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A photograph of a darshan moment indoors. A man with long dark hair pulled back and a white vertical forehead mark wears a rust-red and gold-bordered garment and a white flower garland with red flowers, and presses his right hand to the forehead of a man in a blue-and-white checked collared shirt who has his eyes closed and a red thread on his wrist. A woman in a cream sari and other attendees stand softly blurred in the background, and a gold-coloured object is at the lower left.

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January 02 20142014-01-02A seated figure with long dark hair tied in a bun, wearing a saffron-orange garment and multiple rudraksha mala strands, places a hand on the forehead of a man in a white-and-purple checked shirt with an orange-red shawl. The man stands with eyes lowered, receiving the blessing. In the background, a woman in white with a beaded mala watches and smiles, and other attendees stand near a warm, softly lit hall with a gold-draped object at the left edge. The scene resembles a blessing during a satsang or darshan.2014-03-08January 11 20142014-01-11A seated figure with long dark hair, wearing a rust-brown shawl and a red-and-yellow beaded necklace with rudraksha-style beads, places one hand on the forehead of a man in a white striped shirt who stands with palms pressed together in namaste. The seated figure appears to be a probable Swamiji (appearance cues: long swept-back hair, rudraksha-style malas, ornate gold-toned adornments) giving a blessing. Behind, a man in white ritual dhoti with a red tilak sits watching, and another man in white with an orange lanyard stands in the background near a wall and window.2013-05-12March 09 20142014-03-09Indoor blessing scene. A man with long dark hair in a bun, a vertical tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and a reddish-orange wrap sits on a gold-trimmed seat, one hand raised to place on the forehead of a kneeling devotee. The devotee, with a short moustache and white shirt, bows with eyes closed and hands together, holding a red-orange cloth draped over his shoulders.2013-12-16November 06 20112011-11-06A photograph of a seated guru in an orange-brown saffron-toned garment with gold border, wearing a layered beaded necklace with gold bead accents and a white tilak on his forehead, placing his right palm on the forehead of a seated man in a white kurta. The guru's hair is swept back. Red flowers hang at the left edge, a brass lamp sits on the wall, and a projection screen glows behind them in a room with red drapes.2014-01-03May 03 20142014-05-03November 06 20112011-11-06January 11 20142014-01-11March 21 20142014-03-21