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A photograph of a crowded outdoor healing camp entrance in Tamil Nadu. A woman in a white sari with a red bindi sits on a plastic chair while a man in white shirt and white dhoti places his hand on her head, and a young woman in a yellow-green patterned salwar with a pink flower in her hair sits in front. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand behind them near a blue-painted pillar with a plastic bottle on top, and a woven mat lies on the ground.

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August 19 20072007-08-19August 19 20072007-08-19Outdoor photograph of a healing session in which a woman in white sari and white blouse with a flower in her hair places her right palm on the head of a seated young woman in a cream sari with red border. Beside them, a man in a white shirt rests his hand on the head of a young boy in a white shirt with shaved head. Behind them, other devotees in white and yellow clothing stand near a weathered blue wall, and several people in the background watch. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2007-08-19A crowded outdoor healing scene beside a weathered blue and white wall. In the foreground, a woman in white sari sits with her head bowed while hands are placed on her head. A man in a light blue shirt with glasses and a lanyard stands with palms pressed together in greeting, and a woman in a white sari with a white flower in her hair places her hand on another devotee's head. Several other people in white and light clothing stand behind, with flowers in their hair and a bare hand visible at lower left.2007-08-19A crowded outdoor scene at a healing camp, with women seated on white plastic chairs in the foreground. A woman in a green-and-black striped saree with a white flower garland in her hair sits with her head bowed, while a woman in a green saree behind her reaches toward her head. Men in white shirts stand behind them under a colourful striped canopy with a pink lotus-like emblem. A woman in a white blouse and pink-patterned saree occupies the left foreground, and a blue painted wall with peeling paint fills the right side of the frame.2007-08-19An outdoor healing camp under a tiled awning beside a blue-painted pillar. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti, wearing a rudraksha mala, stands with both hands on the head of a seated woman in a patterned top. Beside him, a woman in a white sari with a red bindi holds her palm over the head of another seated woman. Seated figures include a woman in a yellow blouse with hair in a braid and a flower, and a child in a dress. Plastic chairs and onlookers in white clothing are visible in the background.2007-08-19August 19 20072007-08-19August 19 20072007-08-19August 19 20072007-08-19A photograph inside a temple-like room with green carved stone trim and lilac walls. A man in a plain white shirt and white trousers, wearing thin-rimmed glasses and with short greying hair, stands with his hands on the head of a seated woman in a lime-green sari with gold earrings and a nose stud. A second man in white stands at left, and a red-shirted person and a child are at the bottom edge. A framed gold-and-blue religious picture of deity murti hangs on the wall behind. The man in white is not visibly marked by long hair, saffron clothing, a crown or rudraksha, so he is described only by role as a man performing a blessing on the woman.2007-08-19August 19 20072007-08-19A photograph of a mass healing camp in a courtyard with a tiled floor and a yellow wall. A woman in an orange blouse and floral sari stands at left, placing her hands on the head of a seated woman in a blue and white sari with gold bangles. Behind them a man in a white shirt also touches a seated devotee's head, and a woman in a white floral blouse watches at right. Another person in a green outfit stands at the doorway in the background. A teal wall clock hangs by the entrance. The scene shows people receiving touch-based healing blessings.2007-08-19