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A photograph at a stone temple precinct where a woman in orange sari with gold necklace and armlet bends low, pressing her forehead to a carved granite block. Beside her a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands with palms joined in namaskar, and a man in orange holds a silver tray with a small vessel. Behind them a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts and orange-clad devotees stand against a weathered stone wall with scaffolding and a tiled roof at right.

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August 17 20122012-08-17Outdoor temple courtyard scene with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and shirts, many wearing orange shawls. In the foreground a figure in an orange saree with gold border and an orange head covering bends forward with forehead pressed to a grey stone pedestal, while garlands of yellow and red flowers hang from the stone. Nearby devotees stand with palms pressed together in anjali and some hold their hands at the chest. A man in white with a green cloth bag and rudraksha mala stands in the middle. Grey stone pillars and a pink building with arches form the background.2006-09-24September 12 20122012-09-12A photograph of a devotee in an orange sari bowing forward with her forehead pressed to a carved grey stone block at a temple. Her hands rest on the stone, with ornate carved motifs visible on its edge. Behind her, a group of standing people watch, including women in cream and yellow saris, a man in a white shirt with an orange sash, and a man in a striped shirt holding a fruit or offering. A pink colonnaded building and a stone pillar are in the background under a thatched canopy.2012-10-12October 12 20122012-10-12October 12 20122012-10-12 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at a temple courtyard with a stone-walled building and bamboo scaffolding. In the foreground a long-haired person in a saffron-orange robe with a gold-coloured trim and a gold necklace bends forward over a dark stone pedestal, pressing the palm of one hand on its edge. To the left a bald man in a white dhoti with a gold border stands with hands clasped, a saffron cloth over his arm. Behind them a few devotees in sarees watch, and a cameraman in white holds a video camera on the right. Pink temple buildings with arched windows appear in the background.2011-09-09A photograph of a temple ritual at a stone plinth. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange garment with gold-bordered drape and gold bell or bead ornaments bends forward at the waist, hands clasped near the stone base. Around them stand several men in white dhotis with gold borders and white upper cloths, some wearing rudraksha malas and gold necklaces, with bare feet on the stone floor. A brass tray and a small bowl of red powder or offerings are visible at the right, and a sheet of paper or booklet lies on the ground.2010-12-29A figure in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala hanging from the neck bows deeply forward with forehead pressed to a grey stone altar ledge carved with floral and lion motifs, in a courtyard with orange and red walls. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style pot and a brass tray with offerings sit on the altar at left. Behind, on the right, several devotees in white traditional clothes with yellow or orange shawls stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. The figure stands on a leopard-print mat, bare-footed.2010-10-25September 09 20112011-09-09December 29 20102010-12-29September 09 20112011-09-09