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A person in a rust-red saree with a gold border bends forward at a stone altar ledge, touching its edge with both hands while kneeling on a striped tiger-print mat. Long dark locks hang down the back, a yellow headband is tied in the hair, and a white flower garland with orange blossoms drapes the shoulders, with gold bangles and a gold necklace. Behind the altar are brass lamps, a deity murti draped in red and blue cloth with a white flower garland, and carved stone pillars in a temple-like shrine.

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A person with long black dreadlocks and a rust-red wrap over a red-orange garment bends forward at a carved stone altar or plinth, pressing their forehead and hands to its edge in reverent prostration. Gold bangles and a gold ornamental cord are visible, along with a few red flower petals on the stone step. Brass lamps and a tall brass stand are nearby, with a patterned striped mat and leopard-print cloth on the floor. The scene appears to be a temple or ashram shrine during a devotional act.2017-08-02September 05 20172017-09-05September 05 20172017-09-05A person in a rust-orange saffron robe and matching turban, adorned with pink and white flower garlands, bows deeply with hands joined at the face before a carved grey stone platform in a temple sanctum. The figure has long dark braided hair, bangles, and stands barefoot on a leopard-print cushion over a striped mat. Behind the stone ledge stand a brass lamp stand and a small deity figure in blue and gold, with a pink curtain at the back. The person is one physical individual performing puja-style reverence.2017-09-05A photo of a long-haired man in a rust-red and gold dhoti-style wrap bending forward at a dark stone altar, his face pressed to its edge as he bows or kisses the stone. He wears a white and pink flower garland with gold beads and a red-thread armband. Behind him hang red and yellow marigold garlands on a carved stone wall with a lion-faced relief, a brass lamp stands at left, a golden drape hangs behind, and another person in red is faintly visible in the background. a person appearance cues: long dreadlocked hair, rudraksha-style beads and ornate gold-trimmed clothing; he is performing reverence at the shrine.2017-05-26December 12 20162016-12-12A photograph of a person with very long dark dreadlocks bending forward and resting their forehead and hand against a carved stone ledge in a temple shrine. The person wears a rust-orange garment and has a long garland of white jasmine and red-and-green flowers draped over the shoulder. On the left a small orange-clad figure sits on a brass plate with flower petals, near a tall brass oil lamp. Behind, a carved stone deity relief and a golden-brown draped cloth are visible.2017-01-01October 01 20172017-10-01A figure in a rust-brown dhoti and matching shawl bows forward with hands pressed to a long grey stone platform carved with scrollwork, at night in a temple-like hall. He wears a red headband, gold bangles and a beaded necklace, with long dark hair falling down his back. Behind him, two men in saffron-orange robes stand with palms joined in namaskar. Tall brass oil lamps flank the stone, a pink-and-gold cloth hangs behind, and a garlanded deity murti stands at the upper left. The floor is wet and a red-patterned mat lies under his feet.2017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24May 26 20172017-05-26A single woman in an orange-brown sari with a gold-striped border bows deeply at a grey stone platform, pressing her forehead toward the carved stone edge with both hands extended. She wears bangles, a gold necklace and earrings, and stands barefoot on a patterned mat. Behind the platform sits a small gold deity murti with a gold arch, a brass oil lamp (oil lamp) on the stone ledge, and red-and-white striped walls. The setting appears to be a temple or ashram hall.2013-01-17