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A street scene outside a residence in a busy urban lane. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at left, placing a white flower garland with red accents over the head of a woman in a deep maroon sari with a gold border, a rudraksha mala and gold bangles. Behind them a child in orange clothing stands, and a boy in a red plaid shirt is at right beside a red car. Other onlookers stand near a dark SUV with a windscreen sign reading Nithyanandam, and a parked auto-rickshaw is visible. Shopfronts, awnings and a street vendor line the background.

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July 07 20142014-07-07July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 26 20142014-06-26A street-side photo outside a building with trees behind. A man in a white shirt and trousers, his back to the camera, places a finger near the face of a central figure with long dark hair, a red-brown wrap, and a red-and-white garland. Beside him, a shaven-headed man in a white dhoti and an orange-and-gold cloth stands with a rudraksha mala, and another man in white garments stands nearby. A dark SUV is parked at left.2014-06-26A photograph outside an orange-walled house with a dark iron gate and a banana plant beside the entrance. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti greets a bare-chested monastic figure in saffron-orange cloth and a gold armlet, who wears a thick red flower garland around his neck and smiles. Beside them a woman in an orange sari with gold jewellery holds a silver plate with flowers and offerings, as if performing a pada puja welcome. A young attendant in orange robes with rudraksha malas stands at the right, and a silver car is parked behind the gate. A decorative white and orange rangoli lies on the ground at lower left.2014-07-08Outdoor photograph at a residential street with trees and a parked dark SUV at left. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands center, placing a multicolour flower garland of red, white and yellow blooms over the head of a saffron-robed figure with a rudraksha mala. A bald man in an orange-gold shawl stands behind the garland recipient, and a man in a light blue shirt is at right. Several onlookers stand nearby, and the setting suggests a pada puja welcome at a devotee's house.2014-06-26July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA street scene outside a building with trees and parked cars. A man in a grey shirt and white dhoti with a red border, wearing glasses and a wristwatch, drapes a long white flower garland over the head of a bowing person in a maroon-red cloth with a gold waist sash, bronze armlets and rudraksha beads. Another person in orange robes and rudraksha mala stands at left, and a silver tray with offerings appears at the right edge. Red flowers hang from a tree above.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 08 20142014-07-08July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a house-visit ritual outside a building with orange-painted walls and an arched entrance. A smiling older man in a white shirt and white dhoti raises a long red flower garland over a brass pot decorated with yellow flowers. In front of him, a devotee in an orange-red sannyasi-style wrap and gold armlets bends forward, head lowered. Another person in an orange sari stands behind, and a young man in orange robes with a rudraksha-style mala stands at right. Yellow petals are scattered on the ground beside a white floral kolam, and a banana plant and parked cars are visible.2014-07-08A photograph of an outdoor roadside gathering under large shade trees beside a white wall. A man in an orange-brown ochre dhoti and shawl, with a thick garland of red and white flowers around his neck, stands at the centre; a man in white shirt and white dhoti stands before him. Around them, a crowd in white and orange clothing gathers, including a shaved-headed monk in orange robes and rudraksha beads at left, and a shaved-headed man in orange at right. A dark vehicle with a license plate reading TN is at left, and orange flags are visible in the background. Roughly 20 people are visible in the scene.2014-07-04 +1 copies