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A photograph of a small boy in a light blue shirt and dark jeans, with a badge pinned to his chest, seated on the lap of a woman in a red top and orange wrap. She wears a white and multicoloured garland and is holding his hand while bending over him. A woman in white clothing with gold trim sits to the left, and a man in white with an orange shawl and beaded mala stands behind.

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December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A photograph of a ritual moment with a young child in a light blue t-shirt and denim shorts lying across a woman's lap, a woman in a white sari with a gold border on the left leaning over the child. On the right, a woman in an orange top with a white and green jasmine garland holds a silver bowl with food and touches the child's hand. A man in white shirt and white dhoti with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala stands behind the child, watching the scene. Adults wear identification cards on lanyards showing a printed portrait. Setting appears to be an indoor ashram or temple hall with a warm light.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, wearing a multi-strand rudraksha mala, holds a sleeping infant wrapped in an orange and yellow floral blanket on an orange cushioned seat. Two young men lean in at the left and bottom left, a woman in a white blouse and floral skirt with gold earrings stands at the right, and red cushions and a brass vessel appear behind.2010-07-01 +1 copiesDecember 25 20072007-12-25December 24 20092009-12-24A hazy indoor photograph of a ritual blessing. A woman in an orange sleeveless top and white flower garland kneels on the right, holding a toddler's hand and touching the child's forehead. The toddler wears a white dress with a light blue sash and stands between kneeling women. A woman in a cream sari with embroidered border kneels on the left, hands resting on the child's shoulder. Behind them a shaved-headed young man in white with an orange shawl and a white forehead marking holds a microphone. Other men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand in the background. Roles are visible, but no identity is established from appearance.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A photograph inside a home where a long-haired man in an orange sleeveless top and orange shawl, wearing a white flower garland with red flowers, reaches out to place his hand on the head of a small child held by a woman in a blue and white sari with a gold necklace. The woman smiles as she lowers the child toward him. Behind them, several men in white shirts with lanyards and a rudraksha mala stand and look on, and a framed picture rests at the bottom right edge. The orange-clad figure is a person, identified by long swept-back hair, orange ascetic clothing, a garland and a rudraksha mala, and performing a blessing for a devotee family.2010-01-09