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A smiling middle-aged man in a checked collared shirt kneels with palms pressed together, a pink flower petal and vibhuti marks on his forehead. A long-haired figure with dreadlocks, wearing a red-brown garment and a large garland of pink and orange flowers, sits with their back to the camera in front of him, with a hand resting on his shoulder. Behind them, a person in an orange robe with a dark bead mala stands at left, another in cream and gold-bordered dhoti stands centre-back, and a young man with a red tilak on his forehead appears at upper right. The scene suggests a blessing or darshan moment during a ritual gathering.

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Photograph of a devotee offering oranges to a long-haired man in a rust-orange garment with a bare upper body and rudraksha beads, wearing a gold earring and bead bracelets; the man in orange leans forward smiling while the devotee in a striped polo shirt smiles and reaches out. Behind them a priest in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala and a gold pendant holds oranges, and other devotees in white with folded hands stand near a golden pillar and a camera operator. Probable Swamiji with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and saffron clothing, receiving fruit offerings in an ashram darshan setting.2017-02-26A photograph of a seated man in a white dhoti and white upper cloth, with a black rudraksha mala and a gold chain, bowing with palms joined in namaskar while another person's hand rests on his head in blessing. The blessing figure has long dark dreadlocked hair decorated with pink rose petals and a green leaf garland, and wears a rust-red garment. A bearded man in the background wears a gray shirt and gold chain, and a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands behind. Other people in white clothes stand in the room, and a silver-framed object appears at the right edge. The photo is watermarked as archive material in the corner.2017-02-02A man in a mustard-yellow polo shirt kneels with eyes closed and palms pressed together at his chest, wearing a wristwatch and a red thread on his wrist, a small red tilak on his forehead. A bare-shouldered robed figure in dark red-brown cloth with long dreadlocked hair reaches to touch his head in blessing, the figure wrapped in a flowered garland of red and green blossoms. Behind them stands a person in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala, and figures in white clothing stand in the background of an indoor hall with a patterned floor. A partly visible orange fruit sits at the bottom edge. The kneeling man is a devotee receiving blessing, and the blessing giver is a sannyasi.2017-02-02A photo of a bald man in a white shirt kneeling with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling tearfully, with a rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him a man in orange saffron robes and a long rudraksha mala stands with a hand on his shoulder. In the foreground, blurred women with flowers in their hair and pink-and-green floral garlands face him, and other people in white stand nearby. The scene suggests a devotional darshan or blessing ceremony.2017-02-02February 02 20172017-02-02A kneeling man in a white shirt, glasses and a small red tilak on his forehead receives an offering from a woman with long dreadlocks wearing a rust-orange wrap and a garland of green leaves and pink flowers. Behind them, standing figures in orange robes and white clothes, one with rudraksha beads, are present. A white name badge is visible on the man's shirt. The scene appears to be a devotional ritual moment in an ashram hall with a striped mat on the floor.2017-02-02A devotee in a white dhoti with a gold border and a dark rudraksha mala kneels and smiles while holding an orange object in cupped hands. Another person, seen from behind with long dark braids and pink flower garlands, has a hand raised to the kneeling man's forehead as a blessing. Nearby, a figure in saffron robes wears a rudraksha mala with a pendant. A silver ornate chair edge and pink petals appear at right, and people in white and saffron stand in the background of a hall with a colourful floor mat.2017-02-02June 20 20122012-06-20 +1 copiesMay 08 20122012-05-08February 02 20172017-02-02June 24 20142014-06-24 +2 copiesJune 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copies