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A photograph of two devotees prostrating face-down on a bare concrete floor at night, scattered with flower petals and marigold petals. The woman on the left wears a pink saree with a maroon border and red floral print, with a red thread visible at her neck. The person on the right wears a white top with an orange-brown cloth and gold trim. A yellow painted line runs across the floor, a tripod stand sits at left, and a partially visible standing figure in a cream saree is at the top edge.

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December 30 20062006-12-30October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesFebruary 24 20072007-02-24A hall with an orange drape backdrop and a low brown platform on the left holding brass oil lamps and a lit kalasha-style vessel. In the foreground, several people in white clothes with orange shawls lie prostrate on the floor in full obeisance. Behind them, a seated audience of women, girls and a few children in saffron, white, red and yellow saris and dresses sits on the floor watching. Some are seated with hands together. The scene suggests a satsang or devotional gathering with prostration before a shrine.2008-12-27Night-time photo of many devotees in saffron and orange robes prostrating full length on sandy ground in front of a large dark banyan-type tree strung with white and orange garlands. Several women in peach and yellow-bordered saris kneel with hands folded, and a lone devotee in orange kneels at lower right. To the right, a blue cloth holds white offerings, a bundle of sticks and a lit oil lamp. A man in orange stands at the far right edge. No visible person meets the appearance cues for a person.2006-07-11July 20 20102010-07-20A photograph of a devotee in an orange sari-style garment lying prostrate face-down on a stone floor decorated with coloured rangoli-style patterns in green, yellow, blue and red. Near her, a young man in an orange robe kneels with his hands joined in prayer. Around them, a crowd stands with palms pressed together or hands held in reverence; several women wear white saris with orange shawls, one woman wears a red sari, and a man in white with an orange shawl and a red tilak stands at the right edge. The setting appears to be a temple courtyard with a stone floor, consistent with a ritual salutation or padanamaskar.2008-08-02A close photograph of a devotee in a white kurta prostrating face-down on a beige carpet, forehead and hands touching the floor before a standing figure's bare feet. The standing figure wears a rust-orange cloth with a darker orange border, visible only from the knees down. The devotee's wrist shows a dark bead bracelet. The gesture suggests padapuja-style reverence, though only the feet and prostrating body are shown.2013-01-23Indoor hall with rows of children and young people in white dhotis and white kurtas, many in saffron-orange shawls, bowing forward in prostration with foreheads to the floor on a grey concrete floor marked by a yellow line. At left, a framed portrait on a draped altar table with flowers and small oil lamps. Overhead hang ornate lamps and banners on the walls. Several seated people at left wear orange and white.2007-10-01December 29 20112011-12-29May 13 20082008-05-13November 12 20112011-11-12