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A man with long dark hair and a short beard stands with eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a rust-red garment, a red and white flower garland with yellow marigolds, multiple rudraksha mala strands, a gold pendant, gold earrings, and rudraksha armbands. Vibhuti and a red tilak mark his forehead. Behind him, a younger man with a white-painted forehead and gold necklaces wears orange cloth and holds a silver tray with yellow flowers.

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September 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesAugust 27 20162016-08-27January 16 20182018-01-16April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesAugust 02 20162016-08-02September 27 20172017-09-27Close photo of a bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and a short beard, palms pressed together in namaste with eyes closed, wearing a thick red and white flower garland, gold armlets and bangles, a gold necklace with a bead pendant, and a red tilak on the forehead. Behind him, blurred figures in saffron and orange garments and gold necklaces stand in a devotional setting, with a red and orange canopy overhead. The man bears distinctive long hair, ornate gold jewellery and a garland, so he is a person candidate in an act of devotional greeting at a ritual gathering.2017-09-27A man with eyes closed stands in prayer with palms pressed together at chest level. He wears a large garland of red roses, white flowers and yellow marigolds, a maroon-brown shawl over his shoulder, and a gold ceremonial pendant. White sacred ash marks his forehead with a red tilak. Behind him, saffron-turbaned men in orange garments and bare-chested attendants stand near a tray of green leaves, under leafy trees. An attendant at right holds a tall yellow pole. The setting appears outdoors, suited to a padapuja or ritual event.2017-09-02A man with long dark hair, a red bindi and white vertical forehead marks stands with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes lowered, wearing a maroon-brown unstitched garment, a thick garland of white jasmine, yellow marigold and red roses, and a heavy gold necklace with a large ornate pendant. A second man beside him wears white cloth, a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, and white ash marks, and holds a brass tray of yellow flowers and green leaves. Behind them stand a red-and-gold canopy, a banyan tree and a red stone ledge.2017-09-02A man with long dreadlocked hair and a short beard stands bare-chested with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes lowered in devotion. He wears a thick red and white flower garland, a red-and-gold beaded armlet, gold bangles, a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, with a vertical tilak on his forehead. Blurred figures in saffron and orange robes and gold necklaces sit behind him.2017-09-27 +2 copiesA man with long dreadlocked hair and a short beard stands in profile with eyes closed and palms pressed together in anjali mudra at chest level. He wears a rust-orange sleeveless garment, a red and white beaded garland over his shoulders, a thick gold necklace, gold bangles and armlets, and a ring on one hand. A second person in orange clothing stands behind him, with yellow flowers in the lower right and a pink and white pillar in the background. a person identified only by appearance cues: long dreadlocks, ornate gold jewellery and a beaded garland; this is a devotee-style prayer pose during a Navaratri puja at Adhi Kailasa, Bidadi.2017-09-27 +2 copiesA photograph of a man with long dreadlocked hair and a red-brown vertical tilak on his forehead, eyes closed, palms pressed together in anjali mudra. He wears a rust-red sleeveless robe and a thick garland of pink lotus petals alternating with white flowers and gold beads. A gold pendant with a carved figure and a red-jeweled base hangs on his chest, and a red thread is tied on his wrist. Behind him, other people in orange and saffron clothing stand in a blurred crowd, and a hand holding a fabric is visible at upper right. The man appears to be a sannyasi in a festival or satsang setting; the presentation of long dreadlocks, ornate gold jewellery and a lotus garland fits the appearance-based candidate description, so identity is probable but not certain from appearance alone.2017-10-01