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A photograph of a devotee seen from behind, wearing a sleeveless orange top, with long dark wavy hair, standing before a golden shrine. Behind the golden peetha and kalasha-like finial, a large deity murti in gold and orange silk stands draped with garlands of yellow marigolds and red flowers. To the right, a white statue of a seated sannyasi in orange robes, with a white turban and a rudraksha-style mala, sits beside a brass bell and brass pot. The scene is a temple setting with ornate gold carvings.

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A photograph of a devotee seen from behind, standing before a gilded deity murti adorned with yellow and red flower garlands. The person wears a sleeveless orange top and orange dhoti, with long curly dark hair falling down the back, hands folded in prayer. Behind them is a seated figure in orange robes and a matching orange head wrap, with a mala of beads around its neck, next to a brass bell and a kalasha-type vessel. Golden oil lamps stand on the left, and a wooden tray of sweets sits at the lower right. Apart from the devotee, the visible figures are murtis, so the person count is one.2010-07-07October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesA person in orange saffron robes with long dark hair bends forward with one hand resting on a gilded shivalingam decorated with garlands of yellow marigolds, red roses and white flowers, and rudraksha beads. The lingam has a gold face with green stone eyes or ornaments and a sacred thread draped over it. Behind it, another gilded deity murti stands in orange and white cloth with flower garlands. The setting is an outdoor temple area with carved stone pillars. One physical person is visible.2012-01-01A photograph of a person seen from behind, seated before a decorated deity murti in a temple shrine. The person has long, dark, swept-back hair and wears an orange-saffron shawl over the shoulders and a rudraksha mala around the neck, a distinctive appearance-based cue for Swamiji (probable), shown in an act of worship. The deity murti is adorned with yellow and pink flower garlands, a red and gold crown, and a golden face mask, with a gold ceremonial throne-like seat at right and a golden oil lamp at left.2010-08-09A devotee with long dark hair and bare shoulders, wearing an orange sleeveless garment, stands with back to the camera facing a shrine. Before him stand two large deity murtis draped in yellow-gold cloth and garlanded with red and yellow marigold strands; the figure on the left holds a trident, and the one on the right has a crown and jewelled adornments. Brass oil lamps on tall stands flank the shrine, and a small seated figure in orange robes sits below the murtis near ritual vessels and offerings on a stone platform. A carved stone pillar and a Ganesha relief frame the left side, with orange curtains and a red railing at right.2010-07-07October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesA temple shrine with a large golden-brown deity murti pair seated behind a golden lingam-like base, adorned with yellow and red marigold garlands and gold ornaments. In the foreground a person with long dark wavy hair, wearing an orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti, stands with back to camera facing the shrine. Beside them a white pedestal holds a wooden tray with flower petals. A small orange-upholstered chair with a red patterned cushion sits at right. Ornate gold oil lamps stand on both sides, and an orange-robed figure is seated at the altar in the background.2010-07-07A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a man seen from behind, wearing a saffron-orange robe draped over his shoulders and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, with long dark wavy hair. He stands before a golden ornate throne with red cushioning, hands folded in front of him, facing a decorated deity murti garlanded with yellow, red and purple flowers, with brass oil lamps and gold fittings nearby. The setting suggests darshan or puja. The man's long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala are visible cues, and the page identifies a person at this event, so this is an appearance-based a person candidate with some uncertainty in the cues; he is shown from behind and the face is not visible.2010-08-13December 15 20182018-12-15A photograph of a temple shrine decorated with heavy garlands of yellow marigolds, red roses and white jasmine. Two painted deity murtis stand behind a central lingam-like form adorned with a crown and garlands, with kalasha-style offerings and brass oil lamps on either side. In the lower left, a person in saffron-orange robes sits on a wooden chair, facing the shrine, with white garlands over the shoulders and a flower in hand. Brass plates with fruit and a small brass vessel sit in front of the altar.2007-01-01July 21 20102010-07-21