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Photograph of a satsang-style blessing. A long-haired man in an orange saffron wrap with a blue lining and rudraksha mala beads, wearing a gold necklace and beaded bracelets, smiles while extending his arm to touch the forehead of a seated young devotee in a white shirt and orange shawl. The devotee tilts his head up with eyes closed and one hand raised. The man sits on a red striped cushion beside an orange towel, in a plain beige room.

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April 19 20122012-04-19April 19 20122012-04-19April 19 20122012-04-19A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron garment and a dark rudraksha mala with gold ornaments, placing his right hand on the forehead of a seated devotee. The devotee wears a white shirt and an orange shawl, and has his hands folded near his chest. Both men appear in a room with a cream wall and a window behind them. Another partly visible person sits in the background. The standing man is an appearance-based a person candidate with long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala cues, performing a blessing on the devotee's head.2012-04-19April 19 20122012-04-19April 19 20122012-04-19Photograph of a seated guru in orange and saffron robes with long, swept-back dark hair, rudraksha malas on his arm and neck, and gold ornaments, reaching forward to touch the forehead of a kneeling man in a white kurta with an orange shawl draped over his shoulders. The guru's arm is extended across the frame with a bead bracelet, and the kneeling devotee's eyes are closed as he receives the blessing. Another hand is visible in the lower foreground, and a few seated devotees and a light wall with a window fill the background. This appears to be a blessing or darshan moment.2012-04-19A photograph of a long-haired man in orange saffron robes and rudraksha beads seated on a red zebra-striped cushioned seat, reaching forward to place his right hand on the forehead of a younger man kneeling before him. The kneeling man wears a white shirt under an orange shawl, with his palms raised in devotion. Beside the seat sits an orange cloth on the armrest and a tray with small items at the lower left.2012-04-19Indoor photo of a seated figure with long, wavy black hair wearing an orange-saffron shawl over the shoulders, a blue-edged garment, and rudraksha bead bracelets and necklaces, extending both arms forward with palms raised toward a kneeling man in a white t-shirt with short grey hair, who holds his hands up toward the seated figure's palms. A red tiger-print cushion or seat and an orange cloth sit at lower left, with a pale wall and window behind. Another person in orange clothing is partly visible at right edge. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure with long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas, giving a blessing gesture to the devotee.2012-04-19April 19 20122012-04-19A seated man with long, swept-back black hair wears an orange shawl over a dark blue garment, with rudraksha beads around his neck and both wrists. He leans forward and rests his right palm on the head of a kneeling devotee in a white shirt and orange shawl, whose hands are pressed together in anjali. The seated figure sits on a red and black tiger-striped cushion beside a small red box and an orange towel. Behind them a second orange-clad devotee kneels, and a pale wall with a window forms the setting. Appearance-based label: a person, in person, giving blessing to a devotee.2012-04-19April 19 20122012-04-19