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A photograph of a joyful naming or blessing moment in front of a gold-carved backdrop decorated with green foliage and orange and pink flowers. A smiling man in a white shirt and a smiling woman in a white sari with a black mangalsutra hold a newborn wrapped in white cloth. Seated to the right, a man with long dark hair and a red bindi wears a saffron-orange robe and multiple layered garlands of red, pink, yellow and white flowers, and a bright blue-and-silver offering tray sits in the lower right. The seated man matches a person by long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial garlands, and is shown in an honoured seated role.

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December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A photograph of a seated man in an orange sleeveless top and long swept-back dark hair, wearing a white and multicolour garland, smiling and reaching toward a baby wrapped in a white cloth with colourful print. Before him, a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari with a brown beaded necklace holds the infant, while a man in white with a rudraksha mala stands at left. Behind them are floral arrangements of orange, red and yellow blooms, a gold ornate chair and a gold-coloured backdrop. a person cues: long hair, orange clothing and garland, seated on a ceremonial throne-like chair. Scene reads as a blessing of a child.2009-12-24A photograph of a child-blessing moment before a golden throne decorated with flower arrangements. A long-haired figure in an orange sleeveless garment and layered garlands of white, yellow, red and pink flowers, with a rudraksha mala at the neck, leans forward and holds a small child's head in both hands. Beside them, a woman in white with a long side braid watches closely, and a man in white with a rudraksha mala holds the child's body. The gold throne and floral backdrop frame the scene. Swamiji (probable) is identified by the long swept-back hair, orange clothing, flower garlands and rudraksha mala, and is shown seated and blessing the child.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair, wearing a multicolour garland of red roses, yellow and purple flowers and white blossoms, with a tilak on his forehead. He leans forward to touch the forehead of a sleeping infant wrapped in an orange and cream cloth, held by a woman in a red blouse and white sari with a rudraksha-style black bead mala, while a man in a white shirt looks on from the left. A brass vase with pink and red flowers and a gold ornamental object sit behind them. Long-haired figure in saffron with distinctive garland and hair cues; appearance-based label: a person, seated in person.2009-12-24July 07 20092009-07-07December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange sleeveless top and rudraksha mala, wearing a white and green garland with flower strands, bending to bless a small child whose head he touches. A woman in a gold-bordered white sari kneels beside the child, smiling. Behind them, young men in white kurtas and orange shawls sit near a metal bowl and a peacock-patterned backdrop. Swamiji (probable) appears as the central figure, identified by long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, and ceremonial garland.2007-12-25December 24 20092009-12-24A photograph of an indoor ritual blessing beside a floral backdrop of orange, red and yellow flowers and a gold ornate chair. A long-haired man in an orange saffron garment, wearing a white and multicoloured flower garland, smiles and holds a brass object over a baby wrapped in white and cream cloth. The baby wears a gold-coloured headpiece. A woman in a red blouse and white sari with a black braid and earrings holds the baby, and a man in a white shirt with a black rudraksha-style mala looks on from the left. The orange-clad figure is a person by the long swept hair, saffron clothing and garland cues, shown in the act of blessing the child.2009-12-24