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Outdoor scene on bare red earth beneath green trees and a strung line of small red lights. A seated older man with grey hair and a white vibhuti mark on his forehead sits with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes closed. A younger man in white shirt and white dhoti sits beside him and rests his right hand on the older man's head in blessing. A third man stands behind in a white shirt with a red tilak, and a woman in a blue floral sari with a plastic bag stands at left watching. A white cloth-covered table edge appears at lower left. No identifiable a person candidate is visible; the blessing figure is shown as a priest-like devotee in white.

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April 06 20122012-04-06April 06 20122012-04-06Outdoor photo on dry red earth with trees behind. A man in a white shirt sits with hands pressed together in namaste, eyes closed, with a white vibhuti mark on his forehead. Another man in a white shirt and gold bangle stands over him, palm resting on his head in a blessing gesture, eyes closed; he wears an ID badge on a lanyard and has a red mark on his forehead. Behind them stand a man in a white shirt and a woman in a blue patterned dress holding a white bag.2012-04-06Outdoors on dusty ground with trees behind, a man in a white shirt with grey hair and a white vibhuti mark on his forehead sits with eyes closed and palms pressed together in prayer. Beside him a man in a white shirt with a red bindi and a gold bangle places his right hand on the seated man's head in a blessing gesture, his eyes closed. A badge hangs from the standing man's neck and a dark cord is visible. Other people in white and pink clothing stand in the background, including a woman in a blue top at the left edge. No identifiable a person appearance is visible, so this shows devotees in a blessing or initiation moment.2012-04-06April 06 20122012-04-06April 06 20122012-04-06Outdoor gathering of devotees seated on blue and green plastic chairs. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a cream border and a red bindi sits with a black beaded necklace. Beside her a man in a light blue collared shirt keeps his eyes closed while a man in white clothes, with a green ID badge and a rudraksha mala, places his hand on his head in blessing. Behind, another person in white with a mala holds a hand on a seated man's head. Other onlookers stand at the edges, some wearing wristwatches and dark clothes.2011-04-17Outdoors under bright sky and bare trees, a seated man in a yellow short-sleeved shirt with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap receives a blessing. A man in a white kurta-style shirt stands behind him, pressing one palm on the seated man's head. A dark-haired onlooker in a light green shirt, a woman in a green sari and a man in a light blue shirt stand nearby. A vertical tilak mark is visible on the seated man's forehead. The setting looks like a dirt path with a street lamp.2012-04-06A photograph of an outdoor medical camp under a tent with a light canopy and trees behind. In the foreground, a seated figure in orange clothing wears large garlands of white, yellow and red flowers and extends a hand toward the forehead of an elderly man in a white shirt and white dhoti, who has his hand on his chest. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand around them, and one holds a small red tray. A table with yellow cloth and a red-and-white banner stand at the edges. The figure's face is turned away, so no identification is made; the orange-clad figure is a person in a healing or blessing gesture.2012-01-06April 06 20122012-04-06January 06 20122012-01-06Outdoor gathering in white ritual clothing where devotees sit on blue plastic chairs while others stand around them. A woman in a white sari with a gold-coloured border and a gold necklace sits with eyes closed while a man in a white shirt touches her head and another man in a white shirt supports an elderly bearded man in white. A woman in a mustard-yellow sari with a long braid sits in the foreground, and a white car and flowering shrubs are behind.2011-04-17