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A photograph in profile of a man with a tall, piled mass of long black hair bowing forward with his head lowered toward a grey stone ledge. He wears an orange-red sleeveless garment and a thick orange-brown beaded necklace with red flower garlands, and white marks are visible on his forehead. Behind him stands a weathered grey stone carved pillar with a relief figure of a lion-like face. The background is blurred greenery and red fabric. a person candidate: long swept-back hair, saffron-orange clothing and rudraksha-style beaded garland, shown bowing in front of a stone temple carving.

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January 11 20162016-01-11Close-up photo of a man with long dark hair bowing his head low and resting it against a grey stone surface, one hand gripping the stone edge. He wears a long rudraksha mala draped over his shoulder and an orange-red cloth at his back. The setting appears to be a stone temple structure with a softly blurred background. The image shows a devotional prostration or bowing gesture.2016-08-24A close side view of a man with long dark hair falling loose and a bearded face, bowed low with his forehead pressed against a grey stone ledge. His right hand rests flat on the stone edge. He wears a thick multi-strand rudraksha mala of brown beads across his bare upper body, and a red-orange cloth is visible at his shoulder and waist. The background shows weathered grey stone blocks and a step. The posture suggests reverent prostration at a temple structure. Only one physical person is visible. Identity is not established from appearance: the rudraksha mala and long hair are present, but the face is turned away and the cues are insufficient, so the person is described by role as a devotee.2016-08-24A photograph of a person with very long dark dreadlocks bending forward and resting their forehead and hand against a carved stone ledge in a temple shrine. The person wears a rust-orange garment and has a long garland of white jasmine and red-and-green flowers draped over the shoulder. On the left a small orange-clad figure sits on a brass plate with flower petals, near a tall brass oil lamp. Behind, a carved stone deity relief and a golden-brown draped cloth are visible.2017-01-01A photograph of a person with very long dark dreadlocked hair bowing forward with forehead pressed to a stone ledge in front of a shrine. The person wears a sleeveless rust-orange robe and a long garland of white flowers with pink and red blossoms and green leaves draped over the shoulder, with rudraksha beads visible. Hands rest on the stone. Behind the stone are scattered white flowers, a brass lamp stand, a brass plate with pink petals, and a small deity murti in an orange cloth with a golden halo, set against carved stone pillars and a golden lion figure.2017-01-01A photo of a long-haired man in a rust-red and gold dhoti-style wrap bending forward at a dark stone altar, his face pressed to its edge as he bows or kisses the stone. He wears a white and pink flower garland with gold beads and a red-thread armband. Behind him hang red and yellow marigold garlands on a carved stone wall with a lion-faced relief, a brass lamp stands at left, a golden drape hangs behind, and another person in red is faintly visible in the background. a person appearance cues: long dreadlocked hair, rudraksha-style beads and ornate gold-trimmed clothing; he is performing reverence at the shrine.2017-05-26September 11 20172017-09-11A photograph of a long-haired figure in a rust-red and maroon garment bending forward at a stone altar, one hand pressed flat on the carved stone while the head rests against it. A thick garland of white jasmine and red and green flowers hangs on a pillar beside the figure. Behind the stone are a carved lion-faced relief, a brass oil lamp, and a small gold deity murti with flowers. Stone surfaces and ritual offerings suggest an abhishekam or puja at a temple shrine.2017-01-01January 09 20182018-01-09December 23 20162016-12-23February 20 20112011-02-20December 23 20162016-12-23