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A person in saffron-orange robes stands barefoot on a plain concrete floor, bending forward to touch or adjust a long garland of marigolds in yellow, magenta and purple that drapes along a stone ledge. Above the ledge is a bank of flowers in orange, white, purple and yellow with green foliage. Behind it a red-robed seated figure, a white-faced statue or murti wearing a red cloth and a necklace, sits on a gilded pedestal. The wall behind is orange with white and red stripes, and a grey stone pillar with carved detail frames the scene. The person has long dark hair and a swept-back appearance, with a dark mala visible at the neck.

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A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange sleeveless robe bending forward at a stone ledge decorated with long garlands of white, yellow, purple, pink and red flowers. Behind him stands a white statue of a seated figure wearing a red robe and red turban, with a red cloth backdrop and brass lamp stands. He has long dark hair and is bare-footed, with a rudraksha mala visible at his neck, appearing to offer his head in reverence. Orange and red curtains hang on the right, and the floor is plain grey concrete.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a single person in an orange-saffron robe, barefoot, bending forward at a stone ledge in a temple courtyard. Two long garlands of pink, yellow and purple flowers hang along the stone ledge, and a pedestal above is decorated with more marigold, orange and white flower garlands and green leaves. Behind the figure is a pillar with carved stonework, orange walls with white and red painted bands, and an open doorway hung with orange curtains. A red-clad deity figure stands at the far left edge. The person's hands are at the flowers, apparently adjusting or offering a garland.2010-10-16October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17July 26 20102010-07-26A photograph of a person in an orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti-style wrap bowing deeply at a grey stone platform with carved floral and scroll reliefs. A long garland of red roses hangs around the neck. Behind the platform are a brass vessel and brass lamps at the left, a white and red striped wall, and a hanging orange curtain on a red pillar. The floor is wet and reflective. The figure's face is turned down and not visible. Appearance does not clearly match the a person candidate cues, so the person is described by role as a devotee performing obeisance.2010-08-25A photograph of a man in an orange-saffron robe bowing forward with his forehead touching the edge of a grey stone plinth at a temple. He wears a long dark rudraksha mala draped over his chest, and his hair is tied back. Behind him hangs a multicoloured flower garland of pink, white, yellow and red blooms on a carved granite pillar with a relief panel. A red-and-white painted wall and a wooden door with orange curtains stand in the background, with a red-and-white striped column at right. The setting suggests devotional reverence at a shrine, with the man's forehead pressed to the stone in a gesture of obeisance to the shrine. a person: the bowing devotee wears saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, though his face is not visible enough to confirm.2011-02-01 +1 copiesMarch 03 20112011-03-03 +1 copiesA photograph of one person in orange saffron robes bending forward at a carved grey stone ledge, pressing their forehead to the stone in a reverence gesture. Their right hand rests on the ledge and a dark rudraksha mala hangs from their neck. A garland of pink, white, green and yellow flowers hangs from the carved stone pillar behind. The orange-and-red walled courtyard and a wooden-slatted door sit behind them. The person's head, hair and face are turned away from the camera, and their chest is bare beneath the draped orange cloth.2011-02-01A 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.2010-07-27July 11 20102010-07-11