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A photograph of a welcome ceremony beneath a large yellow and magenta marigold-flower banner reading "WELCOME TO KAILASHA". A person in orange robes and an orange headwrap stands on a red-carpeted stage holding a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with flame, performing aarti. The backdrop is a curtain of green, white, purple and orange flower garlands with banana leaves. Seated devotees in front, some in saffron, white and colourful saris, watch. On the left, a cameraman in orange robes films with a handheld camera on a tripod, and standing figures in orange and white robes stand at right.

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December 16 20172017-12-16Outdoor festival stage decorated with floral garlands in yellow, purple, orange, green and white, with a large marigold banner reading "Welcome to Kailasha" overhead. A woman in an orange sari with a headband performs an aarti with a lit lamp in front of a row of devotees in orange robes. A cameraman in orange clothing films from the left edge of a red-carpeted platform. Seated devotees in front, some with hands joined in prayer, and banana plants decorate the scene.2017-12-16Outdoor scene at a green and red gate decorated with strings of marigold, yellow and purple flowers and banana leaves. Above it hangs a long banner of yellow flowers spelling out a welcome message in magenta blossoms. Two figures in saffron-orange robes stand at the gate; the nearer one is bare-chested with a shawl, wearing beaded necklaces, and the other wears an orange head wrap. A third person in orange stands at the right edge, and a seated audience in the foreground includes a person with long dark hair. A red carpet runs across the ground.2017-12-16A flower-decorated entrance gate with a large banner of marigold garlands reading WELCOME TO KAILASHA in yellow and magenta letters. Green panels are hung with strings of yellow, white, orange and purple flower garlands, and banana leaves frame the gate. A standing person in an orange-saffron robe with bare shoulders and an orange head cloth carries a silver vessel toward the gate, and a small crowd of visible heads and shoulders watches from the lower right on a red carpet. A deity murti appears at the upper right edge. Photograph of a ceremonial welcome at the ashram.2017-12-16Outdoor stage decorated with marigold and jasmine-style flower strings in purple, orange and white, with a banner reading "Welcome to Kailasha" in flowers across the top. A bare-backed man in orange cloth stands at the centre facing away, arm raised toward the teal and white striped backdrop, while a man in white and several people in orange robes stand on the stage at right. A red-draped table sits in front of the stage. A cameraman in orange cloth films from the left on a tripod, and a row of seated devotees with folded hands occupies the lower right foreground. Banana leaves and a striped tent canopy frame the scene.2017-12-16A photograph of an outdoor ceremonial welcome at a KAILASA venue. A large banner of pink and purple flower letters reads WELCOME TO KAILASA above a striped green, teal and purple garland-draped backdrop with saffron marigold strings. A woman in an orange sari stands at the entrance gate, holding a small brass lamp or aarti plate. Clean-shaven and bearded men in orange robes stand at the right near a table with a striped cloth. A cameraman in an orange robe with a rudraksha bracelet films from the left on a red platform. Seated devotees in the foreground have their hands folded in namaste. A banana plant and a green palm frond decorate the right edge.2017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16A photograph of an ashram gate decorated for a welcome. A long banner of yellow and red marigold flowers strung across the top reads WELCOME TO ADI KAILASHA. Below, the green corrugated gate is hung with vertical garlands of marigolds in yellow, orange, red, purple and white, with banana leaves fixed to the posts on either side. Trees and a clear sky show behind the gate. No people are visible in the frame.2017-12-16A homa ritual in an open pavilion with a fire pit in the foreground. A seated man on a gold-and-red throne, garlanded with yellow and white flowers, sits with palms pressed together in namaskar; he wears a dark maroon cloth and a head wrap. Beside him stands a shirtless man with a white dhoti and rudraksha-style beads. On the right, a sannyasi in saffron-orange robes and a saffron turban pours an offering into the flames with a metal vessel. Behind them, a cameraman in white dhoti films, and several people in orange and red robes stand nearby under a striped canopy with a palm tree and corrugated roofing beyond.2017-08-25 +1 copiesOutdoor temple courtyard during a Pongal festival ritual with a red-and-gold pillar topped by a copper finial and a brass deity figure. A man with long dark hair and a vertical tilak stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a rust-brown ochre robe, a white-beaded and flower garland, and a gold pendant. Behind him a kneeling man in white clothes and another in white sit near a canopy with colourful fringed red, blue and yellow hangings, palm fronds and sugarcane tied to a red post. A cameraman in dark clothing films at left, and a yellow ladder leans against a red stepped platform. Palm trees and a red-walled structure frame the scene. The page names Pongal, which is not visible text.2017-01-14A photograph of a temple procession on temple steps with red-and-white striped walls and a banana plant at left. A bearded man in a rust-red robe with a white and red flower garland and a rudraksha mala stands at centre beneath a multicoloured fringed umbrella held aloft by a bare-chested attendant in orange waistcloth with a beaded necklace. Two attendants in orange dhotis and garlands carry a silver tray. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shawls stand with hands folded, and women in red and orange saris with garlands watch. A cameraman in white dhoti filming at lower left. Swamiji (probable): the central figure in rust-red robe, long hair and beard, with a rudraksha mala, the umbrella bearer and the ornate ceremonial setting.2017-01-01