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Indoor gathering in a hall with a crowd of seated people in white visible in the background. In the foreground, a man in a light grey shirt with a lanyard badge and a dark pendant necklace bends forward while a figure in a tan turban and a pale pink shawl, bare-shouldered, places a hand on his head in blessing. Beside them, a woman in a white sari with a gold border and a black beaded mala stands with her hand on another woman's shoulder. A monk in saffron-orange robes stands behind, and a bald man in a yellow-trimmed white garment is at the top right. On a side table, bananas, apples and a tray of offerings sit near a gold-trimmed box and red fabric.

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September 12 20102010-09-12Night outdoor darshan event with a large crowd behind a raised orange-cushioned seat. A person in an orange turban and orange sleeveless robe, with long dark hair, places a hand on the head of a man in white kurta with rudraksha mala who bows with palms joined. Nearby a woman in a pink patterned sari with a mala holds her hands in anjali, a man in white with a yellow shawl stands behind, and a tray of red apples sits in front. Strings of lights and tall decorative towers glow in the background.2010-01-22A photograph taken indoors at night of a seated man in an orange sleeveless top and orange-red cloth, with long dark swept-back hair, placing his hands on the head of a woman with long brown hair wearing a white short-sleeved top and a red-orange beaded cord. Another person in white stands behind her, supporting her shoulder. Behind them a man in a white shirt stands beside a younger man in orange, with other people in white and orange in the background. On the right, a tray holds fruit, including apples, on a red patterned cloth, beside a gold-framed edge. The orange-clad seated figure has distinctive long swept-back hair and orange clothing, a person cue, shown performing a blessing on a devotee.2010-02-09September 12 20102010-09-12September 12 20102010-09-12December 31 20132013-12-31Night outdoor event with a crowd behind a stage area. A figure in an orange turban and orange garment, with long dark hair, reaches forward to place his hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt, while a woman in a white sari with a dark border and other devotees with folded hands kneel nearby. Behind them, people in white and yellow stand, and a man in white with an orange shawl stands at right. Fruit, a metal bowl and orange cloth sit on a table at left. The turbaned figure appears to be a person (orange turban, long hair, saffron clothing) giving blessing to devotees, but the appearance is not definitive. Several people are visible.2010-01-09 +1 copiesA photograph taken indoors at an event with a dark red curtain and draped white and red banners overhead. A person in a pale pink wrap and a gold-brown shawl-turban, with a red flower garland, raises one arm and presses a palm onto the forehead of a man in a white kurta with a lanyard badge. The man has a moustache and closed eyes and is bowing slightly. Behind them stand other people, including a woman in a green sari and a woman in a patterned salwar, with a fruit tray and a gold-trimmed cloth at the left edge. a person appearance is uncertain; the pictured figure in pink is not clearly identifiable from appearance alone.2010-09-12January 31 20162016-01-31A seated man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a topknot bun reaches forward to place his right palm on the forehead of a kneeling man in a white shirt with an orange lanyard. Two women in white sit and stand nearby, one with rudraksha and a red bindi, another in white with an orange and red beaded necklace. A tray of fruit and bananas and a silver staff stand in the foreground, with a purple cloth behind. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation moment. The seated robed figure's identity is uncertain from appearance alone, so the a person field is unsure.2015-02-23November 22 20092009-11-22November 17 20092009-11-17 +1 copies