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July 18 2013

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A photo of a devotional scene indoors in a hall with white ceiling lights and red wall panels. In the foreground, a woman in an orange-brown saffron-style top with a red and white flower garland and gold bangles and earrings leans forward and reaches toward a man in a white striped shirt, who holds a red and white bag printed with partial text. Behind them, several men in casual shirts stand and watch, and a shaven-headed man in white with a tilak mark appears at the right edge. The woman's garland and bangles are gold and red. The setting suggests a devotee receiving a blessing or offering in an ashram-style hall.2013-07-18September 03 20132013-09-03April 17 20172017-04-17A naming ceremony photo: a bare-chested man with long hair and flower garlands holds a sleeping baby wrapped in a blue cloth. A bearded man in a saffron-orange-maroon cloth and pink-and-white flower garland leans in, touching the baby's head with a small object. Behind them a woman in an orange sari with a red-bordered blouse and a gold necklace stands beside a woman in a peach sari with a green blouse and garland, and a man in white dhoti with a pink border stands in the background near a red-and-white pillar. Brass offerings and a red tray sit nearby.2017-04-17A photograph of a blessing scene in an airy hall with orange and white draped ceiling and decorated pillars. A bare-chested man with swept-back hair, white vibhuti on his forehead, and multiple rudraksha malas wears a cream dhoti with gold border and maroon waist cloth, smiling as he places his palm on the head of a kneeling man in a red kurta with folded hands. A woman in a pink sari with gold bangles stands beside him, holding a small child. Behind them a bald priest in saffron/orange robes and other men in white stand by, with a brass tray of gold items in the foreground.2011-03-05September 12 20132013-09-12April 17 20172017-04-17A naming ceremony in a temple-style setting. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with a pink and white flower garland holds a baby wrapped in a pale blue cloth and blue outfit with white trim. A bearded man in a rust-brown robe and pink-and-white garland, with a red thread on his wrist and gold earrings, gently touches the baby's forehead with a small item. Behind them, a woman in a green and pink sari with a flower garland watches, and a bare-chested man in a white dhoti holds a woven tray. Another woman in an orange sari stands in the background.2017-04-17A photograph of a blessing in a hall with a crowd watching from a balcony above. A man in a white shirt bends forward holding a small child, and a seated man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a red sleeveless top and an orange shawl, reaches out to touch the child's head. Beside them a bearded man in white clothing holds a rudraksha mala, and a woman in a white sari with gold border stands at left. A man in an orange shawl stands at right beside floral garlands in pink, white and yellow. Dozens of onlookers in white and orange clothing line the upper railing behind them.2009-08-09Photograph of a naming ceremony at a temple-style setting. A baby lies swaddled in a pale blue cloth with a vibhuti or tilak mark on the forehead. A woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala and red-stone pendant leans over the child. A man with long dark hair, gold earrings and a pink-and-white flower garland, wearing an orange-brown cloth, holds a small red tray and offers a finger to the infant. Back-turned figures with bare shoulders, flower garlands and rudraksha beads frame the foreground, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti carries a woven basket behind them. Ritual abhishekam-style offerings and garlands surround the scene.2017-04-17A photo of a blessing scene in an indoor hall with a cream wall, a ceiling fan and colourful striped cloth hangings. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair and a dark rudraksha mala wears a saffron wrap and places his hand on the head of a young child held by a woman in a grey floral top. A man in a white shirt stands behind them, and a monk in saffron with a gold necklace stands at right beside a shaved-headed attendant in orange. A silver tray with gold items sits in the foreground.2010-10-29October 28 20132013-10-28