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Outdoor photograph of a warm greeting beside a white Toyota vehicle. On the left, a smiling man in saffron-orange robes wears a rudraksha mala, a gold pendant, and a beaded armband, with a white bead necklace at his chest and a beaded headband. In the centre, an older bald man in saffron robes, with a dark rudraksha mala, large gold pendant and pink garland, holds a long wooden staff and smiles. On the right, an older man in a white shirt and grey hair stands with palms joined in namaste, facing him. Behind them, several men in white shirts and dhotis stand, with a small yellow building, palm trees and hazy smoke in the background.

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May 18 20122012-05-18Outdoor scene beside a white car with its rear door open. A bald, bare-chested man wears an orange dhoti and layered rudraksha and bead necklaces with a gold pendant, and is being welcomed. An attendant in white dhoti holds a silver plate with a kalasha pot topped with flowers and leaves, and another man in a white shirt holds pink garlands. A younger man in a shirt with a long ceremonial staff stands behind, a young man in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands nearby, and a man in a white shirt holds a lit incense stick. Thatched and tiled huts, palm trees and a temple tower appear in the background.2012-05-18Outdoor photo of a bald, ochre-robed sannyasi standing in a sunlit yard, wearing a wooden rudraksha-style bead mala across the chest and a headband of beads. A white-shirted older man in front drapes a thick pink flower garland over his shoulders. Beside them, a younger man in an orange-saffron robe with a beaded mala and a headband turns toward the camera. Other people in white shirts stand in the background near a palm tree and a tiled-roof building.2012-05-18Outdoor photograph in bright sunlight at a crowded gathering. An elderly man with a shaved head and white tilak marks, wearing an orange shawl over orange-brown robes, leans into a white car window and receives a pink and white flower garland from a bare-chested man in a dhoti. A younger man in ochre robes and a rudraksha mala stands at the right, smiling and offering a garland, while a bare-chested devotee holds a tall wooden staff behind them. Several monks in saffron robes and beaded malas stand among the crowd in the background.2013-02-08September 24 20122012-09-24May 18 20122012-05-18Outdoor procession of saffron-clad sannyasis and devotees walking past a yellow-and-orange building and a metal gate. In the centre, a younger man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with gold-edged border, wearing layered rudraksha malas, a gold pendant and a rudraksha headband, walks with downcast eyes and a smile. Beside him an older man in saffron with a white-and-red tilak on his forehead, rudraksha malas and a gold necklace smiles broadly. Behind them, a man in a white dhoti with gold border and a second saffron-robed figure hold wooden staffs, and onlookers in white and light clothing fill the background.2012-05-18Outdoor photo beside a dark SUV on a dirt track near rocky hillside scrub. A smiling man in a red-maroon robe with yellow-orange borders and a large beaded gold-toned garland waves in greeting to a bare-shouldered young man in a similar red and yellow robe with a rudraksha mala seen from behind. A third robed young man with a rudraksha mala stands at left with palms pressed together in namaste, and a woman in white with a long braid is at the right edge. Several men in white shirts stand behind the vehicle. Dust and bare earth frame the scene.2014-08-24June 27 20132013-06-27May 24 20122012-05-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a white car door opening at a building entrance with yellow walls and tropical plants. A long-haired man in a dark red-brown dhoti and a heavy red flower garland with multiple gold chains stands smiling near the open door. An elderly white-haired man in white clothes with an orange shawl bows with palms pressed together toward him. To the left, two shaven-headed young men in orange robes and rudraksha malas stand, and a white-shirted man in an orange shawl stands at the right edge, looking down. Several people are visible, and the photo is a devotee-welcome scene.2014-06-21February 02 20132013-02-02