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A photograph at dusk of a dirt driveway beside a silver Toyota sedan with a California licence plate. Four men stand near the open front passenger door. The man in the centre wears a white dhoti-style garment with an orange shawl draped over his shoulder. The man on the left wears a white dhoti with a striped pink-and-green border and a beaded necklace, and is holding his hands together near his face. Another man in orange clothing is bent into the car doorway, and a driver is visible inside. Behind them are oleander bushes, cypress trees and low desert hills under a pink evening sky.

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Dusk on a dirt road with a pink sky and dark hills behind green shrubs and tall cypress trees. A man in white dhoti and shawl with a striped border stands barefoot with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a bindi and beaded necklace. Beside him, a man with long dark hair and a headband wears a flowing saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, walking barefoot with a smile. Behind them a man in white clothing stands near a silver car, and another man in white with an orange shawl stands at the right edge by the open car door. No candidate's appearance meets the required cues for a confident a person identification, so the saffron-robed figure is described only by role as a sannyasi.2006-09-02Night photograph outdoors on a dirt ground beside a silver hatchback car with its door open. A man in white dhoti and orange shawl gestures toward the car door. Beside him stand two men in orange robes: one bald, wearing a light orange shawl, and one with a shaved head in an orange robe with red border, both facing the car. A fourth person in orange garments stands partly visible at the rear. A white board stands on a wooden post at right, and a faint palm-like logo appears at top left. Three to four people are visible.2008-03-24A white Toyota sedan with both front doors open stands on a paved courtyard at dusk, with a hilly tree-covered backdrop and a pink evening sky. Several people in white dhotis and saffron-orange robes gather around the car, some near the open doors and others standing by a white SUV behind it with red lettering reading Nithyanandam on its windscreen. A pale building with a banana plant stands at left, and a person in an orange sari and gold-bordered shawl stands at right near the car door.2014-07-02 +1 copiesDecember 11 20092009-12-11Outdoor photograph on a dirt track beside a silver Honda sedan with its driver-side door open and a "TOURIST PERMIT" sticker on the windscreen. Three men stand around the open door in conversation. The figure at the far left wears a long dark-brown-and-orange robe with long swept-back dark hair and an orange shawl. The man in the middle wears a white kurta and white dhoti. The man at right wears white dhoti and kurta with an orange shawl draped over his shoulder and long dark hair. Green trees, palms and a large rock surround the road under a cloudy sky.2008-11-11July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesDusk photograph on a reddish dirt road beside a silver hatchback with its door open. A man in a white shirt and white trousers stands at the door. A barefoot figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a multicoloured flower garland, steps out with hands raised in greeting. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand behind, some with hands folded, one with a round badge on his chest. Dark trees line the horizon under a dusky sky.2007-08-17 +2 copiesDecember 30 20082008-12-30A dusk photograph at a roadside beside a silver minivan with its side door open. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with a reddish undershirt stands center, smiling and gesturing toward the open door, with a leopard-print cloth draped over the seat inside. To the left, a man in white kurta with an orange shawl holds the door. To the right, two men in white kurtas and dhotis with orange shawls stand near, one holding a small book. A large dark-green curved roof building and a stormy sky form the background.2007-02-25Outdoor scene at a corrugated-roof workshop with open cream doors. Several men in white dhotis and kurtas stand in a group; one wears a yellow sash, another a saffron-orange shawl over white with a dhoti and visible hair tied back, reaching toward the window of a silver SUV parked at right. Inside the workshop, stacked wooden planks and a small carved figure sit on a wooden bench. A red and white painted wall is visible behind the vehicle.2009-12-18A roadside scene beside a silver-grey car with its driver-side door open. A person in an orange saffron shawl and orange garment stands at the open car door, while a man in white shirt and white dhoti with an orange shawl and a red folder under his arm stands beside him on the road, and a man in white with a rudraksha mala and a yellow badge stands to the right with palms pressed together in greeting. A seated passenger is visible inside the car. Power lines, palm trees, a white building and an overcast sky frame the street.2007-08-17A photograph taken from behind of a figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair, standing beside an open silver car door in a wooded parking area with tall pine trees. The figure holds a wooden walking staff in one hand and is stepping toward the car's front seat. A wooden picnic table sits to the right, and other cars are parked in the background. The figure is not visually distinguishable enough to confirm identity, so the a person label is unsure.2006-05-10