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Outdoor photograph on a dirt road beside a silver SUV decorated with a long garland of orange, yellow and purple flowers draped over its bonnet. A man in an orange kurta and gold-coloured garland stands centre, lifting a white flower garland over the head of a second person in orange robes with long dark hair who bows forward. A bearded man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style gold necklace stands at left. In the foreground a woman with dark hair in a braid holds a plate with a coconut and banana leaves. Green shrubs, a fence and a blue-roofed building appear behind. Ritual welcome with garlanding of a devotee arriving by car.

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December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26 +1 copiesOutdoor photo on a dirt road beside a silver SUV at dusk, with trees and a large boulder behind. A man in orange robes and an orange shawl, with a rudraksha-style necklace and a gold pendant, stands near the car holding up a long white and orange garland. Beside him, a woman in a white blouse and orange shawl with a pink-and-maroon sari stands with her back to the camera. On the right, a man with long dark hair wears a plain orange robe and a beaded necklace. A bearded man in orange robes stands at left, and several people in white clothes stand in the background. Marigold garlands are draped over the car.2008-12-26December 27 20082008-12-27Outdoor photo beside a silver SUV decorated with a long garland of yellow and white flowers and maroon ribbon along its roof. A man in orange robes with a gold-trimmed yellow sash, a gold pendant and layered beaded necklaces stands smiling on the right, with long hair under a light turban-style headwrap. Another orange-robed person in a maroon-bordered wrap leans into the open car door on the left. Dirt road, shrubs and palm foliage with bright sunlight behind them.2008-12-27Outdoor photograph at a dirt-road entrance beside a silver SUV with its front passenger door open. A man in orange robes with a brown-and-red border holds a tray of white and pink flower garlands and reaches toward the door. A person in long dark hair, an orange robe with gold trim, a multi-strand beaded mala, a large ornate gold-toned pendant and a white forehead marking steps out of the vehicle, smiling. Yellow flowering shrubs and garlands decorate the car's rear, with a rocky hillside behind.2008-12-28Outdoor photograph on a dirt road in front of a silver SUV decorated with a garland of yellow marigolds and multicoloured flowers along its roof. A man in a white kurta and glasses holds a polished silver kalasha-style vessel with a yellow-topped cone and green leaves, offering it with both hands toward a long-haired person in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala. A woman in orange sari with hands pressed in anjali stands at left, and another orange-clad figure stands by the vehicle at right. The scene suggests a welcome ceremony with a ritual vessel offering.2008-12-25December 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesOutdoor photo on a dirt road beside a silver SUV decorated with flower garlands. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a long rudraksha-style mala stands at left, hands folded, and a bearded man in orange robes stands beside him. In the centre, a long-haired man in orange robes wears a white and pink flower garland and heavy gold ceremonial necklaces, smiling and gesturing toward a woman in a white sari with an orange border who holds a silver kalasha vessel and a tray, with an orange-and-yellow marigold garland. A young man in orange stands at the right holding a long pole. Palm trees and a building stand in the background.2008-12-28 +1 copiesDecember 25 20082008-12-25December 27 20082008-12-27December 28 20082008-12-28