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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.

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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.2011-09-26A 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.2012-09-12August 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.2012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18A photograph of an outdoor temple-approach ceremony on a ground painted with red, orange and white kolam designs. A figure in orange robes and an orange turban lies prostrate face-down on the ground in full devotional prostration. Around him stand a crowd of men mostly in white dhotis and white shirts, several wearing rudraksha-style necklaces, with hands folded or joined in reverence. One standing man in the centre wears a white kurta and a long orange shawl and has long dark hair and a beard, with hands clasped; he is a candidate for a person but the appearance is uncertain, so he is described only by role as a devotee in white and orange. A man in olive-green shirt stands nearby holding a small book. A white gopuram-style temple tower with decorative spires rises in the background under a pale sky.2007-01-12Outdoor temple courtyard with a large colourful kolam floor design in white, yellow, green, red and blue. A person in an orange robe lies prostrate face-down on the kolam, arms extended, in an act of full prostration. Standing nearby are shaven-headed priests in orange and saffron garments and white dhotis, one holding a garland of yellow and white flowers with green leaves, and a man in white shirt and dark trousers stands to the side. A cameraman in white kurta crouches on the right filming, a woman in orange sari stands in the background, and a small child in a red and pink dress stands at the right edge. Blue and white signboards and barricades line the courtyard.2011-09-09January 12 20072007-01-12August 17 20122012-08-17Outdoors at a temple courtyard, a devotee in orange robes lies prostrate with arms outstretched on a leopard-print mat in front of a fire pit. Two shaved-headed priests in saffron and orange dhotis and shawls, with rudraksha malas, stand over the scene, one holding a small black case. A crowd of people in white dhotis and sarees and some in orange stands around, many with hands pressed together. Behind them is a temple gopuram under scaffolding, palm trees, and a stone lion sculpture on a pavilion at the right.2012-10-12A figure in an orange saffron robe lies prostrate face-down on a stone courtyard floor decorated with large white, yellow, green and red kolam rangoli designs. Several men in white dhotis with gold borders stand around, one holding a long garland of white and red flowers, and a man in a white shirt crouches with a camera. Other standing men in white and orange garments and a child in a red dress watch nearby, with blue information boards and yellow barriers behind.2011-09-09A photograph of a temple floor where a person with long dark dreadlocked hair, wearing an orange-brown garment and a white flower garland, lies prostrate face-down in full obeisance. Standing around them are devotees in white dhotis with gold borders, one holding a bouquet of yellow and orange flowers in a maroon cloth, others in orange saffron robes with bare upper bodies and rudraksha beads, and a person in a turquoise jacket and blue track pants. A seated woman in orange at left has ash marks on her forehead. Grey stone pavement and carved stone pillars frame the scene.2017-02-06