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March 02 2011

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A photograph of a person in an orange saffron robe bending forward to touch their forehead or lips to a carved stone ledge, a ritual gesture of reverence at a temple or shrine. The person has long dark hair and wears a long gold-beaded mala necklace with a tassel. Behind them, two young men in red and white shirts and white dhotis stand watching near an orange curtain. Carved stone pillars with floral relief and a brass lamp stand appear at left, and a tray of flowers sits at the bottom right. The person is the only figure bending in the foreground.2010-07-24A photograph inside a temple hall with a grey stone platform bearing carved floral medallions. A person in an orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti, with long hair tied back and a rudraksha mala, is bent forward with hands resting on the stone ledge, pointing toward a brass bowl. Orange cloth covers a brown cushioned seat to the left, with a small mat on the floor. In the background, a figure in pink and gold robes sits near a gold-decorated shrine with garlands and brass lamps. Two people in white stand near a doorway with red grille and a curtain.2010-07-10October 25 20102010-10-25September 17 20102010-09-17A photograph of a person in an orange saffron garment bending forward to touch their forehead to a carved grey stone platform with floral relief carving. The person has long dark hair and wears a long gold bead necklace with a pendant, the saffron cloth draped over one shoulder. Behind, a few people in red and white clothing stand near a red and white wall, and another figure in orange stands at the right edge. The act resembles reverent prostration at a carved stone structure.2010-07-24October 27 20102010-10-27 +1 copiesSeptember 12 20102010-09-12September 20 20102010-09-20September 14 20102010-09-14A person in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair bends forward and presses their face to the edge of a grey stone platform carved with floral scrolls, in a temple-style setting with a brass lamp stand, brass vessels and a red-and-yellow wall at left. Behind, several men stand in white dhotis and red shirts; one holds a pair of cymbals and another a drum, and a red-cloth-draped drum rests nearby. In the foreground a wooden box holds small packets and purple flowers beside a brass bowl of similar offerings.2010-07-24A man in orange sannyasi-style dhoti and shawl with a gold headband and long dark hair stands barefoot on a leopard-print mat at the carved stone wall of a temple, palms pressed in anjali while holding a red cloth hanging from above. Behind him a crowd of about twenty devotees in white and yellow-bordered dress and orange robes stands with hands folded in prayer, one priest in white holds a tray. Red-walled temple buildings and a corrugated roof surround the courtyard.2010-12-27October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copies