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Outdoor scene near a red shipping container and tree line. A bald, bespectacled man in white shirt and white dhoti stands seated on a blue plastic chair, pressing his palm to the head of a seated man in a white shirt with a yellow shawl. Nearby, another man in white clothes with a sacred thread and a white ID badge places his hand on a seated devotee's head. Standing onlookers in white and checked shirts and dhotis watch from behind, with a row of colourful string decorations overhead.

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Outdoor scene beside a red shipping container under trees, with strings of small colourful flags overhead. A bald man in glasses and white shirt and trousers stands and places his hand on the forehead of a seated man in white shirt and yellow shawl. Around them, men in white shirts, dhotis and checked lungis stand and sit on plastic chairs, several with grey hair and beards; one wears a rudraksha-style necklace. The seated recipient's hand is raised in a gesture of reverence.2011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08Outdoor camp under a patterned fabric canopy edged with colourful triangular pennants, with trees and a red shipping container behind. A seated man in a white shirt and white dhoti reaches out to touch the forehead of a seated man in a plaid shirt, while a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, some with shawls and bags, waits in line. At the left a woman in white sari-style dress writes on a paper ledger at a table draped with green-printed cloth. Plastic chairs and a bag with printed logo are visible. Numerous men are visible, forming a sizeable crowd.2011-12-08April 06 20122012-04-06April 06 20122012-04-06April 17 20222022-04-17Outdoors 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.2012-04-06Outdoor 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.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 17 20112011-04-17Outdoor stall under a colourful canopy with red, orange and green floral-patterned cloth. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti seated on a red plastic chair has a white-clad helper pressing a hand to his forehead, while an onlooker in a white shirt with a mala stands at left and another man in a striped shirt stands at right. Behind them a banner reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Dhyanachikitsai Maiyam (meditation therapy centre) and shows a portrait of a saffron-robed, long-haired figure with a rudraksha mala and ornate necklace seated in a rocky setting. A small table holds oil lamps and offerings; a framed picture leans on it. Buildings and palm trees are behind.2011-04-202006 - Kailasa India Sangha Activities