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A bare-backed man lies prostrate in full length on a dark grey stone floor beside a dark stone plinth of a temple, in a ritual obeisance. He wears a rust-orange dhoti with gold border and has flower garlands of yellow, red and white around his neck and head, with a rudraksha-style bead bracelet on his wrist. Standing around him are several people in orange and saffron robes and white and cream dhotis with gold borders, some holding folded cloths. The setting appears to be a temple courtyard with a stone floor and a metal pole at right.

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April 29 20182018-04-29Photo 11716832 +1 copiesA photograph of a person prostrating face-down on a stone floor in a temple setting, wearing a rust-orange dhoti and long dark dreadlocked hair with a white flower garland. Standing around them are devotees in orange and white ritual clothing, some bare-chested with ash and sandalwood markings and rudraksha malas, holding white cloth and a floral garland. A man in a teal top and blue trousers stands at left, and a photographer with a camera is visible at right. The stone floor and granite walls suggest a temple precinct during a visit with prostration.2017-02-06A photograph of a temple floor where a person with long dark dreadlocked hair, wearing an orange-brown garment and a white flower garland, lies prostrate face-down in full obeisance. Standing around them are devotees in white dhotis with gold borders, one holding a bouquet of yellow and orange flowers in a maroon cloth, others in orange saffron robes with bare upper bodies and rudraksha beads, and a person in a turquoise jacket and blue track pants. A seated woman in orange at left has ash marks on her forehead. Grey stone pavement and carved stone pillars frame the scene.2017-02-06May 08 20122012-05-08A photograph inside a stone temple of a bare-backed man in an orange-brown dhoti lying prostrate in full-length obeisance on a dark grey granite floor. Garlands of white jasmine and orange-yellow flowers lie near his head, and a rudraksha mala is visible on his wrist. Beside a dark stone plinth, a few other people in saffron and orange robes and white-and-gold dhotis stand around, their bare feet visible. The scene reads as a devotional act of surrender at a temple shrine.2018-04-29February 06 20172017-02-06April 17 20132013-04-17 +1 copiesMay 10 20122012-05-10A photograph of a temple floor scene where a person with long dark dreadlocked hair, a white flower garland and orange-brown cloth lies prostrate, face down with hands folded near the head, in a full pranam. Around them stand devotees and priests in white dhoti with gold borders, saffron-orange robes and a blue tracksuit. One man on the right holds a red-and-white cloth with a yellow-and-orange flower garland, and a photographer with a camera stands at the top. Red flower petals are scattered on the grey stone floor. The prostrate figure's build and dreadlocks are a probable match for a person from distinctive visible cues, though the face is not visible.2017-02-06August 17 20122012-08-17A photograph of a temple courtyard where a devotee lies prostrate face-down on a striped leopard-print mat with black fringe, arms stretched forward, wearing an orange blouse and sari, gold bangles and a gold necklace. Around her a group of men stand watching: several sannyasis in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas, one with hands pressed together in namaskar, and men in white dhotis and shirts, one holding a white bag. The stone-paved floor has painted kolam designs in colours, and carved pillars rise in the background.2012-08-17