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July 10 20142014-07-10Photo of a naming ceremony. A young woman in an orange saree with long rudraksha malas hanging to her waist stands centre, leaning over a sleeping infant wrapped in a pale blue cloth with a red tilak on its forehead. A bare-chested man with a shaved head and a jasmine-and-pink-flower garland on his shoulders holds the baby's cloth, while a second man with long hair and a dark beard, wearing an orange-red shawl over bare shoulders and gold earrings, reaches toward a small red tray holding gold rings. Behind them, a man in a white dhoti and another bare-chested man stand in a temple setting with flowers.2017-04-17A home pada puja visit in a residential room decorated with orange and white flower garlands and a small shrine at the right. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in a rust-red robe and rudraksha mala, with gold earrings and a beaded necklace, sits receiving a bundle of orange and red flowers wrapped in yellow paper. Beside him a woman in a purple sari with a white jasmine garland holds a fruit and smiles, while a man in a white shirt watches. A woman in a blue and gold silk sari holds a baby in red and a young boy in an orange cloth with a mala sits nearby. A cameraman in orange clothing films from the right. Several other devotees stand in the background.2014-07-07A naming ceremony (naamakaranam) at a temple setting. A bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, rust-red shawl and flower garland applies a marking to a baby's forehead while holding a small hand in a blue-and-white wrap. A smiling woman in an orange sari with a green blouse, pink and white garland and gold bangles holds the baby. Behind them, a young woman with long dreadlocks wears an orange sari and rudraksha beads and holds a small red tray. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a garland stands at the back, and a man with large earrings and a pink-and-white garland faces the scene in the foreground. Rudra abhishekam-style ritual setting with flowers and a red-and-white backdrop.2017-04-17A photograph in a thatched-roof hall with woven palm-frond walls. A woman in a maroon and gold sari with gold bangles and earrings stands with hands in anjali, looking down at a baby wrapped in a dark red and patterned cloth that a man in a white shirt and gold-rimmed glasses holds out to her. Behind them stand another man in white and a man on the right wearing an orange shawl over white clothes, with a red tilak on his forehead and glasses. A framed picture with a blue background hangs on the wall behind them.2006-10-08April 17 20172017-04-17July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA naming ceremony photographed indoors with a baby in a blue and white outfit held by a man bare-chested with a pink and white flower garland, while a bearded man with long dreadlocks and a rust-red cloth wrapped at his waist, also wearing a pink and white flower garland, reaches to touch the infant. A woman in a green blouse and orange sari with a flower garland smiles and steadies the baby, and a woman in an orange sari with a red tilak and long braided hair leans in and holds a small red cloth. Two other women stand at the right in red and maroon saris, and a red-cushioned seat is visible at right. The setting appears to be a temple-style hall with orange and red fabric draped behind.2017-04-17A naming ceremony in progress. A bare-chested man on the right with a long dark beard, a light sandalwood forehead mark, gold earrings and a garland of white and pink flowers wears a reddish-brown cloth draped over his shoulder and holds a gold ring toward a sleeping baby wrapped in a light blue blanket and wearing a blue top. Another bare-chested man in a white dhoti sits at the left edge, partially visible, and a woman in an orange sari with a long rudraksha mala and a pendant necklace stands behind, beside a red tray holding gold rings. A man in a white dhoti stands in the background. The scene suggests a naming and blessing ritual with flower garlands and rudraksha beads.2017-04-17A naming ceremony in a temple-style hall. A man with long dreadlocks, a rust-brown robe and pink-and-white flower garland, smiling, holds an infant in a blue outfit and blue bib while a woman in a green-and-orange sari with a flower garland applies a mark to the baby's forehead. A young woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala and a man in a dark robe and garlands stand nearby. Another bare-chested man in a garland of pink and white flowers stands at left, and a further figure in a white dhoti and orange shawl stands behind. The dreadlocked man is an appearance-based candidate for a person, but the page does not indicate he is present and the cues are not sufficiently distinctive, so his identity is uncertain.2017-04-17April 17 20172017-04-17January 03 20122012-01-03