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April 24 2012

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Close-up photo of a person with long, dark, unkempt hair bowing low over a weathered grey stone ledge carved with raised bead-like patterns. The person wears a red wrap or shawl over bare skin and gold-toned hoop earrings. Blurred stone steps and a metal vessel appear in the background.2012-04-23December 04 20112011-12-04 +1 copiesJanuary 03 20162016-01-03December 04 20112011-12-04January 03 20162016-01-03A woman in a green and red silk sari bows deeply with her forehead resting on the carved stone ledge of a temple shrine. Her right hand is extended to touch the stone and a long rudraksha mala hangs from her neck. Behind her are carved stone pillars with lion figures and a small deity murti with a red flower, plus an orange draped curtain. She stands barefoot on a leopard-print mat on a pale stone floor. No other people are visible.2011-10-06December 06 20112011-12-06 +1 copiesA photograph of one person in a red sari-style garment with a gold-bordered end, bent forward at the waist with long dark hair falling forward, bracelets and beaded bangles on the arms, resting forehead against a carved grey stone ledge in a temple. A brass lamp stand sits at the upper left, and red and orange walls frame the background. The person appears to be performing a devotional bow or pranam at the stone altar.2012-04-23December 04 20112011-12-04January 03 20162016-01-03A 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.2013-01-17December 11 20112011-12-11 +1 copies