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A bearded man with long dark hair sits on a low cushioned seat in front of a carved wooden panel. He wears a rust-red shawl draped over bare shoulders, a long multi-strand rudraksha mala with gold bead accents, a gold necklace, gold hoop earrings, and beaded bangles on his upper arm and wrist, with a white forehead band and red mark. Behind him stands a large painted statue of a deity with orange skin, gold jewelry and a crown, holding a trident-like staff.

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A bearded man with long dark hair sits on a cushioned seat in front of an ornate wooden lattice backdrop, smiling slightly. He wears a rust-red draped cloth over his shoulder, a white horizontal tilak on his forehead with a red mark between the brows, and multiple strands of rudraksha-style beads across his chest with gold ornaments, plus beaded armlets and a gold necklace. To the right stands a colourful painted deity murti with a golden crown, bare upper body, gold jewellery and a raised hand holding a staff. A decorative leopard-print cloth hangs at the left edge. The scene resembles a stage or darshan setting. Two identifiable person-like cues appear, with the seated man as the only physical person.2017-10-15October 15 20172017-10-15October 15 20172017-10-15October 15 20172017-10-15A man sits cross-legged on a striped tiger-skin cushion in front of a wooden lattice wall, hands resting in his lap and eyes closed in a seated meditative posture. He wears a rust-red draped garment, a white forehead band with a red mark, long rudraksha-style bead necklaces, bead armlets and bracelets, and gold-toned earrings. A leopard-print cloth hangs at the left edge beside a purple-wrapped staff. At the right, a painted statue of a deity figure with a gold crown, orange dhoti and gold necklace stands beside him. Photo credit text appears at lower right.2017-10-15October 15 20172017-10-15October 15 20172017-10-15 +2 copiesOctober 15 20172017-10-15A seated man in a rust-red monastic wrap and bare shoulders sits on a striped tiger-skin cushion on a raised dais. He wears long multi-strand rudraksha malas, gold pendant necklaces, a gold armband and red bangles, and has a white sacred marking on his forehead. He looks off to the side with his hands resting on his knees. Behind him stands a large painted statue of a deity in orange and green dress with a gold crown and ornaments, holding a staff, and a wooden lattice wall in warm orange tones frames the scene. A purple ornamental staff with a leopard-print fringe stands at the left edge.2017-10-15A seated man with long dark hair, a full black beard and a white forehead mark with a central vertical line sits on a stage in a rust-red draped cloth over a bare shoulder. He wears multiple strands of rudraksha-style beads, gold pendant necklaces, hoop earrings and beaded armbands. Behind him stands a large painted deity murti with four arms, gold jewellery and green drapery, beside a wooden lattice panel and a leopard-print cloth hanging. a person appears as the seated speaker, identified by long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and ornate gold adornments.2017-10-15A bearded man with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a yellow-cushioned seat in front of a carved wooden lattice wall. He wears a rust-red draped garment, multiple strands of red-brown beaded mala necklaces, gold-toned pendants, red-brown armbands and bangles, a white horizontal tilak and a red bindi on his forehead, with his hands resting in his lap. Beside him stands a large painted statue of a deity with gold ornaments, a green draped cloth and a crown-like headdress, holding objects in its hands. A leopard-print cloth hangs at the left edge.2017-10-15October 15 20172017-10-15