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A photograph of a person in a full prostration on a stone floor, forehead and palms pressed to the ground. The figure wears orange-saffron robes with a darker red border and a gold-toned ornate necklace of large beads, and has hair tied in a topknot with a small gold hoop earring. Other people in orange and white garments stand blurred in the background, and a dark patterned mat lies beneath the prostrating figure.

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September 12 20122012-09-12Outdoor temple courtyard with granite paving, bamboo scaffolding and a pink-painted temple wall behind. A figure in long dark hair and a flowing saffron-orange robe bows forward, hands resting on a carved stone railing or pillar near a stone lion-carved base. Nearby, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with an orange-trimmed cloth stands barefoot beside another man in an orange robe holding a rudraksha-style mala, and a few men in white shirts and dhotis stand by, watching. A cameraman in white records the moment. Palm trees and tiered temple architecture frame the scene.2011-09-09December 27 20112011-12-27December 05 20162016-12-05A photograph inside a stone temple of a bare-backed man in an orange-brown dhoti lying prostrate in full-length obeisance on a dark grey granite floor. Garlands of white jasmine and orange-yellow flowers lie near his head, and a rudraksha mala is visible on his wrist. Beside a dark stone plinth, a few other people in saffron and orange robes and white-and-gold dhotis stand around, their bare feet visible. The scene reads as a devotional act of surrender at a temple shrine.2018-04-29A person in orange and saffron-toned clothing lies prostrate face-down on a stone floor, arms extended forward with palms pressed down, in a full-length prostration. The figure wears a wide beaded waist belt, orange bracelets, a gold and orange headpiece, a rudraksha-style mala and gold necklace, with long dark hair in a knot. A leopard-print and striped cloth lies beneath the body, and a black fringed cloth sits near the head. Behind, several people in orange robes and white dhotis stand barefoot. Scattered colourful powder marks the floor.2012-08-17A photograph of a person with long dark hair and gold hoop earrings bending forward to rest their forehead on a grey stone ledge carved with a scrolled, floral motif. The person wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over the shoulder and arms, a dense necklace of brown rudraksha beads with gold accents, and a matching rudraksha bracelet on the upper arm and wrist. A pale ash mark is visible on the forehead. A golden metal vessel stands in the blurred background. The gesture suggests reverent prostration at a temple or shrine.2013-07-12 +1 copiesMay 29 20132013-05-29A photograph in profile of a person in an orange garment bowing low and touching the carved stone edge of a temple plinth or step with the right hand. The person has long dark curly hair falling forward, gold earrings, and multiple beaded bracelets on the wrist and arm. The stone is weathered grey with carved relief detail, and a red wall stands in the background. The figure is a devotee performing reverence at the temple stonework, and no clear identification of a person is possible from appearance alone.2011-12-11 +1 copiesNovember 05 20132013-11-05February 06 20172017-02-06November 25 20112011-11-25 +1 copies