Three-fourth shot

Studio portrait. Deteriorated. Pink wash. Three-fourth shot. Solo portrait of a old man. He is wearing dhoti draping style specific to certain communities (panchakajam), long bordered stole (ankavastiram), rosarie made of dried seed of an indian native tree (rudratcha malai), on rudratcham in a chain, finger rings, bracelets, ear studds, a saivites symbol (patai) and below the customary symbol on the forehead (potu). His head is bald. Background has a studio backdrop.