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Outdoor photograph of a crowd gathered in a narrow courtyard in front of a temple entrance. In the centre a man lies prostrate face-down on an orange cloth spread over pale ground, with his arms stretched forward and a rudraksha mala around his neck. Around him, saffron-robed sannyasis with shaved heads and beaded malas stand with ornamental brass vessels, and one holds a black cloth. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and sarees, some with folded hands, watch in silence, and a woman in a red saree holds a small brass pot. Lamps and a decorated doorway are visible in the background.

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May 18 20122012-05-18A 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 20122012-08-17A crowd of devotees gathers tightly at a stone doorway as a bare-chested man in orange-red cloth and layered rudraksha beads raises one arm high and stands at the threshold. Behind him, men in orange robes with beaded necklaces, one holding a brass kalasha-style pot, and women in red and blue saris stand close. Several devotees in white dhotis and saris reach toward him with folded hands. A uniformed police officer stands at the right edge. Overhead, a yellow banner and a parasol-like canopy are visible. An orange cloth covers the floor in front of the threshold, indicating a ceremonial procession or entrance ritual. The scene is outdoors among dense devotee crowds, with no clearly identifiable deity murti or throne visible.2012-05-18 +1 copiesAugust 17 20122012-08-17A 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.2012-09-12A photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard with a stone-paved floor, wet and marked with white kolam designs. In the centre a man in an orange robe lies prostrate face-down on the ground in a full-length obeisance, his head toward the left, while attendants watch. Around him, a row of onlookers stands with hands folded, including women in colourful saris and men in white dhotis and shirts. Two shaved-headed men in orange robes stand near a black cloth held open, and another in orange holds a small brass plate with offerings. Stone pillars, a gopuram-style tower and a small shrine structure form the background of a temple precinct.2011-09-26A large crowd of men, women and children gathers in a temple gateway, many in white dhotis and saris, with some in red and green. In the foreground a man in an orange-brown dhoti and bare-torso wraps garlands and ornaments stands on an orange cloth runner laid on the stone floor, reaching toward a figure in white. Two men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas stand at right, one holding a brass vessel, and a bald man in orange stands beside them. Ceremonial yellow-and-white banners hang overhead, and a sunshade with blue and yellow fringe appears at the upper right. A temple gopuram is visible through the far gate. Watermarked archive photo of a ritual welcome or procession at a temple entrance.2012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18Outdoor ritual scene under a tree at an ashram. In the foreground a person in white clothes with gold border lies prostrate in full-length obeisance before a black-and-white serpent-patterned stone structure, with a sculpted cobra-hooded deity figure on the left draped in white cloth and white-and-yellow flower garlands. Brass oil lamps, a brass plate of offerings, a kalasha-style pot with flowers, and a small burning fire lamp on a white table surround the prostrate figure. Behind them a large crowd of around fifty or more people sits on the ground, many in white clothes and many in orange or saffron sarees, pressing palms together in prayer. On the right edge a bearded man in an orange-saffron shawl over white clothes stands barefoot, with a rudraksha-like garland visible at his neck area and his hands folded.2005-01-01Night 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.2012-05-21