold and red flowers around its neck. Palm trees and a pale sky appear behind it, with a stone pillar with floral garlands at the left edge.2010-12-23February 01 20152015-02-01 +1 copiesFebruary 01 20152015-02-01A black stone Nandi bull statue sits on a red-painted pedestal outdoors, draped with a cream cloth with a gold-and-maroon border. It wears a thick maroon-brown rudraksha-style mala around its neck, a gold-bead chain, and garlands of yellow and red flowers. Green trees and a palm frond stand behind it, with a red wall to the left. No physical people are visible, and the statue is a depiction of a sacred bull rather than a person.2014-11-18Close view of a dark stone Nandi bull statue seated on a red-painted pedestal, decorated with thick garlands of yellow marigolds and red roses and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace with gold beads. White horizontal tilak marks are painted on its chest. Behind it, a man in white dhoti and a sacred thread stands on a paved courtyard among palms and greenery, with figures in orange robes further back. A copper kalasha-like finial sits at the upper right beside a red wall.2014-09-09August 23 20152015-08-23A large black stone Nandi bull statue sits on a dark stone pedestal, facing right. It wears a garland of yellow marigold flowers and red blossoms around its neck and a maroon cloth with gold embroidery draped over its back. Tall palm trees and leafy trees stand behind it under an overcast evening sky. No people are visible.2014-07-25A black stone Nandi bull statue sits on a white pedestal, draped with a white cloth and garlanded with red and yellow marigold flowers and green leaves, with a sacred thread and vibhuti marks on its forehead. To the right, a standing figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands beside a wooden stool holding flower offerings, as at a Pradosha puja. Behind is a palm tree and a white pillar with a copper-coloured urn-shaped top. The statue is the main subject; the orange-robed person appears only partially in frame.2007-10-08Close view of a large black stone Nandi bull statue, the vahana of Shiva, with carved features including eyes, ears and a nose ring area. It wears a long garland of red roses, yellow marigolds and white jasmine strands, and a green velvet cloth with gold embroidered border and gold fringe draped over its back, with white cloth beneath. Palm trees and a dirt ground appear in the background under an open sky.2007-08-26September 18 20162016-09-18August 26 20072007-08-26