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Night photo of a rain-wet driveway under a covered entrance lit by tube lights. A grey SUV with headlights on is at left. Several devotees line the right side with palms pressed together in namaste. Two men in white shirts and dhotis at centre hold a silver plate with flowers and offerings, and a woman in a cream sari with a gold border stands beside them. Women in pale saris and orange necklaces stand at right. Behind them, a figure in white clothing is partly visible near the car. Visible people number roughly six to ten.

Night photo at an entrance porch as a silver SUV pulls in from the left; its front-passenger window shows a blurred figure in a yellow garment inside. Several people stand at right with palms pressed together in anjali, a woman in a white patterned top with a lanyard, a man in a white shirt and khaki trousers opening the driver's door, and another man in white shirt and light trousers beside them. Bright tube lights and a dark plant behind the wall complete the scene.

A photograph taken at night under a covered porch or garage entrance. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand in a line with palms pressed together in namaste, greeting a dark grey SUV pulling up at right. The man at left front wears a long orange and yellow marigold garland and bangles on his wrist. Another man at left holds a bunch of red and white flowers. Behind them, a few people in dark and light clothing stand near white plastic chairs, and a woman in a blue sari is visible in the background. A lit lamp sits on the floor near the vehicle's wheel.

A photograph of a covered driveway with a red carpet leading from a silver SUV toward a building entrance. A man in a white kurta, holding a white flower garland, walks barefoot on the carpet, while a woman in a pink sari carries a brass plate with a small vessel and flowers beside him. A man in white stands near the gate on the right, and another man in a yellow shawl with folded hands stands beyond the vehicle, with an orange canopy overhead and flowering trees behind.

December 17 2006

A silver Ford SUV with a registration plate reading K... drives toward the viewer across a paved forecourt in front of a multi-storey concrete building with white columns and a covered portico. A line of about a dozen men and women in white dhotis and white kurtas stands on the right with palms pressed together in namaskar, greeting the vehicle. A woman in a white sari with a red border and a man in an orange robe stand near the left side of the line. A grey vehicle is parked behind the group, and a framed picture hangs on the building wall.

Outdoor arrival scene on a dirt path beside green trees. A silver SUV has its door open, and a woman in an orange sari stands beside it holding a silver tray of white flowers and garlands. A colourful umbrella with tassels and emblems is held over the arrival area by a young man in an orange shawl. Women in white and yellow saris with orange shawls stand with palms pressed together in greeting. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands near the car, and a uniformed police officer stands at left. No one in the image is identified by face.

A silver Ford SUV with a windshield banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetha Mahasamsthana and an orange flag on its bonnet is parked on a street lined with strings of orange triangular pennants. Devotees stand at the roadside by an orange-painted building; a man in white shirt and white dhoti stands at the car door, while women in white saris with gold borders and orange blouses fold their hands in namaskar, one holding a floral offering plate with a garland. A large printed portrait on the wall beside them, with Tamil text, shows a figure in an orange turban, and a person watches from a balcony above. No identifiable a person is visibly present in the car or scene.

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A photograph at a building entrance of a man in an orange saffron robe and a white flower garland stepping out of a silver SUV with its door open. He has long swept-back hair and a red undershirt, and smiles while a grey-haired elderly man in white dhoti and shirt folds his hands in greeting beside the open door. A woman in a dark blue sari with white jasmine in her hair holds a brass tray with a kalasha-style pot and fruit, while men in white clothes stand behind them on a tiled floor by potted palms. Swamiji (probable) is identified by the long hair, orange robe and garland cues, presented as arriving at the entrance for a welcome.

Night photograph of a silver Ford SUV with Karnataka plate KA04 MN4444 driving slowly through a crowd on a street. A figure in an orange head wrap and orange garment sits in the back seat, raising a hand. Around the vehicle, many people in white dhotis and orange shawls, some in white kurtas, raise their arms and clap. A woman in a teal sari stands with hands folded at the right side. A man in a white kurta with an orange shawl stands in the foreground on the right, and white and purple flags are visible at the upper left.