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October 04 2012

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A woman in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap bows low with her forehead resting on a folded pale green cloth atop a red and white painted ledge. She wears gold hoop earrings, a bun of dark hair, and a beaded rudraksha-style bangle on her upper arm. A small brass lantern with a lit flame and a bouquet of pink and white flowers sit on the ledge at left, with a blue painted panel bearing Tamil lettering. Blurred golden and maroon cloth hangings and a dark stone base appear in the background. This is an ashram temple setting with devotional prostration, a photograph captioned Nithyananda Paramashivam2012-10-04September 24 20122012-09-24September 15 20122012-09-15A woman in an orange sari and saffron blouse bends forward, resting her head on a pink cloth draped over a red and white painted ledge in an outdoor temple courtyard. Her hair is tied in a bun, with a small hoop earring and several bangles on her arms. Beside her, a seated white and orange figure. The red and white wall bears a blue-and-white painted inscription in Tamil script, and stone plinths stand behind the wall. The pose suggests devotional reverence or prostration at the shrine.2012-09-28October 05 20122012-10-05A photograph of a devotee in an orange saffron garment bending deeply forward with forehead pressed against a red and white striped temple wall. The person has hair tied in a bun, rudraksha mala bracelets on the wrist and upper arm, and a rudraksha necklace with a metal pendant hanging down. A green cloth rests on the wall ledge. Beside the person, a blue plaque bears Tamil script reading the name of a temple deity. Background shows dark stone pillars and red and gold draped cloth.2012-10-09A photograph of a person in an orange-red garment bowing low with their forehead resting on a red-and-blue stone ledge inscribed with Tamil lettering. The person wears long white and gold jasmine garlands, a rudraksha mala, and a gold-coloured bangle-style arm ornament. A brass cup with a wick and red and white flower offerings lie on the ledge at left. The figure's face is partly hidden, and the appearance is not clearly consistent with the page's a person claim, so the identity is uncertain.2015-05-05October 06 20122012-10-06June 18 20122012-06-18October 13 20122012-10-13A person in orange and saffron clothing bows forward with forehead pressed against a grey stone ledge, one hand resting flat on the stone in reverence. The figure wears a rudraksha-style bead mala, gold chain, bangles and a gold hoop earring, with a white vertical mark on the forehead. The stone has carved floral relief. The kind of physical devotion shown is prostration or pranam at a sacred stone.2013-01-17May 29 20132013-05-29