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Photograph of a temple courtyard with a large white and coloured kolam floor design. In the foreground, a figure in an orange robe with a gold-edged border lies prostrate on the patterned ground, with green leaves and a bundle of plaited palm-like material on the head. Along the right side, a line of devotees stands with palms pressed together in anjali, including a woman in a light blue kurta with pink dupatta, and men in white dhotis and shirts. One man holds a garland of yellow and red flowers. On the left, more devotees watch and fold their hands. A golden kalasha-like pillar and a temple gopuram with painted sculptures frame the background.

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Outdoor photograph at a South Indian temple entrance with a gopuram-style sculpted roof and a hill behind. In the foreground, a man seen from behind wears an orange turban, orange and gold shawl, and a green leaf garland at the neck. Beside him, a man in a white shirt and dhoti holds a large garland of yellow, red and white flowers. A man in a white shirt with a dark pendant necklace gestures with an outstretched arm, while a man in a white shirt and dhoti stands at right. Devotees line the left side with hands folded in namaskar, including a woman in a light blue salwar kameez. The ground has white and yellow kolam floral designs.2006-09-24A figure in saffron-orange robes with gold-bordered cloth lies prostrate face-down on a grey stone floor decorated with white, yellow, red, green and purple painted kolam-style floral scrollwork. Around them stand several people in white dhotis and kurtas with gold borders, and a bare-footed person in a pale garment at the left edge. A green leaf or garland rests on the prostrate figure's head. The scene suggests a devotional prostration within a temple courtyard. The prostrate person's face is not visible, and the figure's identity cannot be determined from appearance.2006-09-24A 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.2011-09-26Night photograph inside a temple hall where a person in an orange saffron robe lies prostrate in full length on the floor, face down with arms extended, feet bare. The floor is decorated with coloured rangoli designs in purple, yellow, green, red and blue with white outlines. Around them a crowd stands with hands folded in namaste; several men in white dhotis and shirts, a uniformed man in khaki with a cap, a woman in white with folded hands, a woman in red sari, a child in white shirt and blue shorts, and a photographer with a camera. Behind them a tall brass kalasha-like pillar and a large metal vessel stand near framed devotional portraits on the wall. The scene suggests a devotee's prostration during a temple circumambulation.2008-01-02A figure in an orange saffron robe lies prostrate face-down on a stone courtyard floor decorated with large white, yellow, green and red kolam rangoli designs. Several men in white dhotis with gold borders stand around, one holding a long garland of white and red flowers, and a man in a white shirt crouches with a camera. Other standing men in white and orange garments and a child in a red dress watch nearby, with blue information boards and yellow barriers behind.2011-09-09September 09 20112011-09-09January 12 20072007-01-12December 20 20112011-12-20A temple courtyard with pink-washed colonnaded halls and a gopuram tower at left. A person in orange robes lies prostrate in full obeisance on a floor covered with colourful rangoli kolam designs. Standing nearby, a group of shaven-headed men in white dhotis with gold borders and orange shawls, some holding a white and orange flower garland, watch and join palms in anjali. Women in saris, one in a purple blouse and red sari with hands folded, and men in white shirts stand around them. The scene suggests a devotional greeting or padanamaskar at a temple.2011-09-09Outdoor temple courtyard with a large colourful kolam floor design in white, yellow, green, red and blue. A person in an orange robe lies prostrate face-down on the kolam, arms extended, in an act of full prostration. Standing nearby are shaven-headed priests in orange and saffron garments and white dhotis, one holding a garland of yellow and white flowers with green leaves, and a man in white shirt and dark trousers stands to the side. A cameraman in white kurta crouches on the right filming, a woman in orange sari stands in the background, and a small child in a red and pink dress stands at the right edge. Blue and white signboards and barricades line the courtyard.2011-09-09September 09 20112011-09-09January 02 20082008-01-02