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Close photo of a bearded man with long dark hair, sitting with palms pressed together in namaskar and eyes lowered. He wears white and orange tilak on his forehead, a bare upper body with a red cloth over one shoulder, rudraksha bracelets on his wrists, a yellow and red flower garland around his neck, and gold earrings. Beside him, a jewelled deity murti with a glittering gold and silver costume and a gemstone-studded backdrop fills the frame, with blurred colourful lights behind. The setting appears to be a festive temple puja.

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September 21 20172017-09-21A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair and a beard sits with palms pressed together at his forehead, eyes closed, in a devotional pose. He wears a long yellow marigold garland with a pink rose, rudraksha malas on his wrists and a gold bracelet, and a gold earring; a white-and-black vibhuti/tilak marks his brow. Behind him is an ornate silver-and-jewelled backdrop with red and green stones, and beneath him a tiger-striped orange cloth. A white curtain and red draping frame the left side. Appearance cues are consistent with a person in the seated position, with distinctive ceremonial garland, malas and jewelled throne backdrop, shown in a festival setting.2017-09-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a man with long dark hair and a short beard, seated with palms pressed together in namaskar and eyes closed. He wears a yellow marigold garland with red and white flowers, rudraksha bracelets on his wrists and a gold earring, with a vertical tilak on his forehead and a red-brown cloth draped over his shoulder. Behind him is an ornate figure covered in jewelled, sequined silver and red embellishments and a tiger-striped cushion. To the left, a blurred deity murti with a golden crown and jewellery stands beside colourful bokeh lights. The scene conveys devotional prayer.2017-09-21 +1 copiesA man seated with palms pressed together at his forehead in a namaskar, eyes closed and smiling. He wears a yellow marigold garland with a pink flower, multiple rudraksha bracelets and bead malas on his arms, a gold earring, and a maroon/brown garment. White vibhuti marks his forehead. Behind him is an ornate silver and gold throne decorated with red, green and blue jewel-like stones, and an orange tiger-striped cushion lies beside him.2017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21September 26 20172017-09-26A close photograph of a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, bare-shouldered and wearing a garland of yellow and white flowers with red roses draped over one shoulder. He presses his palms together in anjali namaskar with eyes lowered, a white vertical tilak with red kumkum on his forehead. Two or three people stand blurred behind him, including a man in a light shirt on the right. The setting is an indoor temple-like space. Appearance cues such as long dreadlocks, a bare upper body and a flower garland are consistent with the page's reference to a person, but the identification is uncertain.2018-03-05 +1 copiesA smiling man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead stands with palms pressed together in namaste, bare-shouldered and wearing layered garlands of white, yellow, orange and red flowers over a beaded necklace and gold bangles. Pink and yellow flower garlands hang at the left edge, and soft backlight with a bluish haze surrounds him. He appears to be an appearance-based a person, with long swept-back hair, ornate gold adornment and floral garlands as qualifying cues, and he is greeting the audience at a Karthigai Deepam event.2017-12-02September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a bearded man seated on an ornate red-cushioned throne with a silver lion-face carving, eyes closed, palms pressed together in namaste. He wears a long black braided topknot wrapped with rudraksha beads, white vertical tilak on the forehead, a garland of red and yellow flowers, dark rudraksha malas around his neck and wrists, a gold pendant, and a saffron-orange shawl. A microphone stands beside the throne against a blue-lit stage backdrop.2018-04-15September 26 20172017-09-26 +1 copies