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Photograph of a devotee performing a pada puja at a stone temple plinth. A man with hair tied in a bun and rudraksha malas with gold spacers wears a purple garment edged in red and gold, with bare upper body and a gold armlet. He bends low with his forehead pressed to the carved grey stone step, one hand resting on the ledge, a sacred ash mark on his brow. A brass oil lamp is visible at the left edge.

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November 30 20112011-11-30March 07 20132013-03-07December 14 20112011-12-14December 03 20112011-12-03A photograph of a person bowing low with forehead pressed against a grey stone step or threshold, carved with relief detailing. The person wears a green and purple silk garment with gold-edged borders, a bronze-coloured tiered top knot, and layered rudraksha beads with gold-capped bead bracelets on the upper arms and wrist. A white tilak marks the forehead. The gesture suggests a temple obeisance or prostration at a shrine entrance, with red fabric hangings and a yellow flower visible in the background.2011-12-23A person in a maroon garment with gold trim and gold-beaded necklaces and bracelets bends forward to touch their forehead to the carved edge of a grey stone step, one hand braced on the stone. Dark hair is gathered in a bun. The setting appears to be an old stone temple or shrine, with a red and white striped wall in the background.2011-11-28A photograph of a devotee in a saffron-orange garment bowing low, pressing forehead and one hand against a carved grey stone step or plinth. The person wears a red-brown beaded mala around the neck, a gold pendant on a chain, small gold hoop earring, and a wrist mala. White ash marks show on the face and forehead. The stone has carved mouldings and the background is a blurred red and white temple wall. One person, prostrating in reverence at a temple threshold.2013-01-23A bare-chested man with hair in a top knot bends forward and rests his forehead on a carved grey stone ledge, his right hand pressed flat on the stone. He wears a maroon cloth with gold-bordered orange edging draped over his shoulder and tied at the waist, and multiple beaded bracelets on his arms and wrists. A gold-toned metal vessel sits on a stone platform behind him, with carved stone pillars in the background. The stone bears a white vertical line marking.2012-04-04December 17 20112011-12-17A man with his dark hair tied in a high knot bends forward, pressing his forehead to a grey stone ledge carved with ornate relief. He wears a green, orange and gold patterned cloth draped over one shoulder, a red and black beaded bracelet, and several strands of red and black rudraksha beads hanging on his chest. One hand rests flat on the stone. The stone surface is smooth and wet-looking, and the background shows red and white painted architecture. The scene conveys ritual humility and devotion.2011-12-01December 04 20112011-12-04A woman in an orange-brown sleeveless garment with a gold-and-bead necklace, gold hoop earring, beaded bracelet and hair in a bun leans forward and rests her forehead on an ornately carved grey stone ledge, one hand extended toward the stone. She appears to be performing a devotional bow at a temple structure with carved stone detailing and a saffron-coloured wall behind her.2013-01-18