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A woman in long dark hair and gold jewellery stands beside an open black car door while a woman in an orange and red sari drapes a red and white flower garland around her neck. The garlanded woman wears a leopard-print blouse with a dark bead necklace and a white forehead mark. Around them, several men in orange robes and white dhotis with gold borders wear rudraksha and gold necklaces and white forehead marks, and a palm-lined dirt road and a roadside billboard are visible. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.

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March 10 20132013-03-10A photograph outdoors beside a dark grey car with its door open. A woman in an orange-red sari with gold border applies a mark to the forehead of a man in an orange robe with a black turban, who stands with a long red and white flower garland around his neck and a gold-bordered orange shawl. Behind them, men in orange clothing play drums and a large silver pot with a green leaf and yellow flowers sits on a tray held by a person at left. Palm trees and a sunny sky fill the background. The man in the turban has long swept-back hair and a distinctive orange garb cue, so he is a person receiving a welcome with garlands and drumming during the event.2016-01-11July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph at a residential street with trees and a parked dark SUV at left. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands center, placing a multicolour flower garland of red, white and yellow blooms over the head of a saffron-robed figure with a rudraksha mala. A bald man in an orange-gold shawl stands behind the garland recipient, and a man in a light blue shirt is at right. Several onlookers stand nearby, and the setting suggests a pada puja welcome at a devotee's house.2014-06-26July 08 20142014-07-08A roadside outdoor photograph beside a white SUV with its rear door open, under leafy trees and a palm at the left. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and orange dhoti faces away, greeting a smiling long-haired figure in an orange robe with a red and white flower garland and a gold bangle. Behind them a sadhu in orange robes stands by the car, and a row of men in white shirts and cream or yellow dhotis stands along the roadside; one holds a yellow marigold garland and a brass tray at the left edge. Several people are visible, and the scene reads as a welcome or greeting at the roadside.2010-02-02June 26 20142014-06-26December 03 20162016-12-03September 09 20142014-09-09July 03 20142014-07-03June 23 20142014-06-23 +1 copiesOutdoor photo on a dirt roadside beside a dark SUV. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and a red-and-white flower garland, smiles and reaches toward the car door. Beside him, a bald man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala holds a silver kalasha decorated with yellow and orange marigolds and pink flowers, offering it toward a small girl in a red and gold dress and gold headpiece. Other saffron-clad men and women with white tilak marks stand behind, and a cameraman films. Palm trees and a tree shade the street.2014-08-20