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A bare-chested man with hair in a top knot bends forward and rests his forehead on a carved grey stone ledge, his right hand pressed flat on the stone. He wears a maroon cloth with gold-bordered orange edging draped over his shoulder and tied at the waist, and multiple beaded bracelets on his arms and wrists. A gold-toned metal vessel sits on a stone platform behind him, with carved stone pillars in the background. The stone bears a white vertical line marking.

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January 15 20132013-01-15 +1 copiesA 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.2011-12-18November 27 20112011-11-27February 26 20132013-02-26 +1 copiesPhotograph 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 copiesNovember 30 20112011-11-30A 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.2011-11-28December 03 20112011-12-03A 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.2013-01-23A woman in an orange-brown sleeveless garment with a gold-and-bead necklace, gold hoop earring, beaded bracelet and hair in a bun leans forward and rests her forehead on an ornately carved grey stone ledge, one hand extended toward the stone. She appears to be performing a devotional bow at a temple structure with carved stone detailing and a saffron-coloured wall behind her.2013-01-18A photograph of a woman in an orange-and-gold sari and a long gold necklace bowing deeply, pressing her forehead to the grey carved stone ledge of a shrine. Her bangles are gold. Behind her, a small deity murti in red and gold sits on a raised altar with a lit oil lamp and brass vessels, beside red and white painted pillars. The floor shows coloured rangoli dots. No identifiable a person candidate is visible; the only figure is a devotee performing obeisance.2013-05-24 +1 copiesNovember 25 20112011-11-25 +1 copies