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A photograph of a darshan blessing session in a plain room with lavender-grey walls. A figure in a saffron-orange wrap and orange head cloth, with a red and white flower garland and a bare upper torso, places a hand on the crown of a white-haired elderly man in white kurta who kneels with a rudraksha mala. Behind them, women in white and saree, some holding brass bowls and flowers, watch. A standing man in white kurta and spectacles stands at right, and a small framed picture hangs on the wall. a person: the saffron-clad figure with orange head cloth and red-and-white garland, performing the blessing as an in-person presence.

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April 20 20032003-04-20April 20 20032003-04-20A photograph of a darshan session in an indoor hall with white walls and red curtains. A bare-chested man in a saffron-orange turban and orange cloth, with a long white flower garland and a rudraksha mala hanging from his hands, sits at left with palms pressed together, appearing to bless the kneeling woman. A young woman in a white sari with a brown-patterned border and an event badge kneels at right with folded hands and bowed head. Behind her, a man in a white shirt and dhoti and a woman in a white and grey sari with an orange blouse look on. Several other men and women in white clothes stand or sit in the background. Swamiji (probable) is the saffron-clad figure with turban, flower garland and rudraksha mala; he is seated and actively blessing a devotee in a darshan setting.2003-04-20April 20 20032003-04-20A photograph of a ritual energy darshan. A bare-chested figure wrapped in saffron-orange cloth, with a saffron turban and petals in the hair, sits and places his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling older man in a white shirt, with a red-and-white rudraksha-style mala and hands in anjali. Petals are scattered on the floor. Behind them, men and a woman in white and pink clothing stand in a hall, and a woman in a pink sari with a red mala holds a steel bowl. Ceiling tube light overhead.2003-03-16A seated figure in an orange-saffron dhoti and matching shawl, bare-chested, with a long swept-back hairstyle and a saffron turban decorated with pink flowers, wears a long white flower garland and presses his palm to the forehead of a kneeling man in a white shirt and white dhoti. Behind them a standing man in white holds a small red-tipped item, and several onlookers in white and green saris and shirts watch. Pink flower petals scatter the floor and a steel bowl sits at the left. The orange-robed figure with distinctive turban, garland and bare chest is a person; the scene reads as a darshan blessing.2003-04-20April 20 20032003-04-20December 19 20032003-12-19A seated man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange-saffron shawl, leans forward and places his hand on the head of a kneeling woman with her hair pulled back. A small white card is held up by an older man in glasses and an orange shawl standing behind them. Several onlookers stand nearby in white and orange clothing, one young man in a patterned shirt, and a man in a white shirt holds lanyard badges. The setting is an indoor room with a red curtain, a wooden cabinet, and a tiled floor, with a small fan and folded papers on a low table. The seated man has a white forehead mark and is giving a healing blessing; he is probable Swamiji, identified by the long swept-back hair, saffron shawl and bare-chested ceremonial appearance.2008-04-04April 20 20032003-04-20April 20 20032003-04-20A seated figure in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe, with a garland of white and pink flowers, sits smiling on a white cushion covered in pink and white petals, extending a hand toward a kneeling man in white who presses his palms together in namaste on the petal-strewn floor. Behind them, several men in white kurtas and dhotis stand in a plain room, one holding a blue tambourine and another wearing a name badge; a wall-mounted framed picture and a ceiling fluorescent light are visible. A pedestal fan sits to the side. The figure in orange has long hair swept under the turban and distinctive orange garments, consistent with a person presence in a darshan setting. Roughly ten physical people are visible.2003-03-16