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A young woman in an orange-brown kurta with a red-and-brown floral print bends forward, forehead resting on the hands of a large black stone murti, her palms pressed together in reverence. The murti is draped in an orange cloth and adorned with thick garlands of yellow marigolds, white jasmine and purple and red roses, with a rudraksha-style bead strand. Her wrist wears gold bangles. Behind her is an ornate silver panel with a carved bird and foliage motifs, and green trees fill the background. Her role is a devotee performing darshan or puja at the deity.

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A young woman in a rust-orange top and floral patterned skirt bends forward, forehead resting on the hand of a large black stone murti. The murti wears an orange cloth and long garlands of yellow marigolds, white jasmine and red and purple flowers. Behind her a silver-embossed pillar with a carved bird ornament stands against green foliage. She wears a gold bangle on her wrist, and her hands press to the statue in devotion.2010-09-14A young woman in an orange-brown kurta with a floral print bends forward and presses her forehead to the bare black stone feet of a large standing statue. Her hands are clasped around the feet. The statue wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over its body, with thick garlands of yellow marigolds, white flowers, red roses and purple blossoms. A silver-plated ornamental pillar with embossed floral and bird designs stands at left, with green foliage behind. This is an act of devotion at a murti, shown as a close photograph of a single devotee.2010-09-14September 14 20102010-09-14A woman in a white kurta with pale pink and yellow dupatta bows and presses her forehead to the hand of a large black stone statue. The statue wears an orange robe and is draped with long garlands of yellow marigolds, purple flowers and red roses, with a rudraksha mala hanging across its chest. Behind is a silver-embossed pedestal and green foliage.2010-08-14August 03 20102010-08-03February 05 20152015-02-05A person with long, dark, voluminous hair and an orange saffron garment with a gold border bends forward, pressing their head and face against a dark stone linga draped with yellow and white flower garlands. One hand rests on the garland-wrapped stone, bangled wrist visible. Behind them, a bronze-coloured deity murti and an ornate sequined mask-like silver ornament sit among marigolds and yellow flowers. Stone architectural elements and red and white floral decorations frame the scene.2007-01-01August 03 20102010-08-03January 13 20152015-01-13November 25 20152015-11-25A woman in a white and orange-striped sari bends forward and presses her forehead to the dark hands of a standing figure in saffron-orange robes. Her hands are clasped around the figure's dark hand, and she wears a gold bangle and rudraksha beads. The robed figure wears a long red-and-yellow garland of marigolds and roses and a wooden rudraksha mala. Green foliage blurs in the background. The scene reads as a devotional gesture of reverence.2010-06-30A photograph of a person with long, dark, unkempt hair bending forward and pressing their head and right hand against a dark stone lingam at a temple shrine. The figure wears a saffron-orange garment with a gold border and a gold bangle on the wrist. The lingam is draped with garlands of white and yellow flowers and a red-and-yellow marking. Behind it, an ornate silver-and-gold deity murti is decorated with sequined or jewelled embellishments, and a red and gold silk cloth and bright flower garlands fill the background. The person has long, swept-back hair and orange clothing with ornate adornments, matching the Swamiji (probable) cues of hair, saffron clothing and a gold bangle, though the face is obscured.2007-01-01