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A photograph of a single person bowing low and touching their forehead to the carved stone edge of a temple platform or pedestal. The person wears a multicoloured pink, blue and turquoise tie-dye turban, a shiny royal-blue silk garment with gold border trim draped over the shoulders and body, and a long gold bead mala hanging from the neck. Behind them are carved stone pillars with ornate sculpted figures, a red and white painted wall, and an orange patterned curtain hanging beside green foliage. The person's posture conveys a respectful obeisance or pranam at a sacred stone structure.

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A photograph of a man in a blue satin garment with gold trim leaning forward to touch a carved grey stone pillar or wall with his right hand and forehead, in a temple-like setting. He wears a multicoloured pink, blue and yellow tie-dye turban and a long gold bead necklace hangs at his chest. Carved stone relief and a red wall are visible behind him. The posture suggests reverent obeisance at a temple structure.2010-10-09December 26 20102010-12-26December 17 20112011-12-17December 26 20102010-12-26A woman in a bright blue sari with long dark hair bends forward and touches a stone pedestal ledge with her hand, her head lowered in reverence. She wears a gold bangle and a long gold chain necklace. Beside her a stone altar holds brass vessels, a silver tray and a lamp, and a white deity murti is garlanded with yellow and red flower garlands and draped in blue cloth. In the background, men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand in a temple courtyard near an orange wall and brass lamp stands, some with hands folded.2010-12-26December 29 20082008-12-29December 06 20112011-12-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a person with long, dark, loose hair bending forward low over a grey stone ledge, touching the stone with one hand. The person wears a blue garment with an orange border and orange-and-gold bangles with white beaded bangles on the wrist. A folded saffron-orange cloth lies on the ledge at left, and carved stone pillars are visible behind. The person appears to be performing an act of reverence or prostration at a temple structure. A faint white mark is visible on the forehead. No other people are visible.2011-10-28February 01 20112011-02-01 +1 copiesA person in an orange garment with gold trim and gold-beaded ornaments bends forward and presses their forehead to the carved stone step of a temple threshold, one hand resting on the stone. Dark hair is tied in a top knot. Carved stone pillars with decorative relief form the background.2012-02-09October 26 20112011-10-26A photograph of a man bowing deeply at a grey stone platform in an open-air shrine, placing his hands on the stone ledge. He wears a pink and turquoise head wrap, a royal blue silk dhoti with gold borders, and a gold-beaded mala around his neck; he is bare-chested. Behind the platform stand brass oil lamps and a brass kettle-shaped vessel with a small offering of flowers. A carved stone pillar, a red and white striped wall, a hanging orange cloth and a blue cloth-covered figure at the left complete the setting. The scene is lit as at night.2010-10-09