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A silver Ford SUV with Karnataka plate K 304 MN 4444 drives along a dusty unpaved lane between a concrete wall and a low building with a green signboard. Several men stand at the left with palms pressed together in namaskar greeting, one in an orange shirt and lungi, others in yellow and white shirts. Parked motorbikes and an orange-and-brown three-wheeler truck with a tarpaulin cover sit beside the building.

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A dusty dirt lane beside a grey concrete wall in a Tamil Nadu village. A silver Ford SUV drives forward between parked motorcycles and an orange flatbed truck with a dark tarpaulin cover and a small white banner. On the left, four men stand with palms pressed together in greeting, one in a white shirt, others in yellow and checked shirts. A green signboard with Tamil script is on a building behind, and a wall on the right is draped with red and white cloth.2009-08-11A silver Ford SUV with Karnataka plate KA04MN4444 stops on a narrow dirt street in an Indian town. Its front passenger door is open, and a man in a white shirt and orange shawl stands beside it, with several other men in white and orange clothing gathered around. A crowd of children and adults watches from the roadside. Pastel-coloured houses, a small roadside shrine with deity figures, and a red 'DANGER' sign line the street, with green trees behind.2008-08-02July 10 20092009-07-10August 11 20092009-08-11July 10 20092009-07-10 +1 copiesA silver Ford SUV with Karnataka plate KA04 MN4444 drives along a dirt road toward a white temple-style building with orange trim and a column. Several men in white dhotis and shirts, and men in trousers and button shirts, stand at the roadside watching the vehicle. Palm trees, a tall white pillar and a small tower stand behind.2007-01-12A silver Ford SUV with licence plate KA 04 MN 4444 is driven along a dirt road through a rural outdoor welcome. Around the vehicle, a crowd of men and young men in white dhotis and white kurtas wear orange shawls, several with palms pressed together in namaskar. A few onlookers stand at the left edge, including a small child in a patterned shirt. Overhead hangs a strip of blue and white bunting, and a hoarding with a portrait and red text stands at the upper left, with a flag on a pole at right. Green trees and a hill rise behind under a partly cloudy sky. The figures inside the car's windows are not clearly visible.2008-11-11A road procession in a rural Tamil village. A silver Ford SUV with Karnataka registration KA04MN4444 drives along a tarmac road, with a man in white shirt and trousers in the foreground raising his hand toward it. Beside him, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti, barefoot, raises his arm and holds a saffron flag on a pole. Other men in white shirts and dhotis and one in a pink checked shirt walk with saffron flags behind them. Brick houses, a white cloth banner and trees line the roadside, and a woman with a bundle on her head walks at the left edge.2009-07-10A silver Ford SUV with Karnataka plate KA04 MN4444 is driven along a muddy dirt road lined by a crowd of devotees greeting it. Men and women stand at the roadside in white dhotis and shirts, a woman in a red striped sari with a white shawl presses her palms together in namaskar, and a man in a striped polo holds an orange cloth. Several people wear saffron garments and a banner in red and white hangs in the background near a concrete building. No person clearly identifiable as a person is visible inside or beside the vehicle, so the identity remains uncertain.2011-12-20A 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.2009-07-10January 23 20102010-01-23A 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