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A man in a maroon and gold garment bows low with his forehead pressed against a carved grey stone step at a temple. His long dark hair falls forward, and rudraksha beads encircle his wrist. A red cloth lies folded on the ledge at left, and a brass lamp is partly visible at the top left.

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December 15 20112011-12-15A photograph of a long-haired man in a red and gold saffron-toned garment bowing forward with his forehead pressed to the carved edge of a grey stone temple platform. His right hand rests flat on the stone, and he wears gold bangles on his wrists and arms. A gold kalasha-like vessel is visible at the upper left against the stone structure, and a red background wall sits behind him. The scene suggests an act of reverent prostration at a temple.2011-12-18January 31 20132013-01-31January 25 20132013-01-25December 16 20112011-12-16 +1 copiesA person in a maroon garment with gold trim and gold-beaded necklaces and bracelets bends forward to touch their forehead to the carved edge of a grey stone step, one hand braced on the stone. Dark hair is gathered in a bun. The setting appears to be an old stone temple or shrine, with a red and white striped wall in the background.2011-11-28May 26 20172017-05-26A person in an orange and gold garment bends low and presses their forehead against the carved stone edge of a temple structure, one hand resting on the stone. Their long dark hair falls forward and they wear multiple strands of rudraksha beads around the neck and arms. The stone has carved floral and scrollwork detail, and red and white painted walls appear in the background. The posture reads as a devotional obeisance at a temple shrine.2011-11-15 +1 copiesA photograph of a person with long, loose black hair bowing forward with forehead pressed to a grey stone ledge in a temple setting. The person wears an orange-red garment with a gold border, a gold chain necklace, and red-brown beaded bracelets on the wrist. A brass plate sits at the top left on a stone step, and red painted pillars frame the background. The person is shown from behind and the side, with the face hidden. a person is not established by visible cues here, so the figure is described only by role as a devotee.2012-04-14Photograph of a devotee performing a pada puja at a stone temple plinth. A man with hair tied in a bun and rudraksha malas with gold spacers wears a purple garment edged in red and gold, with bare upper body and a gold armlet. He bends low with his forehead pressed to the carved grey stone step, one hand resting on the ledge, a sacred ash mark on his brow. A brass oil lamp is visible at the left edge.2011-12-14 +1 copiesMay 26 20172017-05-26A photograph of a devotee in a saffron-orange garment bowing low, pressing forehead and one hand against a carved grey stone step or plinth. The person wears a red-brown beaded mala around the neck, a gold pendant on a chain, small gold hoop earring, and a wrist mala. White ash marks show on the face and forehead. The stone has carved mouldings and the background is a blurred red and white temple wall. One person, prostrating in reverence at a temple threshold.2013-01-23