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A photograph of a barefoot man with long, wavy black hair standing outdoors on a mat in front of a shrine. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with a matching orange shawl draped over his shoulder and holds his palms together in front of his chest in an anjali gesture. Behind him are dark stone deity murtis wearing red and orange garments, set within a gilded arch and a red-and-white painted shrine wall. A small metal lantern stands at left, and a dark plaque with Tamil lettering is visible on the wall. The man's prayerful stance and orange clothing match the cues listed in the a person check, but the image does not establish who he is.

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A barefoot man in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe stands with palms pressed together in namaskar before a temple shrine, eyes lowered and head slightly bowed. He wears an orange rudraksha-style mala necklace. Behind him is a black stone deity murti in red and gold draped garments, adorned with a yellow and red flower garland, beside a brass lamp. Striped red and white shrine walls frame the scene, with a shivalinga on a white cloth to the right and green trees behind. Tamil inscription plaques appear on the walls and a stone tablet.2011-01-18A man in saffron-orange sleeveless robes stands barefoot on a woven mat in an outdoor temple courtyard, palms pressed together in namaskar before a dark stone deity murti draped in red and gold cloth and decorated with a garland of yellow and red flowers. A gold-beaded rudraksha-style mala hangs at his neck. Behind him a shivalinga sits on a white-draped platform, and the red-and-white painted shrine walls carry Tamil inscriptions. A brass lamp stands on the left wall. Yellow flowers lie on the mat near his foot. The person is not shown in a seated or throne position; he appears to be a devotee performing puja.2011-01-18A man in a saffron-orange sleeveless robe and matching dhoti stands in profile at a temple shrine with palms pressed together in namaskar. He wears a strand of gold-coloured beads around his neck and has a vertical tilak on his forehead. Behind him are black stone deity murtis, one in red and orange sari-style drapery, adorned with a garland of yellow and red flowers. To the left stands a metal lantern, and to the right is a shivalinga on a white-draped pedestal. The red and white striped platform has Tamil name plaques. Yellow flower petals lie on the ground.2011-01-18September 09 20112011-09-09November 06 20112011-11-06November 10 20112011-11-10November 22 20102010-11-22A barefoot man in a flowing saffron-orange robe stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed, a red tilak on his forehead, in an outdoor temple grounds with palm trees and grey stone deity statues behind him. To the right, a large black stone murti is draped with yellow, red and green marigold garlands. At left, an attendant in white dhoti and yellow shawl holds a long wooden-handled yellow flag and a brass plate.2009-07-08July 07 20092009-07-07A figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban stands barefoot with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing a group of dark black stone deity murtis draped in red and white garlands within an outdoor temple courtyard. A man in white clothes photographs the scene from the left, and green trees fill the background. Beside the deities, a small white and red painted sculpture of a seated saint wears an orange turban and rudraksha beads, and a dark plaque with text stands in front of the shrine. A rudraksha-style garland is visible around the standing devotee's neck, with his hands folded in worship. The appearance of the orange-robed figure is consistent with the a person candidate but is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm.2011-09-09September 03 20102010-09-03 +1 copiesNovember 05 20112011-11-05