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A photograph of a devotional healing and blessing session indoors. A man with long dark hair pulled back, wearing an orange sleeveless top with a rudraksha mala, stands at right with one hand raised, placing his palm on the forehead of a balding man in a brown shirt who stands with palms pressed together in namaste. A young man in white with an orange shawl and a tilak on his forehead watches nearby. Another man in white with an orange wrap stands behind, and a seated woman in a red and maroon sari receives blessings in the foreground beside printed blue forms and small booklets on a table. Red curtains hang in the background and a fan is visible at left.

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March 27 20082008-03-27March 27 20082008-03-27A photo from an indoor event with a red curtain and a standing fan at the left edge. A man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala, with long swept-back hair, sits on the right placing his hand on the head of a seated man in a white shirt and white dhoti who has his palms pressed together. A second man in orange with a short haircut and a vermilion mark on his forehead rests a hand on the seated man's shoulder. Behind them, a person in white stands near a white cushion, and a few blurred heads are visible in the lower foreground. The orange-robed figure with long hair fits the page's presentation cues and is tentatively labelled a person, giving blessing to a devotee in a healing or darshan setting.2008-03-27Indoor photograph of a healing and blessing session at an ashram hall. A man in a long-sleeved orange sleeveless robe with a rudraksha mala and ceremonial beaded necklaces, long swept-back hair, reaches out with his hand toward an older man in a white shirt holding a small blue card. Behind them a younger man in white with an orange shawl and a bald elderly man with beads watch. A woman in a green sari with a long braid in the foreground holds papers. A table below displays books and small framed prints, and a white fan and red curtain are visible in the background, with about six people visible.2008-03-27A photograph of a healing and blessing session indoors. A bare-headed man in a sleeveless saffron top with a rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead places his right hand on the head of a seated woman in a red blouse. Two men in white shirts with orange shawls and rudraksha malas stand nearby, one holding a small card. Another man in white stands at left. On the table below are printed photo cards and booklets with images of deities. Red curtains hang in the background. The page identifies the event as a healing session at AadiKailaasa, Bengaluru, so the saffron-clad healer is a person, identified by saffron clothing and rudraksha mala rather than by face.2008-03-27March 27 20082008-03-27March 23 20082008-03-23March 27 20082008-03-27A photograph of a healing or blessing moment indoors. A bald, shaved-headed man in white shirt and white trousers, with a rudraksha-style bead necklace, bows his head with hands clasped. A man in an orange-saffron sleeveless top, long swept-back dark hair and a beaded necklace reaches forward and touches the bowed man's forehead with his right hand. Behind them, a man in an orange shawl over white clothes holds up a small white card, and a bald man in white with an orange shawl stands at the right. A red curtain, a white wall with a blue logo, and a table with books and pamphlets at the lower right complete the scene. Several other people in white are partly visible at the edges.2008-03-27March 27 20082008-03-27A seated man in an orange saffron shawl and sleeveless orange garment places his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling devotee in a white shirt with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them, a man in white with a red tilak holds a small card near the devotee's head, another man in white stands at left, and a monk in orange stands in the background. A table holds fruit, flowers in a vase, a plate of offerings, and a fan is visible at left. A small trident is mounted on the right wall. Literature and booklets lie in the lower right corner.2008-03-23March 22 20082008-03-22