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A photograph of a person with long, dark, wavy hair bending forward and pressing their forehead against a carved grey stone ledge, one hand resting flat on the stone. The person wears an orange sleeveless garment and a long rudraksha mala with multiple beads draped down the arm. A white vertical mark is visible on the forehead. The background shows a red-painted wall and a stone pillar with carved detailing. The gesture suggests reverent veneration of a temple stone.

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A photograph of a person with long, dark, curly hair bent forward and pressing their forehead to a carved grey stone ledge in a gesture of reverence. The person wears an orange sleeveless top and a long necklace of dark rudraksha beads hangs from the wrist of the outstretched right hand resting on the stone. A white vertical mark is visible on the forehead. The stone is carved with a row of decorative motifs, and a red wall and bright doorway stand in the background.2010-09-03A person with long, wet-looking dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a long dark rudraksha mala, leans forward and presses their forehead against a carved grey stone ledge, one hand resting on the stone. The stone has a carved moulding, and a red wall and pale floor appear in the background. Appearance cues include long hair, saffron-orange robes and rudraksha beads, but identity is uncertain, so the person is described by role as a devotee at a stone shrine.2010-09-04 +1 copiesA person with long, dark, wavy hair wearing an orange saffron garment and a long dark rudraksha mala bows forward, pressing their forehead against a carved grey stone ledge with one hand resting on the stone. The stone has a moulded floral or bead-like carved edge. A red wall and a pale floor are blurred in the background. The person's face is partly hidden by hair as they bend, and a faded tan or pale mark is visible on the forehead. Plausibly a devotional gesture of reverence at a temple stone, though the exact ritual is not clear.2010-09-04 +1 copiesOctober 06 20102010-10-06A person in an orange saffron robe bends forward with head lowered and forehead pressed to the edge of a carved grey stone step or plinth, one hand resting on the stone. Long dark hair falls forward and a row of black rudraksha beads hangs from the neck. A white tilak mark is visible on the forehead. The carved stone edge has a decorative moulding, and a red wall sits in the background.2010-09-04A person with long, wavy dark hair bends forward with head lowered and forehead resting against a carved grey stone ledge, one hand resting on the stone. They wear a flowing orange-saffron garment and a long double strand of dark rudraksha beads hanging from the neck. A faint white forehead mark is visible. The setting appears to be a temple or ashram stone structure with ornamental carving.2010-09-05A man with long, wavy black hair leans forward over a grey stone ledge, his face lowered toward the stone and his right hand resting open on the stone. He wears a flowing saffron-orange robe and a long necklace of dark rudraksha beads that hangs down past the ledge. A white tilak mark is visible on his forehead. The carved stone pillar behind him suggests a temple setting. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala match the cues for the Swamiji candidate.2010-09-09September 01 20102010-09-01A photograph of a person with long, dark, wavy hair bowing low with their head pressed against a stone ledge of a pale grey stone structure. The person wears an orange sleeveless top and an orange wrap draped over the shoulder, and a dark brown rudraksha mala hangs from the neck. Their right hand rests on the stone edge. Behind them is a red-orange wall. The gesture appears to be a reverent prostration or bow at a temple-like stone surface.2010-09-02A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala leaning forward to touch his forehead to a carved grey stone ledge, one hand resting on the stone. Dark wavy hair falls past his shoulders. A blurred red and white wall and another person in white appear in the background.2010-09-04September 03 20102010-09-03 +1 copiesOctober 06 20102010-10-06 +1 copies