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A man bows low with his forehead resting against a carved grey stone plinth in a temple. He wears a white dhoti with red and gold border, a red-and-white shawl draped over bare shoulders, and has his hair in a bun with a white tilak on his forehead. He stands barefoot on a leopard-print mat. Behind him, a stone lion carving and a dark deity sculpture sit on pillars against orange and white striped walls.

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September 30 20112011-09-30A man with his hair tied in a top knot bends forward and touches his forehead to a carved grey stone ledge, his right hand resting on the stone. He wears a white dhoti with red and orange border, and a red and white shawl draped over his shoulder, bare-chested. Behind him are stone pillars and a red wall. No other people are visible.2011-10-03A person in a rust-red garment with orange-gold borders and a matching orange-gold sash bows forward at a grey stone altar, pressing the forehead to its ledge with one hand outstretched. The stone altar carries carved floral and scroll relief, with a brass oil lamp and a brass vessel with a spoon, plus a small red-and-gold shrine and a deity murti in the background. Red-and-white striped walls frame the temple hall, and a patterned mat lies on the floor before the altar. Offering bowls and a small pile of white offering sit in the foreground.2013-04-08A man in a red and gold bordered dhoti or wrap bows low, pressing his forehead to the carved stone edge of a temple platform or plinth. His right hand rests flat on the stone. He wears a long rudraksha mala with a red tassel tied at the back of his hair bun. Behind him are carved stone pillars and a red-and-orange flower offering on a ledge. The setting is a stone temple precinct.2011-09-30A photograph of a single barefoot person in a red silk wrap and red dhoti edged with gold zari border, bending forward with forehead pressed against a carved grey stone ledge of a temple structure. Dark rudraksha beads hang at the neck, hair is tied in a topknot, and a white marking shows on the forehead. He stands on a leopard-print mat on a wet stone floor. Behind him are orange draped cloth, a carved stone pillar, and a small brass lamp stand. The bowing gesture suggests devotional reverence at a shrine.2011-09-04 +3 copiesMarch 02 20132013-03-02October 19 20112011-10-19May 14 20132013-05-14 +1 copiesFebruary 26 20132013-02-26 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple hall of a woman in a rust-red sari with gold border bowing forward with her head pressed to a grey granite altar ledge, one hand outstretched on the stone, bare feet on a woven mat. The carved stone altar holds brass vessels, a brass lamp, a flower-garlanded plate, and a small incense stick; a gilt-framed deity murti sits in the background against orange and red walls. Single physical person.2013-04-18A 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.2012-04-04A person in a green and gold silk saree-style drape with yellow zari borders and a bun hairstyle bows forward, forehead resting on the carved stone edge of a temple platform. Their right hand is pressed against the stone base, and they stand barefoot on a leopard-print mat in a courtyard with orange and red walls and hanging orange cloth. Sculpted stone panels decorate the platform beside them.2011-09-28