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A naming ceremony at an open temple courtyard. A bare-chested man with long dark hair tied back, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border and a thick garland of white jasmine, red, yellow and pink flowers, stands facing a woman in a pink-and-orange sari with flower garland who holds a baby in blue clothes with a white collar and a tilak on the forehead. Behind is a golden ornate chair and red throne-like seat. Foreground shows the backs of two people, one with long dreadlocked hair, one with dark hair. A saffron-clad person stands at the right edge. A man wears a small red tilak, and a piece of ritual cloth and wooden structure appear behind.

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