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A photograph of a temple courtyard with a wet stone floor and chalk kolam patterns. In the centre, a man in orange saffron robes lies prostrate, face down with arms extended, in an act of reverence. Nearby, a bald priest in orange robes holds a brass vessel and stands beside a black cloth held up as a screen. Other saffron-clad men stand with joined hands, and a line of women in saris, some in pink, maroon and purple, stands barefoot watching. Men in white dhotis and white shirts stand around the courtyard, and temple gopurams and pillars frame the background. The scene appears to be a devotional prostration ritual at a temple.

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A photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard with a stone-paved floor, wet and marked with white kolam designs. In the centre a man in an orange robe lies prostrate face-down on the ground in a full-length obeisance, his head toward the left, while attendants watch. Around him, a row of onlookers stands with hands folded, including women in colourful saris and men in white dhotis and shirts. Two shaved-headed men in orange robes stand near a black cloth held open, and another in orange holds a small brass plate with offerings. Stone pillars, a gopuram-style tower and a small shrine structure form the background of a temple precinct.2011-09-26August 17 20122012-08-17Outdoor photograph of a crowd gathered in a narrow courtyard in front of a temple entrance. In the centre a man lies prostrate face-down on an orange cloth spread over pale ground, with his arms stretched forward and a rudraksha mala around his neck. Around him, saffron-robed sannyasis with shaved heads and beaded malas stand with ornamental brass vessels, and one holds a black cloth. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and sarees, some with folded hands, watch in silence, and a woman in a red saree holds a small brass pot. Lamps and a decorated doorway are visible in the background.2012-05-18August 17 20122012-08-17A prostrate devotee in orange robes with a gold-trimmed cloth lies flat on a leopard-print mat on a stone pavement, arms stretched forward, hair in a bun with gold ornaments. Around them a crowd stands in a covered hall: men in white dhotis and orange shawls, a bald priest in orange with a rudraksha mala pressing palms together, and women in orange and blue saris. Several people hold their hands in anjali. A man in white kurta and an orange shawl on the right holds his hands folded. Several photographers stand at the edge.2012-09-12A photograph of a devotee lying prostrate in full length on the stone floor of an outdoor temple area, arms stretched forward with palms pressed together. The prostrate figure wears an orange-saffron cloth and a gold-trimmed orange garment, with dark hair in a bun and a leopard-print mat beneath. Around them stand a crowd of about twenty men and women in white dhotis and kurtas with orange shawls, saffron robes and rudraksha malas, many with hands folded in namaskar and watching. One man in a white kurta at center holds a microphone. A man on the right in white holds a camera, and a masked figure appears at far left. Behind them are carved stone pillars of a temple hall.2012-09-12September 09 20112011-09-09January 12 20072007-01-12May 18 20122012-05-18February 06 20172017-02-06A photograph of a devotee in an orange sari-style garment lying prostrate face-down on a stone floor decorated with coloured rangoli-style patterns in green, yellow, blue and red. Near her, a young man in an orange robe kneels with his hands joined in prayer. Around them, a crowd stands with palms pressed together or hands held in reverence; several women wear white saris with orange shawls, one woman wears a red sari, and a man in white with an orange shawl and a red tilak stands at the right edge. The setting appears to be a temple courtyard with a stone floor, consistent with a ritual salutation or padanamaskar.2008-08-02A photograph of a temple courtyard where a person in an orange-saffron robe lies prostrate with forehead to the ground in full-length obeisance on a stone floor decorated with white and coloured kolam rangoli designs. Standing nearby in white dhotis with gold borders and flower garlands are attendants or priests, one holding a garland of white and red flowers. An orange-robed sannyasi with a rudraksha mala stands behind the prostrating figure. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers watches, and a photographer in white crouches with a camera. Yellow barricades and blue signboards with Tamil text line the courtyard, with temple pillars behind. The prostrating figure's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so only the role is described.2011-09-09