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A photograph of a man standing in profile at right with eyes closed and palms pressed together in prayer. He has swept-back long dark hair, a white forehead mark, a gold earring, and a gold-and-rudraksha necklace with a ceremonial gold garland over an orange-red wrap. A gold armband is visible on his upper arm. Behind him, out of focus, a dark deity murti in red cloth and white flower garlands sits within a white arched shrine in a leafy outdoor setting, with red petals on the ground. a person: the long swept hair, gold ornaments, rudraksha and saffron-toned wrap are the appearance cues for the candidate, shown in prayer before the shrine.

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A photograph of a man in profile with eyes closed and hands folded in front of him, standing outdoors in a green, blurred setting. He wears a bare shoulder draped in a saffron-orange wrap, a heavy gold necklace over rudraksha beads, a gold armlet, and a small gold earring, with long dark hair swept back. Behind him, a red-draped shrine arch holds a dark deity murti decorated with white flower garlands.2013-07-17July 17 20132013-07-17July 02 20132013-07-02July 17 20132013-07-17January 17 20132013-01-17July 02 20132013-07-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a man in profile standing outdoors with palms pressed together in a namaste-style gesture. He has long, wavy dark hair and wears an orange-saffron shawl over a bare upper body, with gold armlets, a gold bracelet and gold necklaces. Behind him, out of focus, is a dark blue-skinned deity murti in a white arched niche framed by red drapery, with trees in the background.2011-10-26A man with long dark hair stands in profile on the right, hands pressed together in namaskar with eyes closed, facing a black stone deity murti in an arched white niche draped with green cloth and marigold garlands. He wears a bare chest, rudraksha beads, gold bangles, a peach-orange shawl and a light gold-bordered dhoti. A red cloth and red-smeared offerings sit at the base of the shrine, with trees and sunlit ground behind. Swamiji appearance-based cues are present (long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas, ornate gold jewellery and saffron-toned clothing), so the praying man is a probable Swamiji in devotional posture before the shrine.2011-11-20 +1 copiesA man stands in profile at right in an outdoor grove, palms pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed in prayer. He is bare-chested with a wrap over one shoulder, wears a thick orange-red rudraksha-style mala and gold bangles, and has long swept-back dark hair and a gold earring. Beside him at left, a large black stone deity murti with yellow cloth, a yellow headpiece and a red-orange garland stands on a dark pedestal before a green curtain, with a small flower offering and a red vessel at its base. Trees and red soil form the blurred background.2013-05-12Outdoor photo at a shrine in a leafy grove. In the foreground a man with swept-back dark hair, a thin tilak on his forehead, gold-hooped earring and an orange-brown dhoti-style cloth walks past a mound of red flower offerings. He wears a long rudraksha-style mala with gold bead ornaments and a gold armlet. Behind him a second robed figure in orange stands at the left. The shrine arch is white with carved detail, framing a dark deity murti draped in red with a red headband and a blue backdrop. Trees and bare red earth surround the scene.2013-05-19November 25 20112011-11-25May 05 20132013-05-05