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A woman performs a full prostration on a red stage, face down with forehead touching the floor and arms stretched forward. She wears an orange head covering with a white flower adornment, a cream and gold-bordered sari with an orange-gold end, gold bangles and a nose ring. Behind her a red backdrop displays large colourful lettering reading an Utsavam-style banner. Her posture suggests devotional obeisance or pranam during a stage event.

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A woman in a white and gold sari with an orange-red and gold-bordered shawl and orange turban-style head covering performs a prostrating or full-body devotional bow on a red stage. She wears a jewelled forehead ornament, nose ring, gold bangles, and a white flower adornment in her hair, with her palms flat on the red floor. Behind her, a red backdrop displays large colourful lettering. No candidate for a person is visibly present in the scene.2010-12-22A woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari with an orange gold-dotted shawl draped over her head kneels in full prostration on a red carpeted floor, forehead to the ground, hands joined in front of her with gold bangles and rings. Her head is covered by the orange scarf topped with a jewelled ornament and pearl strands. A red backdrop fills the background.2010-12-22A performer sits cross-legged on a red stage floor, dancing in front of a red backdrop with colourful lettering reading "Sava" and partly visible "20". She wears an orange headwrap and an orange shawl draped over a cream-coloured top with gold trim, cream and gold trousers, gold bangles, a gold necklace and dangling earrings. Her hands are raised to her head in a dance pose and her eyes are closed. Only one person is visible in the scene.2010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22A child performer kneels on a red stage with hands pressed together in anjali mudra over the face, in a respectful namaskar pose. She wears an orange headscarf and an orange shawl with gold zari border over a white and gold outfit, with gold bangles and a thin necklace. Behind her a red backdrop shows colourful musical-note lettering reading part of a festival title. Only one person is visible; no clearly identifiable a person appearance is present, so the performer is a child devotee.2010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22A photograph of a woman lying prostrate face-down on a red mat floor, arms extended forward with palms pressed together in namaskar. She wears a cream and gold-bordered sari with gold armlets and bangles, and a black hair bun decorated with a white jasmine-style flower garland, orange-red flowers, a pink-and-green gemstone ornament and gold hair jewellery. Behind her is a red backdrop with an orange cloth and a white strip.2010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22A woman lies prostrate face-down on a red mat, arms extended forward with palms pressed together in namaskar-like gesture. She wears a cream sari with gold-toned borders and a gold bangle set on her wrists, and her black hair is decorated with a white jasmine-style flower garland edged in orange and a gold ornamental hair piece. An orange cloth lies on the red floor behind her, with a white banner edge above. The scene suggests a devotional prostration during an event.2010-12-22A photograph of a woman prostrating face-down on a red carpeted floor, hands pressed together in namaskar with fingers touching, in a pose of full obeisance. She wears a cream and gold-bordered silk sari and a black hair bun decorated with white jasmine-like flowers, an orange flower band and a gold-and-pink ornamental hair piece. Gold bangles adorn her wrists. An orange cloth lies in the background on a white stripe at the top of the frame. The visual is a prostration or padapuja-style devotional act, though no a person candidate is visible, so the figure is simply a devotee prostrating.2010-12-22