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A photograph of a devotee lying prostrate in full length on the stone floor of an outdoor temple area, arms stretched forward with palms pressed together. The prostrate figure wears an orange-saffron cloth and a gold-trimmed orange garment, with dark hair in a bun and a leopard-print mat beneath. Around them stand a crowd of about twenty men and women in white dhotis and kurtas with orange shawls, saffron robes and rudraksha malas, many with hands folded in namaskar and watching. One man in a white kurta at center holds a microphone. A man on the right in white holds a camera, and a masked figure appears at far left. Behind them are carved stone pillars of a temple hall.

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A prostrate devotee in orange robes with a gold-trimmed cloth lies flat on a leopard-print mat on a stone pavement, arms stretched forward, hair in a bun with gold ornaments. Around them a crowd stands in a covered hall: men in white dhotis and orange shawls, a bald priest in orange with a rudraksha mala pressing palms together, and women in orange and blue saris. Several people hold their hands in anjali. A man in white kurta and an orange shawl on the right holds his hands folded. Several photographers stand at the edge.2012-09-12August 17 20122012-08-17September 12 20122012-09-12Outdoor temple courtyard at dusk with a stone floor decorated with coloured kolam lines in red and green. A long-haired figure in a gold-bordered yellow shawl over an orange robe, wearing a red and white beaded garland and a white forehead marking, bends forward toward a man lying prostrate face-down in a white garment on the ground. Standing around them are a young man in orange robes on the left, men in white dhotis and shirts, one with an orange shawl and a rudraksha-style pendant, and a smiling man in white on the right. Several onlookers in the background wear orange and white clothing. A purple-and-white logo appears at the upper left.2008-08-02April 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copiesAugust 17 20122012-08-17Night photograph at an outdoor stone-paved temple area. In the foreground a devotee lies prostrate on an orange cloth, hands pressed together in namaskar, wearing orange garments, a sandalwood-coloured bead necklace and a headband. Standing behind him, a group of men in white dhotis and orange shawls, some bare-chested with beaded malas, watch. Among them, a bare-chested man with a long hair crown-like headband and rudraksha beads stands with arms folded, and a man in an orange shawl stands in the rear. Onlookers in shirts, a checked shirt and a uniformed police officer stand at the edge of the scene near stone steps. A fabric-wrapped figure in orange is partly visible at the left edge.2012-05-21May 18 20122012-05-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a devotee kneeling on a leopard-print cloth on a stone floor with palms pressed together in namaskar, head bowed. He wears saffron-orange draped clothing, a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, with a tied hair knot. Around him, several people in saffron and orange robes and white garments stand with hands folded in prayer, and a small child in a black shirt stands among them. The setting appears to be an outdoor temple courtyard in daylight.2012-09-12December 23 20072007-12-23Photograph of a ritual scene at an outdoor tent with devotees. In the foreground a kneeling man in a maroon-red dhoti with a rudraksha mala and bangles bows over a pile of coconuts wrapped in blue and green cloth, with marigold petals and offerings laid out. To the left a bare-chested priest with white sandalwood marks on his arms and a grey beard, in orange cloth, leans forward with hands joined. Behind them a line of men and women in orange robes and white kurtas stand with palms pressed together, including a bearded sadhu in saffron robes and a woman in a white sari with a red border. A brass plate of flowers is held at the left edge. The scene appears to be a devotional offering.2015-01-13February 06 20172017-02-06