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December 14 2011

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Photograph 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.2011-12-14November 30 20112011-11-30April 20 20122012-04-20A photograph of a devotee in saffron-orange cloth bowing forward with his forehead resting on a carved grey stone ledge, his right hand flat on the stone. He has dark hair tied in a top knot and wears multiple rudraksha malas on his neck, arm and wrist, with a white ash mark on his forehead. Behind him stands a polished brass vessel or lamp stand and a stone temple wall.2012-04-25March 07 20132013-03-07A photograph of a person in orange and maroon robes bending forward with forehead resting on a carved grey stone ledge, one hand pressed against the stone. A long rudraksha mala with dark seeds hangs over the shoulder. The background shows red walls. The gesture resembles reverent prostration or touching a sacred stone at a temple.2011-02-20December 04 20112011-12-04A photograph of a person bowing low with forehead pressed against a grey stone step or threshold, carved with relief detailing. The person wears a green and purple silk garment with gold-edged borders, a bronze-coloured tiered top knot, and layered rudraksha beads with gold-capped bead bracelets on the upper arms and wrist. A white tilak marks the forehead. The gesture suggests a temple obeisance or prostration at a shrine entrance, with red fabric hangings and a yellow flower visible in the background.2011-12-23December 03 20112011-12-03November 14 20112011-11-14 +1 copiesFebruary 20 20112011-02-20February 24 20132013-02-24