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December 03 2011

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November 30 20112011-11-30A man with his dark hair tied in a high knot bends forward, pressing his forehead to a grey stone ledge carved with ornate relief. He wears a green, orange and gold patterned cloth draped over one shoulder, a red and black beaded bracelet, and several strands of red and black rudraksha beads hanging on his chest. One hand rests flat on the stone. The stone surface is smooth and wet-looking, and the background shows red and white painted architecture. The scene conveys ritual humility and devotion.2011-12-01December 01 20112011-12-01January 15 20132013-01-15 +1 copiesPhotograph of a devotee performing a pada puja at a stone temple plinth. A man with hair tied in a bun and rudraksha malas with gold spacers wears a purple garment edged in red and gold, with bare upper body and a gold armlet. He bends low with his forehead pressed to the carved grey stone step, one hand resting on the ledge, a sacred ash mark on his brow. A brass oil lamp is visible at the left edge.2011-12-14 +1 copiesA woman in an orange-brown sleeveless garment with a gold-and-bead necklace, gold hoop earring, beaded bracelet and hair in a bun leans forward and rests her forehead on an ornately carved grey stone ledge, one hand extended toward the stone. She appears to be performing a devotional bow at a temple structure with carved stone detailing and a saffron-coloured wall behind her.2013-01-18December 04 20112011-12-04February 26 20132013-02-26 +1 copiesA photograph of a devotee in a saffron-orange garment bowing low, pressing forehead and one hand against a carved grey stone step or plinth. The person wears a red-brown beaded mala around the neck, a gold pendant on a chain, small gold hoop earring, and a wrist mala. White ash marks show on the face and forehead. The stone has carved mouldings and the background is a blurred red and white temple wall. One person, prostrating in reverence at a temple threshold.2013-01-23A photograph of one person bowing low with forehead pressed against a carved grey stone ledge, one hand resting flat on the stone. The person wears an orange-saffron garment with gold-coloured border, gold hoop earrings, a gold necklace, and a rudraksha-style bead mala at the wrist. Hair is tied in a bun, and white sacred ash marks the temple-side of the face. Ornate carved stone relief is visible on the ledge.2013-03-02December 02 20112011-12-02A person with short dark hair bends forward and presses their forehead against a carved grey stone ledge or temple wall, one hand resting flat on the stone. They wear an orange-red shawl with a gold-toned border and a long orange-red rudraksha-style bead mala with gold beads draped across the chest and shoulder. Gold hoop earring visible. Behind them a stone pillar with relief carving and an orange-red wall are visible. Appears to be a devotional gesture of reverence at a temple.2013-05-13