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A person in a saffron-orange robe bows low with forehead resting near a stone ledge decorated with carved floral scrollwork. A dark rudraksha mala hangs from the hand pressed to the stone. Behind, a bed of pink, purple, yellow and white flowers and green fern fronds rests on the ledge, and a dark carved statue or shrine element stands at the upper right beside a red-and-white painted wall. The figure is not clearly identifiable from appearance, so the a person candidate is uncertain; the single visible person is in a devotional prostration at a temple shrine.

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July 21 20102010-07-21September 12 20102010-09-12September 12 20102010-09-12July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of a person in an orange sleeveless garment bending forward with the head resting on a carved grey stone ledge, one hand pressed against the stone. Long dark hair is tied back and a rudraksha mala with large dark beads hangs from the neck. Behind the ledge sit brass vessels, a brass lamp and a folded green and red cloth on a raised stone platform.2010-07-10A man in an orange saffron garment and a long rudraksha mala leans forward, pressing his forehead against the carved stone edge of an ornate sandstone structure with lion and floral relief carvings. He has long swept-back dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead, and his right hand rests on the stone. Beside him stands a gold-framed throne back with a red cushion and a red-and-pink patterned drape hangs behind.2010-09-20A figure in an orange saffron garment with a loose shawl draped over the head and shoulders bends forward at a grey stone ledge, pressing the forehead against the stone edge while one hand rests on the ledge. Dark rudraksha beads hang in a mala from the neck. Behind the ledge sit brass vessels, a covered brass dish, a tray of lemons and sweets, and a brass lamp. Carved stone detail decorates the base of the ledge.2010-07-03 +1 copiesA person in an orange sleeveless top and dark rudraksha mala bends forward and presses their forehead against a grey stone ledge or plinth, one hand resting on the stone. Long dark wavy hair falls forward. A pinkish-red wall and a patterned orange cloth are visible in the background. The posture suggests reverent prostration at a temple or sacred stone structure.2010-09-03 +1 copiesA photograph of a barefoot person in an orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti-style wrap bowing forward at a grey stone ledge decorated with carved scrollwork and heaped with bright flower garlands in red, yellow, orange, purple and white. A black rudraksha mala hangs from the bowing person's hand. Behind the ledge, a red-and-gold metal railing, a red-draped figure at the left edge, and an orange wall with white and red striped base sit under a corrugated roof, with orange cloth hanging from a wooden pillar. The person's face is hidden from view. Visible physical people: one.2010-10-17A person in an orange saffron garment with a long rudraksha mala draped over the shoulder bows low, forehead pressed to a grey stone step, one hand extended flat on the stone. The person has long dark hair swept back and a white mark on the forehead. The stone step has carved relief detailing along its edge, and a red wall is visible behind. This appears to be a pada puja, a devotional gesture of touching the feet or step of a sacred place. Swamiji (probable): the saffron clothing, long swept-back hair and rudraksha mala match the appearance cues, and the page names him at this event, but the face is not clearly visible.2010-09-14A photograph of a single person in an orange-saffron garment bowing forward at a grey stone altar ledge decorated with garlands of red, orange, white, purple and yellow flowers. The person has long dark wavy hair and wears a saffron top with a saffron wrap, with a dark rudraksha-style mala hanging from the neck. Beside the altar, a red curtain and a red-and-white striped wall frame the scene, and a red-and-gold shrine with a deity murti is visible at left. The person stands barefoot on a leopard-print mat on a concrete floor.2010-10-17A man in an orange sleeveless garment and draped orange cloth bends low over a grey stone ledge, his head bowed and one hand resting on the stone. Long dark wavy hair falls forward and a strand of brown rudraksha beads hangs from his neck. Behind him a red wall, a carved stone pillar and a cloth draped in orange hang beside a metal finial on a red and gold surface. Carved floral relief decorates the stone. The pose suggests reverence at a shrine. a person by long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala.2010-09-12