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A photograph of a woman with long dark wavy hair in a sleeveless yellow sari blouse and rudraksha bracelets, her hands raised to the forehead of a man with short hair who wears a white shirt and a blue lanyard. She is performing a blessing or touch-based ritual gesture. Behind them, blurred people stand in the background and a white cooling unit is visible at right.

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April 16 20122012-04-16A photograph of a long-haired man in a cream and gold-bordered garment with an orange-brown shawl and multiple rudraksha bead bracelets and necklaces, pressing his hand onto the forehead of a young man in a white shirt with a lanyard. The young man has his eyes closed and a palm raised in front of him. Blurred people stand in the background and an indoor room with pale walls is visible. a person: the seated figure shows long swept hair, rudraksha malas and a shawl, matching the candidate description, while the devotee is a young man receiving blessing.2012-04-16A photograph of a woman in a cream and gold sari with an orange-brown shawl draped over her shoulder, standing in front of a seated man in a black t-shirt whose face is tilted upward. She holds a rudraksha mala on her wrist and places her palm on his forehead while holding a folded white paper in her other hand. Behind them, a blurred monk in an orange robe and beads stands near the edge of the frame, and several onlookers appear in the dimly lit room. The gesture resembles a blessing given during darshan.2012-04-16A photograph of a long-haired figure in a pale gold sleeveless garment and wooden bead bracelets pressing one hand over the eyes of a man in a white t-shirt who wears a rudraksha mala. The man has both palms raised beside his head in a devotional gesture. A blurred figure in a white head covering sits in the background against dark red drapery. The scene appears to be a blessing or energy-transmission moment during a gathering.2012-04-16April 17 20122012-04-17April 16 20122012-04-16A photograph of a long-haired figure in an orange sleeveless top with a gold-and-pearl sash and multiple rudraksha bracelets, both hands raised in front of a seated man in a white shirt with a blue lanyard and an ID badge. The figure's palms rest near the man's forehead in a blessing gesture as he sits with eyes lowered. Behind them, seated devotees in white and orange garments watch, and a deep red curtain forms the backdrop. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, orange clothing, rudraksha malas and gold ornaments) is giving darshan to a delegate.2012-04-17April 17 20122012-04-17A photograph of a ritual blessing. A figure seated on the left, shown from behind with long dark hair, wears an orange sleeveless top and rudraksha bracelets, and presses a hand to the forehead of a man standing on the right. The standing man wears a white kurta, a rudraksha mala and a lanyard, and holds his palm raised. A golden ceremonial staff stands in front, with a brass oil lamp at the left edge and a seated figure in orange robes at the right. The setting is a hall with a maroon curtain and a cooling unit in the background.2012-04-17February 17 20132013-02-17April 16 20122012-04-16A photograph inside a hall where a seated guru in a loose orange garment with a golden sash and long, swept-back dark hair places his hand on the forehead of a young man in a white kurta with a blue lanyard, whose eyes are closed and hands are raised to his head. A rudraksha mala is visible on the guru's wrist. Behind them, a man in white stands, another man in orange with a rudraksha mala stands at right, and a white cooling unit and maroon curtain are visible. The scene reads as a blessing or diksha moment. Three to four people are visible in the scene.2012-04-17