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A photograph of a house entrance decorated for a visit, with a 'WELCOME' sign in multicoloured letters beside a green banana bunch hanging from a stalk at left. Several people in white shirts and dhotis stand and move near an open yellow-framed gate and doorway. A woman in a pale yellow sari with a flower in her hair stands at left, a girl in a yellow dress is near her, and a man in a light blue shirt walks at right beside red plastic chairs. Saffron flags hang on the wall beside a framed picture, and a garland-draped wooden frame sits inside the entrance.

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Outdoor photo at a cream-coloured two-storey building, where a banana-leaf and green banana bunch arch stands over a path strewn with flower petals. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand in the foreground, one wearing a rudraksha mala, one with a sacred vibhuti mark on his forehead. Behind them a figure in a saffron/orange robe stands at the arch, with women in colourful saris and onlookers nearby. Pink and yellow balloons, palm fronds and a parked silver car complete the scene. A poster on the wall shows a portrait and Tamil text.2010-01-20July 17 20092009-07-17July 01 20142014-07-01December 30 20072007-12-30June 21 20142014-06-21Outside a newly painted blue, yellow and white two-storey building, devotees gather under a decorative arch of green banana stalks with hanging bananas and mango leaves. A framed deity murti of Ganesha with a kalasha-like motif sits above the entrance, and saffron-orange cloth banners hang from a string across the porch. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, one in a saffron shawl, stand near the doorway with devotees including women in saffron and red saris and a small child held by a man at left. A man in a checked shirt stands at the left edge, and a partial figure at right holds a banner. The scene suggests a welcoming or inaugural ceremony, with a person not clearly visible among the people shown.2014-07-02Outdoor ceremonial welcome at a white building entrance flanked by banana plants with green bunches and broad leaves. A red carpet strewn with petals leads to the doorway. A line of women in saffron and cream saris holds brass trays of flowers and offerings. In the foreground right, a man in a white shirt holds a silver tray of white jasmine and red flowers, wearing a rudraksha mala and a wristwatch. A man in white with dark glasses and a rudraksha mala stands at left beside a purple gate. Several bystanders are partly visible, with a woman in a blue sari standing on the carpet. Classified as a scene of reception with flower offerings, not a clear puja.2014-07-02June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesA photograph at the entrance of a white building decorated with colourful paper streamers and garlands above the doorway and tall painted cloth panels on each side. Several people in white clothing stand and move near the threshold. A woman on the left in a white and orange sari with glasses, a woman in a yellow floral sari with a long braid seen from behind, a girl in white salwar kameez with a white shawl, and a man in a white kurta with white dhoti-style trousers bending forward near the steps. Women in white saris and young people in white dress stand around the entrance, and a small coloured rangoli design lies on the floor in front of the steps. Other white-clad people are visible inside the doorway.2007-10-21May 18 20122012-05-18A photograph outside a two-storey house decorated for a welcome, with blue, white and yellow walls and orange trim. A large Ganesha murti is set in a framed niche above the entrance, below banana-leaf arches and hanging green bananas with orange flags. A man in a rust-red dhoti with a red shawl and rudraksha mala stands barefoot on a rangoli of white kolam designs, while devotees in white dhotis, saris and a child in red stand near the doorway. A saffron-robed figure appears at the right edge. The a person candidate is not clearly identifiable from appearance, so this is recorded as unsure, with no identification made.2014-07-02January 20 20102010-01-20