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A photograph at a covered entrance of a temple-style hall with red-and-white trim and a garland of red and white flowers overhead. Two women in white and gold-bordered sarees stand at left and centre; the centre one holds a woven basket of white flowers and offers a flower to a woman in a white kurta and white trousers at right, who wears a flower garland and holds offerings in her hands. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers with a red tilak and flower garland stands barefoot behind them with his palms joined in greeting. Other devotees in white and a few in pink stand in the background. Coir mats lie at the threshold.

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A photograph of a barefoot man in white shirt and white trousers standing at a doorway with palms joined in namaste, wearing a long white flower garland and a red mark on his forehead, with glasses. Two women in white saris with gold borders stand to the left; one holds a woven basket of white flowers and the other stands with hands joined. Behind them, several people in white and a man in an orange and white shawl stand in a courtyard decorated with red and white flower garlands along the roofline.2009-06-01Photo of a welcoming reception at an open doorway of a white-walled building, with marigold and red flower garlands strung across the top of the doorframe. Women in white cream-bordered saris stand on both sides, hands pressed in anjali; the two on the left hold a brass tray of offerings with a flower-decorated basket. A woman in a white and blue patterned kurta with blue pants and a flower garland receives the welcome, bowing at the threshold. Further back in the corridor, people in white and orange clothing and an orange-robed person stand in line. No identifiable a person is visible.2009-06-01June 01 20092009-06-01June 01 20092009-06-01June 01 20092009-06-01June 01 20092009-06-01A photo of a man in a plain white t-shirt and grey trousers standing in a covered hall with his palms pressed together in namaste, smiling. He wears a red bindi, a rudraksha mala and several white flower garlands. Behind him, women in white and cream saris with gold borders stand with hands folded, and a row of red and white garlands hangs above the entrance. Other people in the crowd are blurred in the background.2009-06-01A photograph of a doorway decorated with red and white flower garlands, where several women greet arrivals with palms pressed together in anjali. The foreground woman in front wears a white kurta with blue floral embroidery, a blue dupatta, blue churidar trousers and a garland of white flowers, and smiles while bowing. Two women to the left wear white saris with gold borders, one holding a woven basket of white flowers. Behind them a crowd in white and blue clothing fills the courtyard, and a man in orange robes stands at the right by the door. The woven rug on the floor and red-brown wooden frame complete the scene.2009-06-01June 01 20092009-06-01Photograph of a covered outdoor walkway at an ashram-style compound with a tiled roof and red wooden pillars. Several women in saris, including red, pink and purple, with gold bangles and necklaces, stand with palms pressed together in greeting or prayer. A silver kalasha-style pot decorated with white jasmine garlands and green mango leaves sits in the foreground. Two women in white clothing wear white flower garlands, and a man in a white dhoti and an ID badge stands at right. Palm trees and white buildings with green roofs are visible in the background.2009-06-22June 01 20092009-06-01Evening photograph of a welcoming procession in a white-walled entrance hall. Women in white saris with gold borders carry brass pots holding white flowers and sprigs, and men in white dhotis and shirts stand in two lines with hands folded or holding red and white garland bundles. A path of yellow and white flower petals runs down a red carpet toward a brightly lit hall. Foreground: a woman in a white sari, a bespectacled man in white with palms joined in greeting. Background people wear orange and white. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2014-07-01