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A photo of a naming ceremony at an ashram. A woman in a green blouse and peach sari with a gold border holds a newborn in a light blue cloth, with a red tilak mark on the baby's forehead. She wears a garland of white daisies and pink-purple flowers and gold earrings. Beside her, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and garlands of yellow, red, white and pink flowers stands with a rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead. A wooden carved stand is decorated with marigolds and flower garlands in the background. A partially visible hand in the foreground reaches toward the baby.

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A naming ceremony photograph in an outdoor temple courtyard. A woman in a peach sari with a green blouse and gold border holds a sleeping baby dressed in blue and white, with a vibhuti mark on its forehead. Her neck and shoulders are draped in white and pink flower garlands. Beside her, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold-edged sash wears a garland of red, yellow, white and pink flowers and a rudraksha mala, with a red tilak on his forehead. A gold-coloured deity murti stands at left, a red wooden stand and marigold-covered wooden bench appear behind, and a carved wooden arch stands in the background.2017-04-17April 17 20172017-04-17A woman in a peach saree with a green blouse and gold border sits holding a newborn wrapped in a light blue cloth, the baby wearing a blue top and a tilak on the forehead. She wears a garland of pink and white flowers and a rudraksha mala, and a red bindi. Beside her a shirtless man with a garland of white jasmine, pink and yellow flowers and a rudraksha mala looks upward, wearing white dhoti-style cloth and a red tilak on his forehead.2017-04-17A naming ceremony at the Bengaluru Aadheenam. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a gold border and a pink and white flower garland holds a newborn wrapped in a light blue cloth, with a dot of vibhuti and tilak on his forehead. A young woman in an orange blouse and rudraksha mala stands at left, touching the baby's foot while wearing a white forehead marking. A golden temple structure and red pillars are behind them.2017-04-17April 17 20172017-04-17April 17 20172017-04-17February 01 2009 Kalpataru Convention at Coimbatore City2009-02-01July 29 20072007-07-29April 17 20172017-04-17April 17 20172017-04-17April 17 20172017-04-17A photograph of a ritual scene in which a person in a rust-brown and gold-bordered garment with a turban and a multicoloured flower garland sits on the left, leaning forward with both hands extended over a person lying face-down on a white cloth decorated with white and pink flowers. A shaven-headed child with a white tilak and rudraksha beads stands at the left edge. Behind, several people in saffron and rust-coloured robes stand, one with hands folded in prayer and another in orange with a rudraksha mala. Appearance-based label: seated figure with turban, garland and gold bangles, possibly a person. The setting suggests a pada puja or blessing ritual.2013-09-16