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A large indoor hall crowded with devotees in white and light-coloured shirts, photographed at an evening darshan session. In the foreground a long-haired figure wearing a turquoise turban and a turquoise-and-orange shawl over white robes places a hand on the forehead of a man in a checked grey shirt with an ID badge, whose eyes are closed. Another man in a checked shirt raises a hand in blessing nearby, while a woman in white with gold bangles and a gold necklace raises her palm in the lower left. A ceiling fan appears at the right edge.

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February 09 20082008-02-09A photograph from a large indoor convention hall with many seated attendees behind. A figure in a teal-blue turban and white robe with a teal-blue shawl, long dark hair visible, is placing hands on the head of a young man in a checked pink-and-white shirt with a name badge, while a young woman in a cream top with gold bangle and a badge raises her hand toward him. Other attendees in white and pale shirts sit in the background, and one man wears a dark necklace at the left edge. The scene reads as a blessing or darshan moment.2008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09A photograph from a large indoor convention crowd at an event hall, with many seated attendees in white clothing behind. In the foreground, a figure in a turquoise and white turban and a turquoise-and-white shawl over white robes, with long dark hair, places a hand on the forehead of a man in a white shirt and white dhoti who has his eyes closed. To the left, a woman in a red-and-white top with a long braid and gold bangles raises her palms in a gesture of reception, while a man in white stands behind her. A white-bladed electric fan is visible at the upper right. The setting suggests a darshan blessing given to delegates, with the forehead touch and raised palms as the central action. Some hands are raised in the crowd behind.2008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09Photo of a darshan session in a large hall crowded with devotees in white clothes. A man with long dark hair and beard wears a turquoise turban and a turquoise-and-orange shawl over white robes, placing his hand on the forehead of a young man in a white floral-print shirt who has his eyes closed. Behind him a woman in white with a black mala and gold necklace raises one hand, and a white-clad man in the foreground watches. A blue electric fan stands at the right edge. a person (turquoise turban, long hair, ornate shawl) gives darshan to a devotee.2008-02-09