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September 02 20172017-09-02August 07 20172017-08-07A person with long dark dreadlocked hair bends forward at a grey stone ledge carved with a decorative moulded edge, pressing their face and a hand toward the stone. They wear a rust-orange shawl over a bare shoulder and a long garland of red roses, white flowers, green leaves and yellow blossoms draped across the frame. A small gold hoop earring hangs from one ear, and a gold rod of the garland's stem runs through the lower right. The setting appears to be an outdoor stone platform. The person is not clearly identifiable from appearance alone.2017-09-02April 18 20132013-04-18December 12 20162016-12-12A photograph of a man bowing forward with his head pressed against a dark grey stone carved with floral and scroll reliefs. He wears a deep brown-red turban with a diamond-studded ornament, a brown-red shawl over bare shoulders, a brown-red dhoti with gold border, gold bangles on his arm, and a long garland of yellow and white flowers with red roses and green leaves. A small gold-framed shrine with flowers sits in the background, and a brass lamp stands at the upper left. Nothing visible confirms a specific identity, so the person is described by role as a devotee at worship.2016-12-12Close photograph of a person with long dreadlocked hair bowing low, forehead touching a carved stone plinth or step with ornate moulded edge. The person wears a gold hoop earring and a rust-brown and gold-bordered garment bare over the shoulder, and a long garland of red roses, white jasmine-type flowers, green leaves and yellow roses hangs from the neck. A hand rests on the stone, and a brass ceremonial staff or lamp stand with a fluted base is visible at the lower centre. Only one physical person is visible.2017-09-02A 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 bare-shouldered devotee in an orange and maroon wrap bowing forward with forehead pressed to a carved grey stone step or plinth. The person wears large gold hoop earrings, a beaded orange-brown necklace, and has white sacred ash marks visible near the temple. One hand rests flat on the stone base beside a carved molding with scalloped relief. A small orange flower lies on the step at left, and red walls appear in the background.2013-03-13A person in orange and saffron clothing bows forward with forehead pressed against a grey stone ledge, one hand resting flat on the stone in reverence. The figure wears a rudraksha-style bead mala, gold chain, bangles and a gold hoop earring, with a white vertical mark on the forehead. The stone has carved floral relief. The kind of physical devotion shown is prostration or pranam at a sacred stone.2013-01-17September 05 20172017-09-05July 07 20092009-07-07