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Night photo of a bus with its front door open, an orange and black vehicle with the word "prakash" painted on its side. A tall man with long swept-back hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a gold necklace and a garland of rudraksha malas over a red-and-gold robe steps down from the doorway, appearing as a probable Swamiji by his distinctive hair, adornments and ceremonial dress. Behind him, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a shaved head and tilak stands inside. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in orange clothing with a mala reaches toward the crowd as devotees and a uniformed police officer in a blue cap press close. A photographer with a large camera and a raised arm holding a phone is at the right edge. Several people are visible, some partly obscured.

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June 21 20142014-06-21Night photograph of an orange and black bus labelled 'prakash', with a loudspeaker horn mounted on its roof. A man in an orange-and-red dhoti and shawl, wearing a gold-coloured necklace, garlands and bangles, with white vertical tilaka on his forehead, stands in the open bus door waving his right hand. Beside the bus, several shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes and white tilaka press their palms together in greeting, while devotees in white and a camera operator crowd the roadside. A man on the right raises a bright flame or lamp offering. The man in the doorway has distinctive long swept-back hair, ornate gold adornments and rudraksha-style beads, consistent with a probable appearance of a person, though this is uncertain.2014-06-21 +1 copiesNight photo of an orange and black bus with the word "prakash" painted on its side, its door open. A man in saffron-orange dhoti and a gold-beaded garland stands in the doorway, raising one hand in greeting. Inside, a man in white clothes sits on a seat, wearing a small pendant on a cord. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in saffron clothes with white tilak and a beaded mala gestures toward the bus, while a uniformed police officer stands at right. Street lights and a shop front glow at left.2014-06-21July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a long orange bus with a PRAKASH sign on its side, its door open at a village street. A figure with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested and wearing a red-maroon dhoti with gold-yellow borders, climbs the steps into the bus, with a cloth wrap over the shoulder. Several people stand near the door: a man in a white shirt and rudraksha-style beads on the left, a bald man in a white shirt, and shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes and white garments with beaded necklaces on the right. Pink and green houses and palm trees line the street under bright sky.2014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJune 01 20162016-06-01A photograph of a crowd gathered beside an orange and black tour bus marked Prakash. In the foreground a man with long dark hair wears a rust-red saffron wrap and a long rudraksha mala, smiling. Beside him a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron shawl and beaded rudraksha mala gestures with his hand. At right, a hand holds a large garland of red flowers and green leaves over a man's head, and other devotees in white and orange clothing stand close behind. The scene suggests a welcome at a roadside stop.2014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesEvening arrival at an orange-and-red bus as devotees welcome a visiting guru. A man with long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and a saffron-orange shawl with gold border smiles while stepping forward, appearing to be a probable Swamiji. Beside him a shaved-headed sannyasi in orange robes and a garland presses palms in greeting. Devotees in white garments receive him with flower garlands of white jasmine and red blossoms, and women hold brass kalasha pots decorated with flowers. Onlookers stand behind a Kerala-style orange bus with a door open, applauding.2014-07-01June 01 20162016-06-01July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copies