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A photograph of a white marble bust of a turbaned figure in a draped robe, its right hand raised in a blessing gesture. In the left foreground, a man with long, dark, wavy hair wears a saffron-orange robe and faces the statue, his hand raised near his face. The background is dark with a small warm light at the top. The statue is the brightest element of the scene.

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December 27 20072007-12-27Night-time photograph of a devotee in an orange-red robe touching the forehead of a large white marble statue of a man wearing a white turban and white draped garment, with one hand raised in a blessing gesture. Warm lights glow in the dark background, with grass at the lower right. The statue is the focal point, and the devotee is a single woman in saffron-red clothing offering reverence.2007-12-27A photograph of a man with long, swept-back dark hair in a rust-orange garment kneeling beside a seated white marble statue of a sage. The statue wears a white turban, a draped white shawl and a white robe, with its right hand raised in abhaya mudra. The man rests his right hand on the statue's shoulder, and his expression is gentle and focused. The setting is dimly lit with warm spotlights, and dark background stone and straw-like materials are visible. +1 copiesDecember 27 20072007-12-27A woman with long dark wavy hair and an orange robe kneels beside a white marble statue of a seated figure in a turban and draped white robe, her right hand raised and touching the statue's shoulder. The statue sits cross-legged in meditation posture with its hands resting in its lap and a deity murti-like pose. The setting is dim and cave-like, lit by warm spotlights, with dried grass on the ground at right. +1 copiesA dim, nighttime photograph of a man in a saffron-orange robe with long, dark, wavy hair leaning toward a large white marble statue of a seated figure wearing a white turban and flowing white draped garments. The man's right hand rests on the statue's shoulder while his left palm is raised near the statue's face, and small lamps glow in the dark background beside rocky stone. The statue, not a living person, is the bright focal point. The man shows cues consistent with a person: long swept hair and saffron clothing, placed in the same scene as the statue. +1 copiesA photograph in dim light showing a man with long, dark, swept-back hair and an orange-saffron wrap resting his hand on the shoulder of a large white marble bust of a smiling figure wearing a white turban and draped white garment, with the other hand raised in abhaya mudra. The marble figure is brightly lit against a dark background. a person is standing beside the statue, identified only by the orange clothing and long hair cues, while the statue is a depiction. +1 copiesDecember 27 20072007-12-27 +1 copiesA photograph in dim lighting shows a man with long dark wavy hair and a flowing orange-saffron robe seated beside a large white marble statue of a seated figure wearing a white turban and draped white garment. The man leans forward, one hand resting on the statue's shoulder and the other raised in a blessing-like gesture toward it. Small lamps glow in the dark background, and a rock formation sits behind them. A personal pronoun-free note: the orange-robed man with flowing hair is a person candidate based on the saffron robe and long hair, though his face is not clearly visible. The statue is a marble murti of a sage-like figure. +1 copiesA photograph of a man with long wavy dark hair in an orange-saffron robe sitting beside a white marble statue of a seated figure wearing a white turban and white drapery. The statue's right palm is raised in blessing and the living man's hand rests on the statue's lap. Two people in white shirts stand behind them in the dimly lit scene, with a dark rock or stone visible in the background. The statue and the living man are lit by a warm spotlight against a black background. The page labels this as the Swamiji Idol from the Jayanthi Brahmotsavam event; the seated man appears to be Swamiji (probable), based on long swept-back hair and orange-saffron robe, shown as an in-person candidate, and the statue is a marble depiction. +1 copiesDecember 27 20072007-12-27 +1 copiesDecember 27 20072007-12-27 +1 copies