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A seated man in saffron-orange robes, wearing layered rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, reaches up to press his palm to the forehead of a standing man in a white kurta with an orange shawl. The standing man's eyes are closed, his other hand raised open in front of him, and he wears a white wristband and a conference-style lanyard. Behind them seated devotees in white with orange and red shawls fill the hall, and a leopard-print cloth covers the platform.

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A photograph of a blessing moment indoors. A bare-shouldered man with long dark hair tied back, wearing a saffron-orange wrap and a rudraksha mala, reaches forward to press his palm on the forehead of a short-haired man in a white t-shirt draped with an orange scarf printed with script. The recipient holds his hands up, palms out, eyes closed. Behind them, people in white clothes and orange shawls sit, one wearing a white vertical tilak on the forehead, and a gold-coloured object sits in the lower left foreground. The setting is a plain beige hall.2014-03-13September 05 20132013-09-05April 24 20172017-04-24A photograph of an indoor satsang setting in which a long-haired figure in an orange-brown shawl and multiple rudraksha malas touches the forehead of a smiling man in a white t-shirt with an orange lanyard and blue badge. The white-clad man holds his hands up in front of him. Behind them, a seated bald man in white and yellow sits near a garland of flowers, while standing people in white clothes watch from the background.2013-07-07May 14 20132013-05-14July 01 20162016-07-01A photograph of a devotional blessing at an indoor event. A long-haired man with a red tilak on his forehead, bare-chested with a yellow cloth over one shoulder, places his right hand on the forehead of a seated man in a white shirt and a rudraksha mala, who has closed eyes and a moustache. Behind them, several men in white clothes stand with hands folded, and one bends forward. A standing electric fan and a blue plastic crate are visible at the right. A small badge is pinned to the seated man's shirt.2006-07-30A photograph of a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange shawl and a rudraksha mala, seated and reaching out to touch the forehead of a man in a white t-shirt with a red lanyard and a small blue badge. The man has his eyes closed and hands raised palm-out, as if receiving a blessing. Behind them, a seated man with a smile wears white and a yellow cloth, and standing men in white t-shirts and light clothing watch in a bright room with red drapes and a colourful flower garland at the left edge.2013-07-07A photo of a ritual blessing. A long-haired figure in a rust-red robe with an orange-beaded necklace sits on the left, pressing one palm to the forehead of a man with cropped hair who stands on the right in a white kurta, rudraksha mala, and bracelet, his palms raised and eyes closed. The figure holds a folded white paper in the other hand. Behind them, several people in white clothing stand in a hall with red drapes and a white cabinet. The seated figure's identity is not established by appearance and is described by role only.2013-04-01August 02 20142014-08-02December 16 20122012-12-16May 09 20152015-05-09