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Outdoors at an airport forecourt in bright daylight, a white car with its front windshield draped in a garland of white and yellow flowers stands in the foreground. A saffron-robed monastic with a shaved head holds a decorated fringed parasol above the open car door. Beside him, another shaved-headed man in an orange-brown robe and rudraksha-style beads stands near the open door, while a man in white traditional clothing and a white cap smiles at right. Onlookers including women in dark clothing and children crowd behind near the terminal columns and glass entrance. Scene suggests a welcome at arrival, with the parasol and garland as the ceremonial focus.

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May 03 20152015-05-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at an airport forecourt. A white car stands in front with a garland-draped figure visible through the windshield. To the right, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a shaved head holds a large bouquet of purple orchids and red flowers, while a red and orange ceremonial parasol with fringe is raised above a group. Several men in white kurtas and dress shirts surround him, and a child is partly visible in front. The airport terminal with columns and glass panels forms the background.2015-05-03Outdoor airport arrival scene at a glass-fronted terminal with a white car door open in the foreground. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange shawl and a large red-and-white flower garland, stands beside the open car door, smiling. A shaven-headed priest in orange-saffron cloth with a white sandalwood mark on his forehead and prayer beads stands at right, facing the group. Around them a dense crowd of men in white shirts and casual clothes presses forward, many holding up mobile phones; a camera operator is visible at upper right.2016-06-20June 20 20162016-06-20June 20 20162016-06-20June 20 20162016-06-20May 03 20152015-05-03Outdoor scene of devotees gathered around a white car draped with a multicoloured flower garland (yellow, red, purple, white) on its bonnet. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with gold-bordered cloth and orange-brown shawl, forehead marked with white tilak, gestures toward the car with one hand. Nearby, a man in an orange-brown turban bends forward at the car window. Other devotees with white-painted foreheads and body markings, beaded necklaces and white-and-gold dhotis stand behind, some holding ceremonial staffs and ornate umbrella-like standards overhead. Green bamboo foliage forms the backdrop.2016-12-23Outdoors at an airport forecourt, a person in a saffron-orange robe with a long swept-back hairstyle and a white and pink flower garland stands beside an open white car door, smiling. A bald man in white kurta is leaning toward them and gesturing, and a bald man in a saffron robe stands nearby. A tall parasol with fringe hangs above. Behind them a crowd of onlookers, including schoolgirls in maroon and white uniforms and men in white headcloths, watches. Glass terminal doors and columns form the background, and a white car is parked in the foreground.2015-05-03A 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.2010-02-14November 11 20132013-11-11May 03 20152015-05-03