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A photograph of a street-side entrance decorated with a marigold and white flower arch, with orange and white bunting, beside a parked grey SUV. A bearded man in an orange kurta with a shawl stands at the left, reaching toward a smiling man in an orange robe wearing a long white flower garland. A man in white shirt and dhoti with a red mala stands nearby, and women in white saris with flowers in their hair, one wearing gold earrings, stand at the right foreground holding flower offerings. Several onlookers stand in the background, and a yellow building forms the backdrop.

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A photograph of a street-side welcome in a narrow lane with a yellow-washed wall and a marigold-decorated arch overhead. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe and a thick white jasmine garland stands smiling, with a red bindi on his forehead; probable Swamiji by appearance (long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, garland), set as in_person. Around him, a bearded man in orange with glasses stands at left, a man in white shirt with a rudraksha mala and red pendant presses his palms together at right, and another man in white with folded hands stands at far right. A woman in a white sari with a gold border and a woman with a bun stand behind, along with a few other onlookers, and a woman's head is in the foreground lower centre. A silver vehicle is parked at left.2009-07-17A street scene in front of a yellow-walled building with garlanded roadside decorations. A man in orange robes with a long white-streaked beard and glasses stands beside a central figure with long dark hair, orange robe, red tilak and a heavy white jasmine garland with a red flower garland. A bare-chested man with white beads holds a coconut wrapped in red cloth and a white flower garland with green leaves in a ritual offering. Devotees in white and yellow clothing surround them, and a grey SUV and auto-rickshaw stand nearby.2009-07-17January 18 20092009-01-18A photograph of a street arrival outside a yellow-walled building with marigold garlands strung across the top. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti lifts a long white flower garland over the head of a figure in saffron-orange robes, who has a grey beard and glasses. A second man in a white shirt stands at the left beside a silver car, wearing a yellow shawl and white dhoti. Other men in white shirts crowd around, and a small crowd is visible inside and beside the vehicle. The garland is draped over the saffron-clad figure's head and shoulders, with a rudraksha-style mala visible at the neck.2009-07-17July 17 20092009-07-17Outdoors in daylight, a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange sannyasi robe stands smiling while a man in a white shirt and dark trousers places a garland of white flowers and red and green leaves around his neck. Several men in white dhotis and shirts, hands joined in greeting, stand nearby. A silver SUV is parked behind, and people look on from a balcony above a whitewashed building with a small framed picture on its wall.2009-08-11January 01 20112011-01-01January 18 20092009-01-18August 08 20092009-08-08January 18 20092009-01-18January 18 20092009-01-18A photograph of an arrival welcome outside a building beside a silver-grey SUV. A man in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair, a rudraksha-style mala and a heavy gold-coloured necklace of bead strands stands at centre, receiving a long white and yellow flower garland while a woman in a red sari with white flowers in her hair adjusts it. Around him, men in white shirts and saffron-orange robes stand near the car, one holding a tall wooden pole with an orange flag. In the foreground, women in red and cream saris and a man in a light-blue shirt hold brass plates of flowers and garlands. Behind them, yellow and orange ceremonial pennants hang on a gate and a palm-lined street is visible.2009-11-25