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A photograph of a ritual moment with a young child in a light blue t-shirt and denim shorts lying across a woman's lap, a woman in a white sari with a gold border on the left leaning over the child. On the right, a woman in an orange top with a white and green jasmine garland holds a silver bowl with food and touches the child's hand. A man in white shirt and white dhoti with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala stands behind the child, watching the scene. Adults wear identification cards on lanyards showing a printed portrait. Setting appears to be an indoor ashram or temple hall with a warm light.

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December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25Photograph of a seated blessing ritual. A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and orange shawl wears a long white jasmine garland with red, green and blue ribbon accents and a rudraksha mala, with long dark hair; he holds a baby's head with both hands while a woman in white garments and gold earrings and necklace supports the infant. A brass bowl of offering sits behind them and a person in white with an orange shawl is partly visible at the top. Bundled incense sticks lie in the lower foreground.2007-12-25A photograph of a ceremony with a seated figure in orange robes and a white and green jasmine-style garland with a rudraksha mala, leaning over a baby dressed in white with a small patterned print. The figure, with long dark hair, holds the infant's head while a woman in a cream silk sari with a green border and gold bangles supports the baby. A brass bowl with a yellow paste sits nearby, and a second bowl is visible behind. Smoke or incense rises near the child. The seated figure's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so they are described by role as a officiating devotee in orange robes.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A photograph of a ceremony on a mat floor. A person with long dark hair, wearing an orange garment, red sleeveless top, and a white and green flower garland with a rudraksha mala, sits at right, holding a bowl of food toward a woman in white who holds a baby with a small tilak on its forehead. Behind them, seated people in white clothes and orange shawls, one with a white tilak, watch; a peacock-feather fan and brass bowls are visible.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A photograph of a seated ritual in which a man in an orange-saffron robe and a red sleeveless top, wearing a long white flower garland with green, blue and red ribbon accents and a rudraksha mala, smiles while holding smoke or incense over a baby's head. A woman in a cream silk sari with a green border and gold bangles sits to the left, holding the baby in a white outfit. A brass bowl of offering sits in front, and other people in white and orange clothing are partly visible behind. The scene suggests a blessing or purification ritual with smoke.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25