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A silver Ford SUV with Karnataka plate KA04 MN 1444 drives slowly along a narrow paved street beneath a decorated gateway strung with marigold garlands and white flower festoons. On the right, several men in white dhotis and shirts stand with palms pressed together in greeting, and a man in a white shirt holds a long white jasmine garland. A man in a yellow shawl stands among the group. Parked two-wheelers and a dark wooden cart line the left edge beside a whitewashed wall, with a yellow painted building behind the gate.

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A silver Ford SUV with Karnataka plate KA04 MN4444 drives through a gateway decorated with marigold and multicolored flower garlands. Inside the vehicle a figure in orange clothing sits in the back, while a driver in yellow is at the wheel. Along the roadside, men in white dhoti and shirts line the path; one man in a yellow shawl stands with folded hands, and a man in a white shirt on the right presses his palms together in greeting. A few men in white and saffron clothing stand nearby, and white flower garlands are visible in the lower right foreground. Yellow-painted walls and a corrugated roof frame the scene.2009-07-17July 10 20092009-07-10July 10 20092009-07-10 +1 copiesA silver Ford SUV with Karnataka registration KA04MN4444 is stopped on a dirt roadside, with a figure in an orange top visible through the windscreen. Along the roadside, men in white dhotis and shirts stand with folded hands and raised hands, and several hold saffron-orange flags aloft. A man in white shirt and dhoti holds up his palm in greeting near a woman in a white sari carrying a garland. Palm trees, a brick building and a telecom tower stand behind, under a partly cloudy sky.2009-07-10A roadside welcome on a wide city street. A silver Ford SUV with Karnataka plate KA04 IN 4444 drives past, and a saffron flag is mounted on its front. In the foreground a man in an all-white shirt and white trousers walks barefoot toward the vehicle. Along the pavement a group of people line up holding white flags on poles; a young woman in a green-bordered cream sari presses her palms together in greeting, and an older man in a red checked shirt does the same. Schoolchildren in white shirts and dark trousers stand among them. Shops, a bus and a small white van are behind them under overcast skies.2009-07-10A street procession in a town, with a silver Ford SUV decorated with a white and red flower garland on its front. A saffron-robed sadhu with an orange turban and a rudraksha mala walks barefoot beside the vehicle with palms pressed together in greeting. Around him, men in white shirts and white dhotis walk and fold their hands, and a man in a light shirt and tan dhoti stands at right beside a red vehicle. A white flag is visible at left and a painted sign reads in Tamil on a shop wall. Shop fronts and a tree line the roadside under a pale sky.2006-11-24A 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.2010-01-19Outdoor photograph of a silver Ford SUV with Karnataka plate KA04MN4444 pulling up a dirt lane lined with banana plants and a tree, under a large red and maroon patterned cloth canopy strung between branches. A red banner on the windshield reads NITHYANANDAM. A bare-chested man in saffron-orange cloth stands at the car's side with his hands folded, and a crowd of men in white shirts and white dhotis press around, several photographing with cameras and phones. A woman in a white sari is visible behind the vehicle, and a tall whitewashed wall and roofed house line the right side.2014-07-01September 26 20112011-09-26A photograph of an outdoor arrival on a dirt road beside a silver Ford SUV with Karnataka plate KA 04 MN 4444. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with a matching orange turban stands at the vehicle, hands folded in greeting, with a crowd of onlookers behind. A man in white kurta holds a multicoloured fringed ceremonial parasol overhead. Another man in white, wearing a red and white garland, faces the scene, and a woman in white holds a silver vessel of flowers in the foreground. A cameraman with a video camera stands at the right edge beside a fence and foliage.2006-12-13A street scene in Kanchipuram with a silver Ford SUV decorated with white flower garlands and red ribbons parked at left. A figure in saffron-orange robes, with a long swept-back hair, an orange turban, and a rudraksha mala walks forward at centre, with a dark-haired man in a white shirt and white dhoti walking beside. Two more men in white shirts and dhotis follow behind, and a red van with passengers stands at right. Shopfronts and a painted sign line the road.2006-11-24A silver Ford SUV with Karnataka plate KA 04 MN 4444 stands on a dirt road beside a roadside tree, with an orange truck and a uniformed security guard behind it. Gathered around the vehicle, a man in saffron robes and an orange turban, wearing a saffron shawl, walks among devotees in white dhotis and shirts. A devotee in a white shirt stands in the foreground photographing the scene, and colourful rangoli designs lie on the ground at the lower edge.2006-09-17