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Outdoor courtyard arrival with a dark grey Ford SUV pulling up under a covered walkway with red pillars and a red brick wall behind. Musicians perform on the paved floor: a man in white dhoti and shirt plays a long wooden pipe (nadaswaram-style), another in white plays a double-headed drum, and several young men in saffron-orange dhotis and turbans play large drums and long brass horns (kompu/ceremonial trumpets). A bare-chested drummer in red-and-saffron cloth stands near the steps. The scene resembles a traditional welcome procession for an arriving vehicle. A visible figure in orange near the vehicle may be a sannyasi but no clear identifying cues are present. Trees and a low wall frame the background.

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June 30 20132013-06-30A dark grey Ford SUV with Tamil Nadu plate TN 25 AE 4005 drives toward the viewer under a covered walkway with a red-brick wall behind. Several women in orange saris with red borders stand along both sides, some holding brass cymbals or small drums and others with hands pressed together in greeting, as the vehicle approaches. Two passengers are visible through the windscreen, one wearing a garland, though their faces are not clearly discernible. A paved courtyard, sandy ground and young trees complete the scene. a person's presence in the vehicle cannot be confirmed from appearance.2013-05-13July 25 20132013-07-25A photograph at an ashram courtyard of a black Ford SUV with its driver's door open and a driver inside. A man in a rust-red dhoti and wrap, with a gold-and-beaded neck garland and bangles, walks barefoot and smiles beside the vehicle. Behind him, three young men in saffron-orange robes with red borders stand with a silver tray holding a floral arrangement, and a drummer holds a hand drum. The orange-robed figure at left, with shaved head, presses palms together in greeting toward the car. A red brick wall and tiled floor form the backdrop.2013-07-25June 25 20132013-06-25May 17 20132013-05-17May 13 20132013-05-13A photo of an arrival welcome at a courtyard with a red wall and stacked wooden crates. A man in a white dhoti and shirt plays a long brass nadaswaram-style horn on the left, while a second musician in white stands behind him. A dark blue Ford SUV with Tamil Nadu plate TN 25 AE 4005 pulls up in the background. On the right, a line of girls in red and gold-trimmed dresses sit or kneel along the pavilion, one holding a brass horn and another in an orange garment with flowers. The scene suggests a ceremonial reception of a vehicle.2013-06-27February 03 20172017-02-03A dark blue Ford SUV with its driver-side door open stops under a covered walkway with red pillars. Two people sit in the front seats, one in white shirt at the wheel and one in a saffron-orange garment with rudraksha-style beads. Lines of young girls in orange saris and boys in maroon-red robes stand on both sides, several with hands raised in greeting and one playing a small instrument. A kolam rangoli design is drawn on the paved ground in the foreground, and a brick wall and trees stand behind.2013-05-19July 25 20132013-07-25September 11 20152015-09-11