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Close photo of a devotee in white shirt and glasses bowing forward with head lowered while a hand rests on his head in blessing. The blessing hand belongs to a bald man in an orange saffron robe whose eyes are downcast. Other seated people in white and cream shirts and a white plastic chair appear at the edges. A faint pedia.org mark sit at lower right, and a small logo appears at upper left

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March 28 20082008-03-28A photograph of a devotional healing or blessing moment. In the foreground, a bald man in a white shirt and white dhoti bends forward with his palms pressed together in namaskar, head lowered. A woman in an orange sari stands at right, her hand raised over his head in a blessing gesture. Behind them, a man in an orange shawl and white garment wearing glasses and a small red tilak on his forehead stands watching, while other men in checked shirts and white clothing crowd the background. The scene appears to be a darshan or blessing line in a hall with white plastic chairs visible.2008-03-28March 28 20082008-03-28A photograph of a healing or blessing session in a hall with red curtains and a fan in the background. In the foreground a man with short grey hair and a light blue striped shirt bows forward while a figure in a sleeveless saffron/orange robe places a hand on his head. Behind them a young man in white with an orange shawl and a red tilak on his forehead holds a small card, and several men in white shirts stand nearby watching.2008-03-28Indoor photo at a registration or blessing counter with a white-draped table in the foreground. A man in an orange-saffron sleeveless top and orange-saffron dhoti stands at right, placing his hand on the head of an older man in white shirt and glasses who bends forward. Behind them, a man in white with an orange scarf stands near the table, with a red velvet curtain and a colourful painted panel in the background. Several people in white shirts with orange scarves, and a woman in a pink sari, stand in a line or sit near the table. Printed pamphlets and booklets lie on the table.2008-03-28March 27 20082008-03-27A photograph of a man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange-red shawl, placing his right hand on the head of a seated devotee who has bowed his head. The devotee wears a white shirt. Behind them a person in white with a gold bangle and a yellow cloth is visible, and a deep red curtain hangs in the background. The gesture suggests a blessing or healing touch during darshan. Warm lamp-lit tones fill the scene. Swamiji (probable) appearance: long swept-back hair and orange-red garment; labeled as a blessing giver.2008-03-26March 28 20082008-03-28March 27 20082008-03-27March 27 20082008-03-27March 23 20082008-03-23March 28 20082008-03-28