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A photograph of a man in an orange saffron garment with a maroon-edged cloth draped over his shoulder, bowing forward with his forehead resting on a grey stone ledge or step. His hair is tied in a top knot and a gold-coloured bead mala hangs from his neck. He has white markings on his forehead. He braces one hand on the stone edge. Behind him are blurred gold and red objects, possibly temple or shrine items, and a gold lamp at the upper right.

September 15 2011

January 28 2013

A photograph of a man bowing deeply with his forehead resting on a grey stone ledge in a temple setting. He wears an orange saffron robe with a maroon border, bare shoulder and a long rudraksha mala hanging from his neck. His hair is tied in a topknot. His right hand rests on the stone. Behind him, brass lamps and an incense stick stand on a shelf beside red and white painted walls and carved stone pillars. a person is not asserted here; the figure shows a saffron robe and rudraksha mala, with no crown or swept hair, so identity is uncertain.

A man in orange saffron robes and a gold-beaded rudraksha-style necklace bends forward with his forehead pressed to the edge of a pale stone step, one hand resting on the stone. His dark hair is tied in a top knot and he has a white vibhuti mark on his forehead. The setting appears to be a temple, with a blurred red and white wall and gold objects in the background. He is performing a prostration or reverent gesture; no clear crowd is visible.

A person in an orange saffron garment with gold-edged border bends low and presses their forehead against a grey stone step or plinth of a temple structure. A long rudraksha mala with gold spacers hangs from the neck, and gold bangles are worn on the wrist. The hair is tied in a topknot. The stone surface shows carved moulding, and a small red petal lies on the step. The posture is one of reverence or prostration at a sacred stone.

A photograph of a figure in an orange saffron garment bending low over a wet stone abhishekam trough, forehead pressed toward the stone. The figure has hair in a bun, a rudraksha-style bead necklace, and bangles. Brass oil lamps and a small brass cup sit on the stone surround, with an incense stick smoking nearby. Behind, a person in a white garment with a yellow sash stands near a wall, and a printed poster is partly visible. Water and milky liquid glisten on the stone, with a brass kalasha in the foreground.

March 06 2013

A photograph of a person in an orange saffron garment bowing forward with forehead pressed against the edge of a grey stone structure carved with floral relief. The figure has hair tied in a bun, wears a long beaded rudraksha-style mala around the neck, and a beaded bracelet on the upper arm. The right hand rests on the stone ledge. Behind is a red and white wall and an ornate stone carving.

A photograph of a person in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala around the neck bending forward to touch a carved stone altar or yajna platform with the forehead and hands. The figure has dark hair tied at the back and stands barefoot on a woven mat. On the left, a stone pillar with carved lion-like figures, brass vessels, a silver tray with yellow marigold garlands and red flowers, and a brass kalasha-style pot sit on a raised stone platform. On the right, a tall gold-framed oval backdrop, a red draped cloth, wooden display boxes lined with red fabric, and a rudraksha mala lie near the floor. Orange and red painted walls with curtains form the background.

A photograph of a person in an orange garment with gold-embroidered borders bending forward to rest their forehead on a weathered grey stone ledge carved with floral and foliate relief. Their right hand touches the stone, and gold bangles are visible on the wrist. The setting appears to be a temple, with an orange-and-white structure behind. The person is the only figure visible, and no a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance.