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A woman in a yellow sleeveless blouse with red-and-gold trim bends forward and presses her forehead against a carved grey stone ledge, one hand resting on the stone. Gold bangles are visible on her wrist. Her long dark hair falls forward. The stone has carved mouldings typical of a temple structure, and red walls frame the background. This appears to be a devotee performing a reverent gesture at a temple stone, as in a pada puja or temple visit.

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November 20 20112011-11-20A photograph of a person in an orange garment with gold-embroidered borders bending forward to rest their forehead on a weathered grey stone ledge carved with floral and foliate relief. Their right hand touches the stone, and gold bangles are visible on the wrist. The setting appears to be a temple, with an orange-and-white structure behind. The person is the only figure visible, and no a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance.2011-11-05A photograph in profile of a person in an orange garment bowing low and touching the carved stone edge of a temple plinth or step with the right hand. The person has long dark curly hair falling forward, gold earrings, and multiple beaded bracelets on the wrist and arm. The stone is weathered grey with carved relief detail, and a red wall stands in the background. The figure is a devotee performing reverence at the temple stonework, and no clear identification of a person is possible from appearance alone.2011-12-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a person in an orange-saffron sleeveless garment bending forward to press their forehead against a carved grey stone ledge, with one hand resting flat on the stone. Long dark wavy hair falls forward. Beaded rudraksha-style bracelets with silver caps are worn on the upper arm and wrist. A brass vessel sits at the left edge, and a white floral garland hangs in the upper background. The posture suggests reverent prostration or veneration of a sacred stone structure, possibly a temple setting. The face is turned away from the camera. a person is probable: the figure has long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha adornments, though the appearance is only partly visible.2012-02-10A woman with her dark hair tied in a bun bows low and touches her forehead to a carved grey stone step at the base of a temple. Her multicoloured yellow, green and orange blouse is visible at her shoulder, and her hand rests on the stone edge. A red wall stands at the left and weathered grey stone carvings of the temple behind her. No one else is visible in the frame.2011-09-28A man with his dark hair tied in a high knot bends forward, pressing his forehead to a grey stone ledge carved with ornate relief. He wears a green, orange and gold patterned cloth draped over one shoulder, a red and black beaded bracelet, and several strands of red and black rudraksha beads hanging on his chest. One hand rests flat on the stone. The stone surface is smooth and wet-looking, and the background shows red and white painted architecture. The scene conveys ritual humility and devotion.2011-12-01A person in an orange and gold garment bends low and presses their forehead against the carved stone edge of a temple structure, one hand resting on the stone. Their long dark hair falls forward and they wear multiple strands of rudraksha beads around the neck and arms. The stone has carved floral and scrollwork detail, and red and white painted walls appear in the background. The posture reads as a devotional obeisance at a temple shrine.2011-11-15 +1 copiesOctober 30 20112011-10-30July 17 20132013-07-17A person in a saffron-orange sleeveless top with a silver beaded necklace and a bun of dark hair bows low and touches their forehead to the carved grey stone edge of a temple step or platform, with one hand resting on the stone. Weathered carved stone and a red-and-white painted wall appear behind.2011-11-19 +1 copiesA person in an orange sleeveless top with long dark hair pulled forward bows low and presses their forehead against a pale grey stone ledge of a temple structure, one hand resting flat on the stone. A gold beaded necklace hangs over the orange clothing and a gold bangle is on the wrist. The carved stone edge shows relief detailing, and a red wall and a golden fixture appear in the background. No readable text is visible.2011-11-17February 24 20132013-02-24