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A photograph of a welcome at a pink building entrance with a banana plant and a silver Ford SUV with a banner reading "NITHYANANDAM" pulled up. On the left, an older bald man with a white forehead band and orange robes holds a yellow cloth and presses his palms together. Behind him, a monk in orange robes stands near the vehicle. On the right, a woman in a red-orange sari with a rudraksha mala and gold bangles stands with palms joined in greeting. A small black dog walks on a patterned white floor design, and a group of women in saris watches from the left.

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July 02 20142014-07-02A photograph of an outdoor arrival at a pink ashram building decorated with banana leaves and a white kolam floor pattern. A figure in a maroon-and-gold cloth with bare upper torso and layered gold armlets and necklaces stands with palms pressed together in greeting, facing a silver Ford SUV with its doors open. Several saffron-robed monastics stand nearby, one in an orange robe with a white cloth over his eyes reading from a yellow sheet. A black dog stands on the kolam, and a row of women in saris and a man in white clothes watch from behind. Hills and palm trees fill the background.2014-07-02 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at a pink building entrance with a green leaf-garland arch and a framed portrait of a woman with long hair near the top left. A man in a rust-red and gold-striped cloth with bare upper body and gold bangles stands with palms pressed together in greeting, facing a shaven-headed man in orange robes with a white cloth over his eyes who holds a yellow cloth. Other devotees in orange, white, and pink saris stand behind. A silver SUV labelled NITHYANANDAM sits to the right, and a black dog walks on a patterned floor with white kolam designs. Roughly 10 to 15 people are visible.2014-07-02 +1 copiesA silver Ford SUV with registration KA04MN444 drives slowly along a sandy dirt driveway lined with potted plants and a low hedge. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand along the path, some with hands folded, as if greeting the arriving vehicle. On the right, a bald monk in a saffron-orange robe stands barefoot near the roadside. Palm trees and a pink multi-storey building with arched windows frame the scene, and a silver minivan is parked to the left.2007-01-30A silver Ford SUV with licence plate KA 04 MN 444 is driving slowly along a dirt path between palm trees and flowering shrubs. Flower petals are scattered on its bonnet. A man in an orange-saffron robe stands at the right beside the vehicle, with several men in white and cream dhotis and kurtas walking and standing along the path. A pink multi-storey building with windows stands behind the palms. Inside the windscreen, a figure in orange clothing is seated in the front passenger area, although the face is hard to make out through the glare. The scene is an ashram arrival with devotees lining the route.2007-01-30Outdoor photo on dry grass beside a silver Ford SUV with licence plate KA04MN4444 and its windows partly open. Several people are inside the vehicle. A man in an orange robe with dark shoulder-length hair stands at the right side of the vehicle, arms raised as if gesturing or blessing, with an orange cloth held aloft by another man in orange on the far right. Behind the car, a group in white traditional clothing walks along a path, including a woman holding a small child. A striped red and white canopy and trees stand in the background.2008-01-17January 23 20102010-01-23A silver Ford SUV with Karnataka plate KA 04 MN 4444 stands on a dirt road beside a roadside tree, with an orange truck and a uniformed security guard behind it. Gathered around the vehicle, a man in saffron robes and an orange turban, wearing a saffron shawl, walks among devotees in white dhotis and shirts. A devotee in a white shirt stands in the foreground photographing the scene, and colourful rangoli designs lie on the ground at the lower edge.2006-09-17A dirt path beside a low cream building and a woven bamboo fence in bright daylight. A silver Ford SUV with licence plate KA04MN4444 stands at left, with a small colourful ceremonial umbrella on its roof. A person in saffron-orange robes with a white floral garland walks toward the vehicle, carrying a small object. Behind them, two men in white dhotis with orange sashes walk along the building's edge, and another man in a white shirt holds a document. Green shrubs line the right side and an orange flag is visible in the background.2007-02-24A silver Ford SUV with its doors open is decorated with a long garland of marigolds and red and white flowers across its bonnet, with small floral pieces on the mirror and windows. A man with long dark hair and an orange shawl stands beside the open door, smiling, with a bald man in white beside him. A group of devotees in white and saffron/orange clothing stands on a dirt yard in front of an orange-walled building with balconies, several with hands pressed together in greeting. A red curtain hangs in the doorway behind them. The scene suggests a welcome of an arriving vehicle, with the garlanded car at the centre.2010-12-27July 15 20112011-07-15Outdoors in bright sunlight beside a silver Ford SUV with registration KA04MN4444. A figure in orange saffron robes with long swept-back hair, a long garland of white and red flowers and rudraksha malas walks forward with a hand raised in greeting. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and shirt carries a brass kalasha with a green plant on a tray, while other men in white dhotis and saffron-clad sannyasis stand nearby. On the right, a bald priest in orange robes with folded hands and a rudraksha mala, and men in white dhotis, watch. A green gate and trees form the background.2011-09-26