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A photograph inside a temple hall shows a bare-backed figure in an orange-brown dhoti-style wrap and a leopard-print shawl bending forward to touch a dark stone platform carved with floral scrollwork. The figure wears a long necklace of red flowers and white blossoms, plus bangles and a gold-studded belt. Behind, a brass lamp stand and a kalasha-like vessel stand near a red wall. On the right, a man in white dhoti and a man in orange attire stand, and one holds a camera up. The floor has a woven mat and a leopard-print rug. Only the bent figure and people visible in the frame are counted.

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A man with long dreadlocks and a full dark beard bows deeply with his forehead resting on a carved stone platform. He wears a rust-brown draped garment over one shoulder, gold bangles on his arm, a beaded and gold necklace, and a stud earring. Yellow and white marigold garlands hang along the carved stone, and a stone lion's head carving and a folded brown cloth sit nearby.2016-12-23A person in an orange saffron robe with long, swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala hanging at the chest bends forward at a carved stone ledge in a temple hall, touching or leaning toward the ledge. Standing barefoot on a leopard-print mat. On the ledge are brass and silver ritual vessels, a brass oil lamp and a plate of flowers and fruit. Behind is an orange wall with white and red stripes, a brass railing and a draped orange curtain.2010-10-15January 01 20172017-01-01October 05 20172017-10-05A person with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron wrap and orange dhoti with red-and-black patterned border, bends forward over a grey stone altar ledge in a temple courtyard, touching it with the head while holding a long dark rudraksha mala hanging from one hand. The altar holds brass lamps, a brass kalasha pot, silver bowls and a gold-coloured pot with a small book. Nearby stands a tall gold-framed arch, a red velvet covered seat, and a wooden cabinet with a tray of garlands. Pink-orange walls, carved stone pillars and a curtain frame the setting. A second figure in orange stands in the background.2010-11-07December 23 20162016-12-23A photograph of a person in an orange saffron robe and orange top bowing forward with hands resting on the carved stone edge of a shrine platform. The person wears a rudraksha mala draped at the neck and stands barefoot on a leopard-print mat. On the platform are brass kalasha pots, a brass lamp, a small brass bowl and a red flower offering. Behind the platform stone carvings of deity faces are visible, and to the right stands a saffron-draped stone object beside a small brass vessel on an orange-draped stool. Orange and white painted walls and orange curtains form the background.2010-10-12A photograph of a man bowing low with his forehead touching a grey granite pedestal carved with floral and scroll motifs, in a temple-like stone interior. He wears a white and red flower garland around his neck and an orange-brown cloth draped over his shoulder and back. Behind him a red patterned wall and carved stone pillars are visible. The posture suggests a devotional prostration or padapuja-style reverence at a sacred stone seat. No readable printed name identifies him, and his face is not clearly visible, so no identity is asserted.2013-01-01 +1 copiesA person in a rust-red turban and matching saffron-red wrap bends forward at a stone ledge, face lowered toward the carved stone. They wear a white and pink flower garland, a gold armband, gold bangle, large hoop earring and a long gold chain. Behind the stone, a brass kalasha-style vessel with flower offerings and carved stone pillars with floral reliefs suggest a temple setting.2017-09-05December 23 20162016-12-23December 03 20162016-12-03A photograph of a man in a rust-red shawl and dhoti bowing forward with his forehead resting on a dark stone platform. Long dark dreadlocks fall down his back, and he wears gold armbands, bangles and a gold-and-white garland. Yellow marigold and white jasmine garlands drape over the stone, and a rust-coloured folded cloth lies on the platform. Behind are carved stone pillars with a lion-head motif and draped red fabric. A bowing devotee at a sacred stone platform, with garlands, is depicted. The bowing man's identity is not established from appearance.2016-12-23