A photograph of a person in an orange saffron robe bowing deeply, forehead pressed to the edge of a pale stone ledge or altar. Their hair is tied in a high bun and a rudraksha mala hangs at the back of the neck. The person's hands rest on the stone. The background is a blurred temple interior with warm light and a red and white striped wall. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a person in an orange saffron robe bowing deeply, forehead pressed to the edge of a pale stone ledge or altar. Their hair is tied in a high bun and a rudraksha mala hangs at the back of the neck. The person's hands rest on the stone. The background is a blurred temple interior with warm light and a red and white striped wall.

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A photo of a man in saffron-orange robes bending low at a grey stone plinth, his head pressed toward the stone and one hand resting on it. He wears a long rudraksha mala with large beads hanging from his neck, and his black hair is swept back. The stone steps and pillars suggest a temple setting, consistent with a pada puja or devotional prostration.

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A person in a bright orange-saffron robe, with dark hair tied in a bun at the top of the head, bends forward and touches their forehead to a carved grey stone step or threshold of a temple. One hand rests on the stone edge, and rudraksha-style beaded bracelets are visible on the wrist. Weathered carved stone and a red wall appear in the background.

A man in orange saffron robes and a gold-beaded rudraksha-style necklace bends forward with his forehead pressed to the edge of a pale stone step, one hand resting on the stone. His dark hair is tied in a top knot and he has a white vibhuti mark on his forehead. The setting appears to be a temple, with a blurred red and white wall and gold objects in the background. He is performing a prostration or reverent gesture; no clear crowd is visible.

January 29 2012

A young man in saffron-orange robes stands outdoors on a dusty, pale ground with patches of grass and scattered debris. He has his palms pressed together at his chest in anjali mudra, eyes closed, and a small red tilak on his forehead. The orange cloth is draped over his head and shoulders. The setting looks like an outdoor ritual area. He is the only person visible.

A person in an orange saffron garment with gold-edged border bends low and presses their forehead against a grey stone step or plinth of a temple structure. A long rudraksha mala with gold spacers hangs from the neck, and gold bangles are worn on the wrist. The hair is tied in a topknot. The stone surface shows carved moulding, and a small red petal lies on the step. The posture is one of reverence or prostration at a sacred stone.

June 22 2008

A photograph of a devotee in an orange robe and maroon sash bowing forward with his forehead resting on a grey stone ledge, hands pressed to the stone, a dark rudraksha mala hanging from his neck. Behind him, a brass oil lamp and small brass vessels sit on a stone altar beside a garland-draped deity murti in orange robes with a crown, hands raised in blessing. A red curtain and a red-and-white striped wall frame the temple interior. The figure bowing is a devotee, not a confirmed identity; the statue is a deity murti.

A photograph of a person in orange and maroon robes bending forward with forehead resting on a carved grey stone ledge, one hand pressed against the stone. A long rudraksha mala with dark seeds hangs over the shoulder. The background shows red walls. The gesture resembles reverent prostration or touching a sacred stone at a temple.

A man in saffron-orange robes stands outdoors with palms pressed together in anjali mudra at chest height, eyes closed and head slightly bowed. He wears a hooded orange shawl over his head and shoulders, with a red bindi on his forehead and dark rudraksha beads visible at his chest. Behind him, a terracotta-coloured stone pillar and a sandy, debris-strewn ground are visible. No other people are present.

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A shaved-headed man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl kneels in a prostration on a yellow woven mat, his palms and forearms flat on the cloth. He wears a long rudraksha mala with large brown beads, white vertical forehead markings and white stripes on his upper arms, and a bead-hung necklace at his throat. Behind him, several people in orange and saffron robes stand at a ceremony, partly visible at the top edge. The setting is an outdoor ashram gathering, possibly a sashtanga namaskar prostration. a person identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so the kneeling man is described by role only.