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A man with a close-cropped beard and long dreadlocked hair stands with eyes closed, wearing a rust-brown shawl over his bare shoulders and a dark rudraksha mala. He wears white and red jasmine and rose garlands and holds a bundle of green leaves and a sheaf of grain. Behind him a tall copper kalasha or pillar gleams under a metal roof, and a brass vessel is held at the left edge.

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January 01 20172017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01A photograph of a bearded man in a rust-red sannyasi robe and a long rudraksha mala standing beside a wooden shrine decorated with white jasmine garlands and red roses. He holds a silver bell in his right hand and a silver vessel with a small wooden handle in his left, appearing to perform a ritual offering. Palm fronds fill the sunlit background. He wears no visible crown or turban, and his ornaments are limited to the mala and garlands.2017-01-01May 27 20132013-05-27Outdoor photo of a bearded man in a rust-red saffron-toned robe with a thick rudraksha mala draped over his chest and a white and red flower garland around his neck. He holds a silver bell and a small silver ritual vessel near an ornate carved wooden shrine decorated with white jasmine garlands and red roses. Tall palm fronds fill the background under bright sunlight. The man appears to be performing a puja or aarti. Appearance-based label: a person, shown in person wearing rudraksha mala, garland and saffron-toned robe while ringing a bell at the shrine.2017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01February 14 20172017-02-14Outdoor photograph beside a tall bronze-and-wood ceremonial vessel wrapped with white jasmine garlands, red flower strands and yellow marigold tassels, topped with palm leaves and grass. A man with long dark hair and a full beard, wearing a rust-brown robe and a rudraksha mala, stands with one hand raised in blessing and eyes closed. Behind him, a second man with bare upper body holds a brass plate, and a brass vessel is visible at the right edge. Tall coconut palms fill the background under bright sky.2017-01-01A man in a maroon-red cloth wrap and a brown rudraksha mala stands outdoors beside a carved stone shrine decorated with white jasmine garlands and red flowers. He holds a silver oil lamp with a flame in one hand and a silver handbell in the other, and smoke rises into a bright sky with palm fronds behind him.2017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a man in maroon-red ritual clothing and a rudraksha mala standing beside a large ornate copper-and-wood kalasha-style vessel topped with green leaves and straw. Garlands of white jasmine and red flowers with yellow marigolds drape the vessel. He extends his right hand toward it while another person's arm holds a brass plate at the right edge. Tall palm trees and foliage fill the background under a bright sky.2017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01