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A bearded man in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl stands barefoot with eyes closed and hands pressed together at chest in namaste, wearing a long multi-colour marigold and jasmine garland and a brown rudraksha-style mala across the chest. A white tilak marks his forehead. Behind him, a man in a white dhoti with gold border holds a folded orange cloth. A large banyan tree with aerial roots and a colourful fringed canopy stand behind them on a paved outdoor ground. Appearance-based candidate: a person, shown standing in devotional posture with garlands and rudraksha mala.

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A photograph of a bearded man standing barefoot on a stone-paved courtyard in front of a large banyan tree with exposed aerial roots. He wears a reddish-brown unstitched cloth wrap, a white tilak on his forehead, a brown rudraksha mala across his chest and a long garland of white jasmine and red roses with yellow marigold ends. His hands are pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed. A second man stands at left in a white dhoti with a gold border, holding a folded orange cloth and wearing a beaded necklace. Behind them hangs a colourful fringed canopy.2017-01-01A bearded man with long dark hair and a sandalwood-paste tilak on his forehead stands with eyes closed and hands clasped at his chest in a prayerful gesture beneath a large tree with aerial roots. He wears a rust-brown robe with a gold-bordered edge and a long brown rudraksha-style mala, and his neck and shoulders are draped with a thick garland of white jasmine and red and orange flowers. The paved ground and red wall behind him are in dappled sunlight.2017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20172017-01-01A man stands at the centre of an outdoor evening gathering, hands pressed together in a namaste gesture. He wears a rust-red sleeveless robe over a red garment with gold borders and a red bindi on his forehead. Long strands of brown rudraksha beads hang over his shoulders, layered with white jasmine garlands studded with red roses. Behind him, several men in white headbands and red or orange robes stand, one holding a long wooden pole upright. Orange-robed devotees with rudraksha malas stand at the right edge, hands folded. The setting appears to be a temple or ashram procession at night.2014-10-29January 01 20172017-01-01A man stands barefoot on a striped cloth mat beside a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. He wears a reddish-brown dhoti and an upper cloth draped over his bare shoulders, with a multicoloured garland of white, yellow, red and green flowers around his neck and a beaded rudraksha-style mala. A red tilak is on his forehead and a red thread is tied on his wrist. Behind him are stone paving, a red-rimmed raised planter and a floodlight on a pole.2017-09-02Outdoor photograph beside a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. A man in a maroon-brown dhoti-style garment and a bare-chested stance wears a long multicolour flower garland of red, white, yellow and green blooms, plus a gold pendant and beaded necklaces, and has white tilak on his forehead. Two attendants in orange-saffron robes stand nearby; one at left holds a tray of flower petals and green leaves. Stone pavers and a low red-painted platform surround the tree.2017-09-02