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A two-panel photo collage of a spiritual healing or blessing session. In the left panel, a seated man in a white shirt has his head touched by a woman in an orange sleeveless top, while a bald man in an orange shawl and white garment stands behind her and another man in orange watches. In the right panel, a seated man in a beige shirt with a pendant cord receives the same touch on his forehead from a woman in orange, with a bald man in an orange shawl and white dhoti standing behind and a man in white beside. Yellow and white garments and a red wave graphic in the background frame the scene.

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July 12 20102010-07-12Multi-panel collage of five photographs from an indoor temple event. Top left: a bald saffron-robed man with a grey beard clasps hands with a long-haired figure in orange robes, while a shaved priest in white with an orange shawl stands behind. Top right: a man in white shirt receives a hand blessing on his head. Middle right: a long-haired figure in orange sits on a white cushioned seat with red cushions, touching a man in white. Bottom left: a grey-bearded man in pink-saffron robe sits facing a long-haired figure in orange wearing a rudraksha mala, with hands joined. Bottom right: men in white kurtas with orange shawls stand in rows, one bowing with folded hands toward a long-haired figure in orange seated at right. Red curtains and white seating form the background.2010-07-12July 10 20102010-07-10 +1 copiesJuly 11 20102010-07-11July 16 20102010-07-16 +1 copiesJuly 10 20102010-07-10 +1 copiesCollage of seven photographs of devotees receiving darshan from sannyasis in saffron-orange robes with red-orange shawls, seated on orange-draped chairs or cushioned seats in a hall. Devotees in white shirts, a blue sari and a striped shirt bow with folded hands, offer greetings or receive gestures of blessing. Several people stand at right and centre. The shawl-draped figures are presented as devotees and sannyasis; no one is identified by appearance.2010-07-08 +1 copiesOctober 15 20102010-10-15A photograph of a devotional reception in an open pavilion with an orange-painted wall and a corrugated metal roof. A man in orange robes with long swept-back hair and a dark rudraksha mala stands centre, holding a sheaf of papers and extending his hand in blessing toward a kneeling man in a white shirt who bows with his palms pressed together. Behind them, men in white and light clothing watch and smile. At right, a bald man in orange robes holds a brass and gold ceremonial staff wrapped in an orange cloth. A metal railing runs along the foreground. The orange-robed man with long hair and rudraksha is a Swamiji (probable) candidate, based on long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala, and is shown in an in_person blessing role.2010-09-01August 29 20102010-08-29Four-panel collage of photographs from a Pada Pooja event. Top left: a figure in saffron-orange robes, long dark hair, a rudraksha-style mala and a blue headcloth sits on an orange-cushioned seat with flower garlands, while a man in white kurta with a white-and-saffron garland touches the forehead of a devotee. Top right: men in white clothes with garlands stand with hands folded in namaskar under a canopy. Bottom right: a man in a white shirt bows his head to a yellow flower-decorated orange cushion. Bottom left: a saffron-robed figure with garland and mala receives a forehead blessing from a man in white. Collage panels show the activities but are not physical people.2010-07-24July 03 20102010-07-03