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Outdoor photo at a hotel entrance with a white hotel building and a Hotel Reception sign. A woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala and gold bangles holds a brass aarti plate decorated with a coconut, green leaves and red flowers. Around her, men and women in white shirts and white dhotis stand with palms pressed together in namaste. In the foreground, a woman in a red blouse with a red shawl and a white flower garland faces the group, and a silver car is parked to the right. Behind them, more people in white clothing and a few staff stand along a path lined with palms and flowering trees.

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June 14 20092009-06-14Outdoor arrival scene at a hotel entrance with a red-trimmed reception canopy and a sign reading Hotel Reception. A figure in a sleeveless orange-red robe with a white flower garland, seen from behind, stands at the right beside a silver car. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis press their palms together in greeting along the driveway. Women in white saris hold brass pots with flowers and mango leaves, and one bends low toward the garlanded figure in front of a light-coloured car.2009-06-14June 14 20092009-06-14A street scene in front of a silver car where a long-haired figure in an orange-red shawl and a long white-and-red-yellow flower garland stands with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes lowered. Behind them a group of women in white saris with red and orange borders hold brass plates and offering items with green leaves. A man in all-white clothing with a dark mala around his neck bends forward and gestures with his hand, and a bearded man in white kurta with a sacred thread and a marking on his forehead stands nearby. A saffron-robed person in the lower left corner faces away. Several other people in white clothes stand behind in a crowd near parked vehicles and a yellow wall.2009-01-18June 14 20092009-06-14A photograph taken under a covered concrete porch at an outdoor arrival area. A person in an orange saffron robe stands centre, having a pink, yellow and white garland placed around the neck by a man in a white dhoti and shirt. Around them, several men in white shirts and dhotis and a woman in a maroon and brown patterned sari with jasmine flowers in her hair look on. A woman in a red sari with a white flower garland in her hair holds a brass tray, and a silver tray with a coconut, betel leaves and flowers sits in the lower left. A dark car is parked behind the group, with flower petals scattered on the ground.2010-02-14A photograph of a crowd gathering outdoors under a concrete covered walkway in front of a white institutional building. A man in long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a white and red flower garland with a rudraksha-style mala, smiles as he is welcomed. Several devotees surround him, including a woman in a red sari holding a garland and offerings, and an older woman in white with a gold-bordered shawl. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand behind. A white SUV with a roof rack is parked to the right. The welcoming figure with long hair and saffron robe shows the appearance cues associated with a person, appearing in person near the vehicle. The people in the foreground are devotees and attendants.2010-02-14June 14 20092009-06-14January 18 20092009-01-18A photograph of a house visit in a garden courtyard with a silver car parked at left and a fountain behind. A woman with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron sari and a white-and-yellow garland, stands at centre with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside her, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a silver tray with a brass lamp and offerings. A man in white with glasses and a white shirt reaches toward the tray. A woman in an orange sari bends low at right, touching the ground, and a woman in a blue floral top stands at the edge. Several men in white dhotis and orange or yellow shawls stand behind, some with hands folded, one wearing a rudraksha-style necklace. Tropical plants and frangipani trees surround the scene.2010-02-18Outdoor photo of a house visit on a red carpet in front of cream-coloured apartment buildings and a parked dark SUV. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and a red-and-yellow floral garland, with a rudraksha mala, smiles and holds hands with a man in white dhoti and shirt who bows toward them. A woman in a cream sari with gold border holds a brass plate with flowers and a kalasha-style vessel. Monks in saffron robes stand nearby, and an older woman in white with a red rudraksha mala watches at right. Several men in white and devotees with folded hands surround them beside a thatched hut.2014-06-27Outdoor photo of a street arrival at a residential compound beneath a red and maroon fringed canopy. A man in an orange saffron robe with a bare upper body stands centre, smiling and receiving a small offering tray from a woman in a white sari. Behind him a line of men in white shirts and dhotis, some with folded hands in namaste, look on. Another person in orange stands beside him holding a folded orange flag on a pole. On the left a woman in white and a man in white shirt press palms together. A dark car is parked at the lower left, with green-roofed buildings and palm trees behind. Count of visible people is about twelve.2010-01-21