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A photograph of a person in saffron-orange robes bending forward and pressing their forehead against a dark stone temple pillar or threshold. The figure wears a wide rudraksha mala belt at the waist, a ceremonial gold necklace with a hanging gold pendant, rudraksha bracelets on the arms and wrists, and a bare upper body draped with an orange cloth. Behind, a crowd of men in white shirts, white trousers and white dhotis stands barefoot on a stone-paved courtyard, some with hands folded. A gopuram tower is partially visible at the left edge under a pale sky. The scene suggests reverent temple worship at a stone shrine.

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May 14 20132013-05-14January 03 20162016-01-03A photograph inside a temple courtyard shows a figure with long dark hair bowing deeply over a stone ledge, pressing their head toward a stone surface hung with strands of rudraksha malas. The person wears orange robes edged with gold zari borders and orange trousers, standing barefoot on a leopard-print mat. Behind them, women in white saris with gold borders and a man in white stand watching; an orange cloth hangs from a pillar, a carved stone pillar with a lion face is at left, and a red-and-gold ornamented palanquin or canopy sits at right with a garland of orange and white flowers hanging from the column. Flower petals are scattered on the floor.2011-03-02May 25 20132013-05-25 +1 copiesA 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 09 20132013-05-09 +1 copiesOutdoors at a temple courtyard, a long-haired figure in orange robes with a gold-edged dhoti bends forward and rests a hand on a dark stone pillar or altar block. Gold bangles and a rudraksha mala are visible. Beside them stands a man in orange with a mala, a bald priest in white dhoti and shawl, and men in white dhotis. A cameraman in white films the scene, and a pink temple gopuram and shrine walls rise behind. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), with long swept-back hair, orange robes, gold bangles and rudraksha mala, performing a respectful gesture at the stone.2011-12-08May 12 20132013-05-12November 15 20112011-11-15 +1 copiesA photograph of a person kneeling on a stone floor with palms pressed together at the chest in a respectful namaskar, head bowed low. The figure wears an orange-saffron garment with gold-coloured borders, bare shoulder, and a heavy gold necklace with bead-like ornaments. Dark hair is pulled back. Standing onlookers in the background wear white, grey and pink clothing, and the figure is in a stone-floored hall.2012-09-11 +1 copiesA barefoot person in an orange-saffron dhoti and matching shawl leans forward to press their forehead against the carved grey stone base of a shrine, one hand resting on the stone and a long gold-beaded mala hanging from the neck. The stone is decorated with floral relief carvings and a small blue-and-gold deity figure sits on a ledge at the top left. The person wears a vertical white tilak mark on the forehead. The floor has a woven mat and painted lines in red, green and yellow, with a red pillar and red-and-white walls behind. Identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so the figure is described by role as a devotee performing a prostration-style obeisance.2013-03-07May 26 20172017-05-26