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A crowded indoor healing camp under a veranda with turquoise-painted pillars. A man in a white shirt and white trousers stands with his back to the camera, bending over a seated man in a white shirt and black cord necklace whose head is covered by a light orange cloth. A middle-aged man in a white shirt with a dark rudraksha-style beaded necklace sits at right and rests his hand on a child's head. A woman in a patterned floral dress holds a young child on her hip at left, and a man in a striped shirt stands behind them. At far right a man in a grey-green checked shirt and dark trousers watches, and a man with a camera is partly visible. Several more people, including a woman in a blue sari near the back, fill the background.

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A healing session in a covered courtyard with pink and teal pillars. A man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala is laying his hand on the head of a seated woman in a green floral blouse with a white flower in her hair. A woman in a white sari with gold border kneels in front of a small child in a pink top, her hand on the child's head. Other onlookers stand and sit nearby, including a man in a checked shirt. Plastic chairs and a leafy plant are visible. No one is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance; the man laying hands wears white with a mala, which is not a distinctive presentation cue.2007-08-19Outdoor photo at a temple-side courtyard with a green tree canopy and a striped awning. In the foreground a woman in a pink-and-multicolour sari sits on a white plastic chair while a man in a white shirt places his hand on her head. Behind them, a woman in a pink sari with a red bindi stands near a line of people in white shirts and light trousers, a girl in a white blouse and blue skirt, and several children. Dark carved temple pillars and a blue pedestal line the walkway. A hand in white sleeve rests on the head of a seated devotee in the lower right. a person is not clearly visible in this 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 20072007-08-19August 19 20072007-08-19A photograph of a healing camp under a striped red, green and orange canopy beside a leafy garden. Devotees in white clothes sit in a line on plastic chairs while people in white stand behind them, placing hands on the heads of seated people in a blessing gesture. A young man in a white polo shirt and glasses in the right foreground has his eyes closed in prayer. A blue cabinet and a white helmet sit on a small table at left. Several women wear yellow and white saris and jasmine flowers in their hair. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.2007-08-19August 19 20072007-08-19June 01 20122012-06-01August 08 20092009-08-08Indoor photo of a devotee house in Pudukkotai with aqua-painted walls and a window grille. A crowd of women in saris, many seated on mats and some standing with palms pressed together, watch a ritual. At right a man in white dhoti and a checked shirt stands beside a priest in a brown shirt and white dhoti who holds a brass tray of offerings. In the foreground a woman in a red sari bows forward with her head to the floor, while a seated woman in a yellow sari sits with palms joined. A small child sits at left. The image is cut off on the right edge.2014-07-01