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Outdoor naming ceremony photograph. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered edge and a rudraksha-and-flower garland sits in front of an ornate gold throne with a red seat, holding a newborn wrapped in a pale blue cloth. Beside him a man in a maroon-red robe and white tripundra marks on the forehead smiles and reaches toward the baby. A woman in a maroon sari with gold border stands at the left edge. Green foliage and a pink-painted pillar form the background.

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