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Outdoor street scene in India where devotees greet a car window. A person in an orange-pink garment sits inside a silver car, receiving a brass plate with flowers and a green leaf and a long white garland hanging from the car. Beside the car, a man in white dhoti and shirt smiles, a woman in white sari with gold bangles stands, and an older man in white with glasses reaches toward the window. Trucks, a motorcycle and a pink building line the road behind them.

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January 18 20092009-01-18July 10 20092009-07-10January 11 20072007-01-11A silver-grey SUV is stopped on a dirt road beside a row of saffron flags on tall poles. In the foreground, several men in white shirts and white dhotis press around the vehicle's side, one holding a pink and white garland raised toward the car. A man in a pale pink checked shirt stands among them smiling, and a man in a yellow top sits behind the driver's window. A large orange container and palm trees stand in the background under a cloudy sky.2009-07-10Outdoors in front of a low pink building with a tiled roof, a person in an orange-red sannyasi-style garment with long swept-back hair and a white and orange flower garland stands with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling. Several men in white shirts and dhotis gather around, one at right in a white shirt and gold wristwatch with hands folded, another in front in white shirt and dark belt bending forward, and a man at left wears a white shirt with a rudraksha-style mala. A white car is visible at lower left. The orange-robed figure has distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and a garland, a person candidate, though appearance is only partly clear. Five to six visible people.2009-02-04Outdoors by a roadside, a silver SUV has its rear and front doors open while devotees crowd around it. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a long grey beard and mala beads sits at the driver's side, gesturing. A woman in red and orange with a yellow and white flower garland stands at the open window, smiling, with her hands together. A young woman in white with a flower in her hair and a bouquet holds the door, and a shaved-headed devotee in saffron stands beside her. Men in white and orange shirts press in behind, one with a raised hand. A white Shree sign and a blue banner appear in the background.2009-02-15A photograph taken through the open window of a silver car on a roadside. A smiling man with a shaved head and an orange-saffron robe sits at the steering wheel, reaching his hand out toward a crowd of people pressing against the car. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a flower garland in her hair and a bouquet in her hand leans in, and older people and children crowd the sides of the vehicle. Behind them a yellow metal railing, a grey wall, palm trees and motorcycles with riders line the road. A purple logo sits in the top-left corner.2009-02-15June 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesA photograph taken under a covered concrete porch at an outdoor arrival area. A person in an orange saffron robe stands centre, having a pink, yellow and white garland placed around the neck by a man in a white dhoti and shirt. Around them, several men in white shirts and dhotis and a woman in a maroon and brown patterned sari with jasmine flowers in her hair look on. A woman in a red sari with a white flower garland in her hair holds a brass tray, and a silver tray with a coconut, betel leaves and flowers sits in the lower left. A dark car is parked behind the group, with flower petals scattered on the ground.2010-02-14A photo at a roadside gate where a person in orange saffron robes, with a gold necklace and tilaka-marked forehead, stands beside a silver car, reaching toward the open rear window. A man in white clothing with a yellow shawl holds a long wooden staff, and another in white holds a peacock-feather fan at the car window, where a person in white is seated. A garlanded coconut with white flowers and green leaves sits in the lower left foreground. A cameraman films the scene in the background, with vehicles and roadside shops visible.2009-08-06February 15 20092009-02-15A photograph of a crowd gathering outdoors under a concrete covered walkway in front of a white institutional building. A man in long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a white and red flower garland with a rudraksha-style mala, smiles as he is welcomed. Several devotees surround him, including a woman in a red sari holding a garland and offerings, and an older woman in white with a gold-bordered shawl. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand behind. A white SUV with a roof rack is parked to the right. The welcoming figure with long hair and saffron robe shows the appearance cues associated with a person, appearing in person near the vehicle. The people in the foreground are devotees and attendants.2010-02-14