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A young man in a light beige button-up shirt and dark trousers and sandals stands smiling beside a yellow-and-black auto rickshaw, gesturing toward its open driver compartment with its dashboard and engine exposed. Behind him on a dirt-and-gravel ground, several men in white shirts and khaki trousers stand and walk near a red-brick building with trees and palms beyond. The vehicle plate reads KA05 with a partly legible number. No swami or deity figure is visible, and the scene appears to be a casual outdoor campus moment.

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August 31 20072007-08-31A photograph on a rural road lined with trees. A long-haired figure in a white dress with a yellow border bends over a yellow-and-black auto-rickshaw, its passenger seated inside in striped shirt and olive trousers, while a man in a striped shirt and grey trousers stands beside it. Behind them, a man in an orange cloth walks carrying an orange bag, and a motorcyclist in a brown shirt rides past. A bird-shaped purple logo appears at upper left. The long-haired figure has long swept hair and white clothing with a yellow border, but this appearance-based identification is uncertain, so the figure is described by role only.2006-08-17A photograph of a white and blue auto-rickshaw parked in a narrow street, its canopy open. A smiling person in an orange-saffron garment with a flower garland peers out from the rear passenger cover. A man in a black leather jacket and cream trousers sits at the driver's side, and a man in a maroon patterned jacket stands in front of the vehicle with his back to the camera. Another man in a grey sweater stands at the right edge. Weathered walls and a small yellow sign in the background.2006-01-06A roadside photograph of a procession on a dusty road in a rural-suburban area with trees and buildings in the background. Many marchers in white and cream clothing, several women in orange and yellow saris, carry red-orange flags and placards along the road. In the foreground a yellow-and-black auto-rickshaw stands on the road, and several men in casual shirts and trousers, including a man in a khaki shirt and cap, stand watching at the roadside. No identifiable a person is clearly visible among the marchers.2010-07-24A street scene in front of a South Indian temple gopuram with painted sculpted figures along its tiers. A row of yellow-and-black auto rickshaws is parked at the roadside, one in the foreground with its rear door open. A man in a brown shirt and maroon lungi bends into the foreground rickshaw. Several other people stand near the parked vehicles and a white car is parked to the right. Overcast sky, utility poles and a small roadside shop frame the scene.2012-07-08January 06 20062006-01-06A photograph of a village road lined with trees and a low fence. Several women in white and orange saris walk along the tarmac, some carrying orange flags on poles. In the foreground, two women in orange and white stand beside a black and yellow auto-rickshaw while a man in the back pushes it. Other walkers in orange and white continue down the road in the distance.2006-08-17A photo of a white three-wheeled auto-rickshaw on a narrow street. A figure in orange-saffron robes and a red-orange wrap sits in the rear passenger compartment, with a flower garland around the neck, a rudraksha-style mala and a metal staff or trident-like rod in the hand. A man in a dark leather jacket and khaki trousers sits in the driver's seat. A blue-grey metal shutter and a small signboard are behind the vehicle. The auto has blue side stripes and a grey canvas canopy.2006-01-06August 17 20062006-08-17A figure in saffron-orange robes sits in the rear of a white-and-blue three-wheeled auto-rickshaw with a canvas canopy, holding a small trident (trishul) upright and gesturing with one hand while smiling. Orange and pink garlands hang at his neck and a rudraksha-style mala is visible. A standing man in a dark jacket and beige trousers stands beside the open side of the rickshaw, and a street with a doorway and metal gate forms the background. Appearance-based label: a person, seated in the rickshaw, with saffron robes, garlands and a trident as the qualifying cues.2006-01-06A man in a white short-sleeved shirt and dark trousers stands beside a white minibus parked on a dusty open lot in front of a yellow building with a green arched doorway. The minibus windscreen shows a purple banner reading Sri Lakshmi Venkateshwara and a small framed image of a figure in a red-orange garment with a red cap, displayed on the dashboard. Parked motorcycles sit along the left side of the yard, and a few people are visible in the distant doorway area.Outdoor street scene in a village with dirt road and palm-and-foliage trees. In the foreground a long-haired man with his back to the camera wears a saffron-orange top and orange dhoti with maroon border, a rudraksha-style cord visible at the neck, and a yellow bracelet. Beside him a shaved-headed young man in saffron robes with a maroon-bordered dhoti and a beaded necklace gestures while speaking, and another saffron-robed attendant stands nearby. At the right edge, part of a colourful canopy with fringed yellow, purple and red drapes shelters a tray of offerings. A yellow auto-rickshaw sits in the background, and several onlookers in white and light clothing stand along the roadside.2008-04-19