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A photograph of a naming or blessing rite in a floral-decorated hall. A young man with long, swept-back black hair wears a multicolour garland of red, yellow, white and pink flowers and an orange garment; he touches a baby's lips with his finger, as a parent in a red top and a white-shirted adult hold the infant in blue shorts with a thread around the wrist. Gold and brass vessels, fruit and a brass lamp sit on a tray in front, and green garlands with orange and pink blooms hang behind. The man's appearance with long hair, orange clothing and a flower garland matches the page's identification of a person as present, so he is labelled a person and the photo is marked unsure.

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Photograph of a devotional ritual in a decorated hall. A seated man with long, swept-back dark hair, a white garland and an orange robe, the same robe worn by the young monk on the right, is tending to a baby held by a man in white clothes. The baby wears a blue garment and is being blessed with a red-and-gold tilak on the forehead. A woman in a red sari with a red hair clip and gold earrings leans in on the left. A young monk in an orange robe on the right holds a brass bowl. Behind them stand a golden throne-like chair, marigold and rose garlands, and a red curtain. Whether the seated man is a person cannot be established from appearance alone, so he is described by role only.2009-12-24A photograph of a devotional blessing scene in front of an ornate gold-toned decorative backdrop and a floral arrangement of yellow, pink, red and white flowers. A man in a white shirt leans in and kisses the hand of a baby held in his arms. A smiling man in orange clothing wears a red tilak mark on his forehead and a multi-coloured floral garland with white and red blooms. Beside him a woman in a red shawl and a grey-blue top, with hair in a bun and a red hair tie, looks on. The people are standing close together in an indoor shrine-like setting.2009-12-24April 17 20172017-04-17December 25 20072007-12-25December 24 20092009-12-24Photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a multicoloured flower garland of red, yellow and pink blooms, smiling as he holds a thread to a child's forehead. Before a gold ornate backdrop with a relief deity medallion and floral decorations. A woman in a white sari with a striped border and a man in a white shirt sit beside a small child in white, their hands folded in reverence. A second person in orange robes with a gold chain sits partially visible at left. Gold-coloured cushions surround the throne-like seat.2009-12-24Photograph of a child-blessing moment at a temple-like setting. A smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, an orange saffron garment and a large garland of red, yellow, pink and white flowers sits before an ornate gold throne-like backdrop with flowers behind. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and flower garland are the qualifying cues) is seated and laughing, reaching toward a toddler in a pink-and-white checked outfit held by a man in white with a rudraksha mala and glasses. A woman with long hair in a bun and a man in orange clothing stand at left and right, one holding a steel plate of rice or grain offered toward the child.2009-12-24A woman in a white sleeveless-style white dress with gold earrings and a gold necklace sits on a woven mat, holding a baby in white clothes and gently guiding its head forward. Beside her, a smiling person in an orange-saffron garment and a white flower garland with green, orange and red accents touches the baby's head in a blessing. Nearby are steel bowls with grains and offerings and a small tray of incense sticks. Other people in orange and white robes are partly visible at the top of the frame.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A photograph of a naming ceremony. A swaddled infant in a pale blue blanket, with a small mark on the forehead, is held by a bare-shouldered man seen from behind, wearing a pink and white flower garland. Beside him a bearded man with long hair, wearing a dark maroon cloth, a pink and white flower garland and gold earrings, gently touches the baby's forehead with his fingers. An attendant in an orange garment stands behind, with a basket of flowers and fruit in the background.2017-04-17Indoor ritual scene in which a seated bare-shouldered figure with long dark hair wears a thick garland of white jasmine-like flowers, purple blooms and yellow marigolds draped over the shoulders. A smiling woman in a white blouse and red shawl leans in, applying or offering from a silver bowl to a small child in a white outfit with a hair bun. Another man with a beard and rudraksha-style beads watches in the background, and a hand holding a silver vessel reaches forward. Fruit and offering items are visible at the bottom of the frame.2016-10-09A naming ceremony photograph. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with pink and white flower garlands and hoop earrings sits at left, with his back partly to the camera. A sleeping baby in a blue top and pale skirt is held in his arms, and a bearded man in a rust-coloured cloth and white and pink flower garlands, with a tilak on his forehead and gold earrings, touches the baby's face. Behind them, a woman in an orange saree with a white and orange flower garland stands beside another woman in a green and orange saree, and a bare-chested man in a white dhoti holds a woven basket of flowers.2017-04-17