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A blessing moment in an indoor hall with red curtains and a red floor mat. In the foreground, a woman in a red-and-gold sari with her hair in a bun places her hand on the forehead of a man in a green-and-grey striped polo shirt, who has both palms raised and eyes closed. Seated before them is a man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold border, wearing a rudraksha mala and bracelets, eyes lowered. Behind them stand several onlookers, including a man in a yellow kurta with an ID badge and a woman in white. A golden object sits in the lower left corner.

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November 01 20132013-11-01A photograph inside a hall with a white floor and red mats. On the left, a man with long dark hair tied back, a white tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and a red-and-gold sash, extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a man in a white shirt with raised palms and a name badge. Behind them, a seated man in a white dhoti with a gold border and rudraksha malas blesses with closed eyes. In the background, a man in yellow and several people in white stand watching, and a golden deity murti sits at the lower left. A red curtain and a standing fan are visible. The scene appears to be a blessing given during a darshan session.2013-11-01A photograph of a seated figure in a rust-red robe with a gold-patterned shawl and a red-tied topknot giving a blessing, pressing a hand to the forehead of a young man in a navy, orange and green striped polo shirt who holds his other palm up. The blessing figure is a person by appearance, with a swept-back hairstyle and ornate red and gold clothing, and seems to sit on a golden throne-like seat with a carved lion-like base. Behind them a seated man in white with a rudraksha mala and a gold-bordered cloth sits on a red mat, and standing observers in white and yellow shirts watch in a hall with red curtains.2013-11-01November 01 20132013-11-01A photograph of a blessing moment indoors. A person with long dark hair tied in a bun, wearing a red-maroon and gold-bordered shawl over a bare shoulder, extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a seated devotee in a white shirt with an ID badge on a lanyard. The devotee holds both palms raised. Beside them, a man in white with a rudraksha mala and gold-bordered white cloth sits watching, and a gold ritual vessel is visible in the foreground. Standing men and women in white clothes watch in the background, near a red curtain and a wall fan.2013-11-01A photograph of a blessing moment in an indoor hall with red carpet. A woman with hair in a bun, wearing a red-maroon sari with gold border, extends her right hand in blessing over the head of a man in a dark purple-grey collared shirt, whose palms are pressed together in namaste. A seated man in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala sits beside them watching. Standing people in white clothes and a golden ornamental object sit in the foreground. A small badge hangs from the man in the shirt. Physical people visible: about four in the foreground, with several more standing in the background.2013-11-01November 01 20132013-11-01November 01 20132013-11-01A photograph of a diksha-style blessing in a hall with a red mat. A robed figure in rust-brown and gold cloth, wearing a brown head wrap with gold trim and a rudraksha-style bead mala, presses one palm to the forehead of a man in a dark blue striped shirt with a conference badge, who holds up his right palm. A woman in a rust-orange sari with a beaded mala sits behind on the mat, and a row of standing men and a woman in cream clothing watch from the background beside red curtains and a standing fan.2013-11-03A seated figure with a bun and white vertical tilak on the forehead, wearing a saffron-orange shawl over a gold-bordered yellow garment and a long rudraksha mala, touches the forehead of a man in a white shirt with a name badge who raises his palms in acceptance. Behind them a standing man in white and a woman in a blue-green sari with orange lanyard look on, a seated woman in a dark necklace rests her chin on her hands, and a gold lion-head ornament and red cloth appear in the foreground.2013-09-28November 20 20132013-11-20September 30 20132013-09-30