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August 12 2017

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A photograph inside a decorated hall showing a man in a white dhoti with gold border lying prostrate on the floor, forehead to the ground, with white vibhuti marks on his arms and face and beaded necklaces and bracelets. Behind him, a man in an orange saffron robe and orange turban kneels or bends forward, and a third person in orange with an orange head wrap sits to the right near a golden throne-like structure. Colourful striped and tasselled ceremonial umbrellas and floral garlands hang nearby, with a pink-lit backdrop.2017-08-12 +1 copiesAugust 12 20172017-08-12A man lies prostrate on a striped multicolored mat in front of a gilded wooden throne-like seat. Draped on the seat is folded orange cloth, with a garland of pink flowers and marigold garlands above it and gilded carved elephant-like figures at the sides. The prostrate man wears a white dhoti with a gold border and has his head bowed toward the floor. To the right, a seated man in orange robes with long hair, earrings, rudraksha beads and white vibhuti marks sits with palms pressed together in anjali, facing the seat. A decorative golden lattice screen with cut-out patterns stands behind. The scene depicts devotional prostration before the seat.2021-07-23August 12 20172017-08-12 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine with two gold arched niches. On the left, a deity murti is heavily decorated with multicoloured garlands in red, yellow, green and purple and draped in a white and purple cloth. On the right, a deity murti with a tall orange crown and white flower garlands stands before a green backdrop, with a pink cloth below. In the foreground, three priests in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls are prostrating on the floor before yellow-cloth-covered offering platforms holding flowers and brass vessels. An air conditioner unit and wall fixtures are visible in the room. Three people are visible in the scene: two prostrating in the foreground and one kneeling at centre, with a partly visible person at the right edge.2012-04-23 +2 copiesJuly 18 20152015-07-18 +1 copiesPhoto inside a marble-floored hall at Salem Aadheenam. On the left, a man with long swept-back dark hair, orange robes, layered gold and rudraksha necklaces and a crown-like ornament sits on a gilded chair, hands folded. a person by his long swept hair, saffron robes and rudraksha mala, though his face is not used for identification. Opposite him on a low orange-draped dais, an elderly bare-chested sannyasi with white vibhuti markings and a gold-bordered headband sits with a silver tray holding small bowls, while a standing man in a white shirt watches. A prostrating devotee in white lies face down on the floor in the foreground. An orange banner with a white bull emblem hangs behind them beside a wooden door.2012-04-11August 12 20172017-08-12 +1 copiesNovember 05 20102010-11-05Photo at a temple-like shrine with grey carved stone pillars and red curtains. A man in orange saffron robes wears a long red and yellow flower garland, with a red bindi on his forehead and long swept-back dark hair; he stands and speaks, and his appearance matches the a person label on the page. To his left an attendant in orange cloth holds a brass plate. In the foreground a devotee in white clothes and an orange shawl prostrates flat on the stone floor. Behind them is an ornate golden arch and a shrine with a deity murti decorated with garlands, a brass lamp and a red-robed figure, plus a stone plinth with brass oil lamps.2008-08-07July 16 20192019-07-16A bare-backed man lies prostrate in full length on a dark grey stone floor beside a dark stone plinth of a temple, in a ritual obeisance. He wears a rust-orange dhoti with gold border and has flower garlands of yellow, red and white around his neck and head, with a rudraksha-style bead bracelet on his wrist. Standing around him are several people in orange and saffron robes and white and cream dhotis with gold borders, some holding folded cloths. The setting appears to be a temple courtyard with a stone floor and a metal pole at right.2018-04-29