
The more I look at this image the more I wonder...
Is PrayerPerson a slim man with his body facing forward (=south), his arms folded and his head turned a good bit to the left?
One giveaway here would be the white 'V' of his open shirt collar, which is not directly under his chin.
Place your finger over his supposed 'left arm/hand' (=the 'arm/hand' we see to his right as we look at the image) and you should see what I mean. Takes a bit of getting used to seeing as we've been thinking of this figure as '
Prayer Wo/Man' for so long.
I think that 'left arm/hand' may actually be something he's clutching in his right hand, which is tucked under his left elbow. This something (paper bag? newspaper?) is sticking out from the left side of his body.