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A photo of a man in a reddish-brown dhoti-style wrap, bare-chested, with long dark dreadlocks wrapped with rudraksha beads, a rudraksha mala across his chest and rudraksha bracelets on his arm. He presses his forehead and raised hand against a carved stone pillar or temple wall decorated with sculptural relief and yellow and red flower garlands. White vibhuti or sacred ash smears his arm and shoulder. A distinctive cluster of cues matches the a person appearance profile: long dreadlocks, rudraksha malas, and ornate gold ornaments, so he is the a person shown in person performing devotional worship at a temple sanctum during a prana pratishtha context.

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A man with long dreadlocks and a full dark beard bows deeply with his forehead resting on a carved stone platform. He wears a rust-brown draped garment over one shoulder, gold bangles on his arm, a beaded and gold necklace, and a stud earring. Yellow and white marigold garlands hang along the carved stone, and a stone lion's head carving and a folded brown cloth sit nearby.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23February 13 20182018-02-13A photograph of a man in a rust-red shawl and dhoti bowing forward with his forehead resting on a dark stone platform. Long dark dreadlocks fall down his back, and he wears gold armbands, bangles and a gold-and-white garland. Yellow marigold and white jasmine garlands drape over the stone, and a rust-coloured folded cloth lies on the platform. Behind are carved stone pillars with a lion-head motif and draped red fabric. A bowing devotee at a sacred stone platform, with garlands, is depicted. The bowing man's identity is not established from appearance.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23A photograph of a man with long dark dreadlock-style hair falling past his shoulders, bending forward with his forehead resting on a dark stone ledge decorated with yellow and white marigold garlands. He wears a rust-orange draped garment, gold armbands and bangles, a gold ear stud, and a beaded garland with gold ornaments across his shoulder. A rust-coloured folded cloth sits on the ledge behind him, beside a carved stone lion-head motif. Appearance is consistent with Swamiji (probable) given the long hair, orange clothing and ornate gold adornments, shown in an act of devotional obeisance.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23A photograph of a man with long dreadlocked hair and a short dark beard bowing forward with his forehead resting on a dark stone ledge decorated with yellow and white marigold garlands. He wears a rust-red wrap over his shoulders and a rust-red cloth, with gold bangles on his arm and a gold-bead necklace, and a white marking on his forehead. Behind him a carved stone lion figure and a rolled rust-coloured cloth rest on the ledge, with a stone pillar and sunlit curtains in the background. The scene suggests reverent worship at a temple shrine.2016-12-23December 03 20162016-12-03December 23 20162016-12-23