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Outdoor arrival scene beside a white car with its door open. A woman in a rust-orange sari with a gold border and a rudraksha mala stands at left, holding a silver plate of white and red flowers and offering them to a smiling man in an orange turban and orange wrap with gold trim, wearing a long rudraksha mala and standing at the car door. Behind them, a man in white dhoti with gold border holds his hands in anjali, and other white-clad devotees stand near a patterned cream brick wall and a dark gate. a person appearance is noted via the orange turban, rudraksha mala and saffron-gold robes, but the identification is uncertain.

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June 30 20152015-06-30June 30 20152015-06-30December 18 20112011-12-18December 31 20092009-12-31October 02 20152015-10-02A photograph of a ceremonial arrival at an ashram courtyard beside a white car. A central man in a rust-brown robe wears a heavy gold necklace with a large pendant, rudraksha beads and a red thread on his wrist, and holds a tray of red, white and yellow roses. Around him, young attendants in orange robes and orange turbans, with rudraksha malas and white sandalwood markings on their arms, stand near him; one holds a tall gold-tipped staff. A figure in green and gold, with a brass or silver tray of flowers, sits near the car door. Corrugated roofing and palm trees are in the background.2017-09-02A photo taken on a city street beside parked cars and a white building with a black railing. A man in a dark red turban, rust-red dhoti-style wrap and a white and blue flower garland stands smiling with his palms pressed together. Several people around him, including a shaved-headed monk in saffron and a man in white with a red garland, greet him with folded hands. A woman in the foreground holds a silver plate. The figure in the turban and garland may be a person, given a rust-red turban, a flower garland and a welcoming reception.2013-06-23 +1 copiesA street scene outside a residential building in Bangalore, with a dark SUV parked at the curb. A man on the right with long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas across his chest, gold arm bands and gold bangles, wearing a maroon and gold-bordered dhoti and a red shawl, smiles and gestures with raised palms toward a woman. A woman in a maroon blouse with a jasmine flower in her hair holds a brass plate with red kumkum or aarti offering. Beside them an orange-robed attendant with a shaved head and a rudraksha mala stands by the car door. In the background a robed priest in white stands on the steps, another man in orange holds a garland, and a figure in a white dhoti stands at right. Ritual reception during a house visit or padapuja. Probable Swamiji (probable) wears long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and gold arm bands, identified only by appearance in this context.2014-07-07June 23 20132013-06-23 +1 copiesA photograph of a roadside arrival outside a parked silver car. On the left, a man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bead necklace holds a silver kalasha topped with green leaves, a corn cob and a purple flower, and gestures toward the right. Facing him on the right, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a red-and-gold sari-style garment, a long rudraksha mala and a gold necklace with a pendant, and a red tilak on his forehead; he holds his hands out in conversation. A white-clad attendant is partly visible at the far left edge, and an orange brick wall and a green sign stand behind. The scene reads as a pada-puja welcome, with the kalasha offered to the figure on the right.2011-12-12Outdoor photograph at a dirt-road entrance with palm trees and a low red wall behind. A figure in a rust-orange and red-banded robe with a red headband and a long garland of white flowers and red blossoms, plus beaded necklaces, leans in at a dark grey SUV door, one hand on the handle. Behind, a shaved-headed man in orange-red robes with a white forehead marking and rudraksha beads stands by the open vehicle. On the right, a woman in an orange shawl with beaded necklace presses her palms together in anjali. A brass vessel edge is visible at the lower right. Lightweight description of a welcome at arrival.2014-08-17July 03 20142014-07-03