IN PICS: Indian-Origin Justin Narayan Wins MasterChef Australia 13, Takes Home USD 250,000

And the winner of one of the most popular cooking competitions in the world MasterChef Australia Season 13 is Indian-origin Justin Narayan. [pic credit: Instagram/ MasterChef Australia]

Justin Narayan is a 27-year-old from Perth, Western Australia. [pic credit: Instagram/ Justin Narayan]

Justin clinched the trophy after defeating other two finalists, Kishwar Chowdhury and Pete Campbell. [pic credit: Instagram/ MasterChef Australia]

After the win, Justin Narayan took to his Instagram account and thanked everyone for supporting him. [pic credit: Instagram/ Justin Narayan]

Taking to his Instagram account, Justin shared pictures from the finale and wrote, Find people that believe in you. Back yourself. Go hard and hopefully you'll surprise yourself! Whoever's reading this I love you. [pic credit: Instagram/ Justin Narayan]

Justin made everyone proud with his win as his parents also joined him in the celebrations. [pic credit: Instagram/ MasterChef Australia]

Narayan also won prize money of USD 250,000 ( ₹1.86 crore approximately) along with the MasterChef trophy. [pic credit: Instagram/ MasterChef Australia]

The other finalists on the show were Kishwar Chowdhury, who stood as the second runner-up, and Pete Campbell, the first runner-up. [pic credit: Instagram/ Justin Narayan]

The latest season of MasterChef Australia 13 was much-talked-about this year, especially in India. Apart from Justin Narayan, the show also featured another Indian-origin contestant Depinder Chhibber who was extremely popular with fans. [pic credit: Instagram/ MasterChef Australia]

Congratulations to Justin Narayan. [pic credit: Instagram/ MasterChef Australia]