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A photograph of a person in saffron-orange robes prostrating face-down on a white floor scattered with yellow marigold and red petals. Blue and red decorated pots with white and green garlands lie before them, and a rudraksha mala hangs around the neck. Other people in white clothing stand or kneel at the edges of the frame, their bare feet visible at the top of the image. The scene suggests a devotional padapuja or prostration before sacred objects.

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A photograph of a ritual scene on a red carpet strewn with flower petals. In the foreground a person in an orange robe and orange headwrap lies prostrate, face down, arms outstretched forward, performing a full prostration. Behind them seated devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls wear yellow marigold garlands; one woman in white holds a brass bell. At right an oil lamp with a tall flame burns on a brass stand, and another brass bell rests on the carpet. The setting appears to be an indoor puja or satsang gathering.2005-01-01A photograph of a person in an orange robe prostrating on a pale tiled floor, forehead pressed down, bare feet visible at the right, arms folded beneath the body. Only partial legs and feet of other people are visible at the top edge, and a white sack with blue lettering sits in the upper right corner. The orange cloth covers the back and wraps the legs. No deity, altar or a person appearance is clearly visible, so no candidate is identified.A photograph taken from above of a man in saffron-orange robes with gold-edged borders prostrating full-length on a polished wooden floor, face down with arms extended, feet bare near the top of the frame. He wears a dark rudraksha mala and a gold-coloured neck ornament, with gold bangles and rings on his hands. Pink and white flower petals are scattered around him, and a gold-framed ceremonial seat stands at the upper right edge. a person is the prostrating figure, based on saffron robes, rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, with the page noting a person at this event.2012-05-13A person in an orange saffron wrap bends forward and presses their forehead against a carved grey stone base or temple pillar. A long garland of white jasmine-like flowers and green leaves hangs over their shoulders. Their right hand rests on the stone. Behind them is a red and white painted wall and part of another orange-clad figure at the top right. The person is shown from the side with eyes closed, in a reverent gesture of touching the stone, suggestive of a temple visit or darshan. The face is not clearly visible enough to confirm identity from appearance.May 14 20122012-05-14 +2 copiesMay 14 20122012-05-14 +2 copiesA photograph of a devotee in white clothes and an orange shawl prostrating on a grey tiled floor before a seated man in an orange wrap, wearing a garland of red and white flowers and a rudraksha mala. The seated man has long, swept-back dark hair and bare shoulders, and a marigold-filled plate sits at the right edge, with other people in white partly visible at the top and bottom of the frame. The posture and offering suggest a devotional gesture of respect to a spiritual figure.2006-10-12A photograph of a figure in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange head wrap bowing deeply with palms pressed together before a copper vessel draped and garlanded with white, red, yellow and pink flowers. Behind the vessel stands a silver deity murti with an arched silver halo, set on a pink cloth and surrounded by yellow and red flower garlands. A brass oil lamp with flower garlands stands at the upper left beside a grey draped backdrop. The figure appears to be in an act of reverence, possibly abhishekam or puja. a person cues are an orange robe and head wrap, but the face is not visible and the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2003-01-01May 08 20122012-05-08A photograph of a person lying prone face-down on a pale grey-green tiled floor in a temple hall, prostrating full-length. The figure wears a flowing saffron-orange cloth draped over the body, with bare shoulders and bare feet visible. Beside the floor are scattered dark granules or powder. A red-and-white painted wall with dark green trim runs along the left edge, and a wooden pillar occupies the right foreground.June 04 20122012-06-04May 13 20122012-05-13