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October 31 2011

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A photograph of a person with long dark hair and a white forehead mark bending forward to press their face and outstretched hand against a weathered carved stone ledge of a temple structure. They wear a red saffron-toned garment with orange trim and a necklace of dark rudraksha beads. The carved stone shows floral and foliate relief patterns. The gesture appears to be reverent prostration or touching a sacred stone, set against a red-painted wall.2011-09-16A photograph of a man bowing low with his forehead touching a grey granite pedestal carved with floral and scroll motifs, in a temple-like stone interior. He wears a white and red flower garland around his neck and an orange-brown cloth draped over his shoulder and back. Behind him a red patterned wall and carved stone pillars are visible. The posture suggests a devotional prostration or padapuja-style reverence at a sacred stone seat. No readable printed name identifies him, and his face is not clearly visible, so no identity is asserted.2013-01-01 +1 copiesA man with hair tied in a bun bends low and presses his forehead to a carved stone step, his right hand resting flat on the stone edge. He wears a white dhoti with a yellow-gold border and a long rudraksha mala of dark beads hanging over his bare shoulder. The moulded stone shows a decorative carved band, and a red wall appears in the background. The gesture suggests reverent touching or prostration at a temple threshold.2011-09-07September 17 20102010-09-17A photograph of a person with dark hair pressing their forehead to a carved grey stone ledge with a hand resting on its edge. The person wears a white garment with a yellow edge and a necklace of dark brown rudraksha beads, and bends low at the base of a stone step. The stone has carved floral or foliate relief. Behind them is a red painted surface. No face-based identification is made, and no a person candidate is clearly established from visible cues.2011-09-07A photograph of a man bowing low with his forehead touching a carved grey stone ledge in a temple setting. He wears an orange-brown garment with a gold edge and a large garland of white flowers interspersed with red blooms around his neck. Behind him is a grey stone pillar with carved detail and a red patterned wall. The posture suggests an act of reverence such as a padapuja or prostration at a shrine.2013-01-01A photograph of a person bent forward at a stone ledge, forehead pressed against the carved stone edge in a reverent bow. The person wears a bright pink garment with a gold border and has long, wavy, dark hair falling forward. A dark rudraksha mala hangs from the wrist, and one hand grips the stone. The stone wall appears weathered, with a warm red-orange structure blurred in the background. a person: the figure has long, swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala, consistent with the candidate, but the face is hidden and the cues are limited, so identity is uncertain.2011-09-16October 10 20102010-10-10October 05 20172017-10-05December 27 20082008-12-27A person in an orange saffron robe with long, swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala hanging at the chest bends forward at a carved stone ledge in a temple hall, touching or leaning toward the ledge. Standing barefoot on a leopard-print mat. On the ledge are brass and silver ritual vessels, a brass oil lamp and a plate of flowers and fruit. Behind is an orange wall with white and red stripes, a brass railing and a draped orange curtain.2010-10-15January 01 20172017-01-01