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Photograph at a gated entrance: a light blue bus marked "Sree Vinayagar" is parked beneath a thatched canopy. A man in an orange shirt sits at the wheel. A cameraman in a white dhoti and orange shawl films with a video camera. A man in a yellow shawl and white clothes stands nearby, and another in white with folded hands stands at the right beside a blue-and-white ornate iron gate with a large monogram. A green garland hangs on the bus grille. Several people are visible, roughly six or fewer.

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July 11 20092009-07-11July 11 20092009-07-11July 11 20092009-07-11July 11 20092009-07-11Outdoor photograph at a gated entrance of a blue bus lettered Sree Vinayagar, decorated with garlands. A man with long swept-back hair, an orange saffron shawl and a red tilak smiles and gestures with palms together toward a woman in a white polka-dot sari seen from behind, her hair tied with a white flower. She is kneeling beside a ritual offering tray of fruit, yellow flowers and a brass vessel. Men in white dhotis and kurtas stand nearby, one wearing a yellow sash and one with a rudraksha mala. A small figure sits in the bus driver's window. Swamiji (probable) is visible in the saffron shawl and long hair, greeting devotees on arrival.2009-07-11July 11 20092009-07-11A photograph of a welcome at an ashram entrance beside a blue bus with the printed name "Sree VINAYAGAR" on its front. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a rudraksha mala, stands in the foreground with his hand extended toward an offering. Beside him, a figure in a red-orange robe receives a brass plate of offerings from a woman in a white sari with a gold border, while a child in white holds another plate. Several men in white dhotis and a man in an orange garment stand with palms pressed together in greeting, and a palm-thatched gateway and iron gate frame the scene.2009-07-11July 12 20092009-07-12A photograph of a welcome procession on a paved courtyard in front of a gate. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a rust-orange wrap over his shoulder and matching orange dhoti, with sandals, and is being greeted with raised hands. Around him devotees in white shirts and white dhotis hold hands together in namaste, and some carry books. A blue bus marked Sree Vinayagar stands behind a decorated gateway with palm-leaf thatching. Several people in white and orange-clad devotees surround the central figure.2009-07-11Outdoor photograph of a group of men in white dhotis and shirts walking along a paved path toward a gate, several with hands pressed together in namaskar. In the centre, a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes faces a man in white who reaches out toward him, while others follow in a procession. A blue bus with the sign 'Sree Vinayagar' stands behind a green leafy arch beside the gate, with trees and a tower in the background.2009-07-11Outdoor welcome at a gate on a paved road, with a blue bus labelled "Sree VINAYAGAR" parked behind a thatched arch decorated with palm fronds. In the foreground, a man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, and holds one hand out toward the crowd. Beside him, a smiling person in an orange robe with a red bindi stands near several people in white. Women and girls in white and cream saris and salwar kameez hold decorated trays and bundled offerings, and a boy in a maroon shirt holds a tray. A mesh-patterned iron gate and green trees stand in the background.2009-07-11Night photograph at a roadside beside a light blue bus labelled Sree Vinayagar. Two saffron-robed sannyasis walk barefoot along a red carpet on the road. The man on the left wears orange robes and a rudraksha mala and has a beard; the central figure wears a red robe and a shawl. Behind them a man in white with an orange-trimmed shawl holds a camera, and white-clad drummers play drums at right, with a red and multicoloured umbrella held overhead. Several other people in white ritual dress stand in the background.2009-07-12