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A person in an orange-brown robe with a gold-bordered sash and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace bends forward, pressing their forehead onto a dark stone surface. Their dark hair is tied in a topknot with a red band. Incense sticks stand in a small metal holder at left, and yellow flowers and a dark stone object are visible nearby. A faint white marking is visible on the forehead. The appearance is consistent with a sannyasi in saffron-toned robes, but the face and identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.

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November 05 20132013-11-05January 15 20132013-01-15 +1 copiesMarch 07 20132013-03-07A photograph of a devotee in a saffron-orange garment bowing low, pressing forehead and one hand against a carved grey stone step or plinth. The person wears a red-brown beaded mala around the neck, a gold pendant on a chain, small gold hoop earring, and a wrist mala. White ash marks show on the face and forehead. The stone has carved mouldings and the background is a blurred red and white temple wall. One person, prostrating in reverence at a temple threshold.2013-01-23May 25 20132013-05-25A woman in an orange-brown sleeveless garment with a gold-and-bead necklace, gold hoop earring, beaded bracelet and hair in a bun leans forward and rests her forehead on an ornately carved grey stone ledge, one hand extended toward the stone. She appears to be performing a devotional bow at a temple structure with carved stone detailing and a saffron-coloured wall behind her.2013-01-18December 03 20112011-12-03February 26 20132013-02-26 +1 copiesPhotograph of a devotee performing a pada puja at a stone temple plinth. A man with hair tied in a bun and rudraksha malas with gold spacers wears a purple garment edged in red and gold, with bare upper body and a gold armlet. He bends low with his forehead pressed to the carved grey stone step, one hand resting on the ledge, a sacred ash mark on his brow. A brass oil lamp is visible at the left edge.2011-12-14 +1 copiesDecember 04 20112011-12-04A photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes bowing deeply, forehead pressed to a grey stone ledge in a temple. He has his hair tied in a top knot and wears a rudraksha mala with red and gold beads. His right hand rests on the stone edge. Behind him are brass lamps, a golden vessel and a lit incense stick in a brass holder against a red and white wall.2011-01-21February 24 20132013-02-24