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A woman in a rust-orange sari with a gold border lies prostrate face-down on a grey granite floor streaked with faded red, blue and green pigment. Her long black hair is gathered into a bun decorated with a gold ornamental hair piece, and she has bare feet. Her arms are extended forward with palms pressed to the stone in full-length prostration, an act of devotion at a temple or sacred space. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.

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A person lies prostrate face-down on a stone floor marked with faded red, blue and green paint or powder, performing a full-body pranam-style prostration. The figure wears an orange-saffron garment with gold borders and a gold necklace of beads, with long dark hair gathered at the back. Hands are clasped beneath the forehead. Bare feet and the legs of standing onlookers in white and grey appear at the edges, and an ornate brass railing runs along the right side.2012-09-11 +1 copiesMay 09 20122012-05-09May 13 20122012-05-13June 04 20122012-06-04May 09 20122012-05-09June 04 20122012-06-04July 22 20132013-07-22A photograph of one person bowing low and pressing their forehead to a weathered grey stone step carved with a relief pattern at a temple. The person has dark hair tied in a bun and wears a red garment edged with gold trim, with gold bangles on the wrist and a gold necklace of round beads. A red and white wall and carved stone pillars are in the background. The person's hand rests flat on the step beside the forehead, showing reverence at the temple threshold.2011-11-11May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesNovember 11 20112011-11-11 +1 copiesA woman in an orange sari bends forward at a red-and-white striped temple wall, resting her head on a folded blue cloth on the red ledge. Her hair is tied in a bun and she wears a gold hoop earring. A dark stone plinth with a Tamil inscription sits in the foreground beside her, with pillars and another sari visible in the background. The posture suggests prostration or deep reverence at a temple shrine.2012-06-19May 25 20132013-05-25