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Photo taken indoors in a room with orange walls during a house visit. A young shaven-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands at left, watching. A woman in a blue patterned top and maroon pants holds a swaddled newborn in a white blanket with a yellow banana placed on it. Standing men in white shirts watch, and a seated woman in a maroon-brown robe with a pink and yellow flower garland kneels in front, holding a banana toward the baby. A man in a white shirt bends low near the floor. A small framed picture and a potted plant are visible at left.

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A photograph taken indoors in a room with orange-painted walls and a wall sconce lamp. A young shaven-headed monk in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands at left beside a framed deity picture decorated with a garland. A woman in a navy patterned blouse holds a newborn wrapped in white cloth with a bunch of bananas. A man in a white shirt stands beside her, and other women and a child are in the background. A woman with garlanded flowers is partly visible at the lower left.2014-07-07A photo taken inside a home with orange-painted walls during a house visit. A woman in a pink and yellow flower garland kneels and reaches toward a newborn wrapped in a white blanket, held by a woman in a navy and white patterned top with a gold necklace. A young shaven-headed man in an orange-saffron garment and rudraksha mala stands behind them, and several family members and guests in light shirts and saris look on. A framed picture of a deity hangs on the wall.2014-07-07A photograph inside a bright white room at a home visit. A figure with long black hair, wearing an orange saffron top and a red floral garland, sits on a red cushioned seat with orange cloth, reaching to hold a newborn baby wrapped in white. Beside them a woman in a maroon and gold floral sari with a long braid bends forward, and a man in white shirt stands close. A cameraman in orange shirt films, and several onlookers in white and patterned saris and salwar stand along the right. A gold-framed mirror edge and a small brass object sit on the left.2010-01-09A photograph inside a small domestic room during a house visit. Seated on the right, a person in a deep orange-red robe with a large multicolour flower garland (pink, yellow and green) and gold armbands is smiling and holding a red fruit. Beside him, two young men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas handle items on a low wooden platform. A woman in a red-and-orange sari holds a baby wrapped in a pink and white blanket and smiles. Behind them, an older woman in a purple sari and other women in red, green and purple saris stand watching, and a young man in white robes stands at the back. A wall shelf with framed photographs, a small television and a wooden altar cabinet with a pink flower are visible.2014-07-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a home visit in which a seated figure in an orange robe and a multicoloured flower garland, with long dark hair, places a hand on the head of an infant wrapped in a white cloth. An older woman with white hair and glasses, in a red saree with gold border, bends forward to hold the baby. Several standing men in white shirts and dhotis and women in orange and saree watch from behind, and petals lie on the floor. A red box is visible near the seated figure. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure in orange with a flower garland and long hair matches the page's visible cues of saffron robes and garland, placed in the role of blessing the child.2010-02-17A seated figure with swept-back dark hair wears a red-brown cloth draped over the shoulder, a white and green flower garland, a gold arm band and a rudraksha mala, smiling at a group in a small white-walled room. A young man in an orange dhoti and shawl stands behind holding a bundle wrapped in white cloth. A woman in a pink sari holds a baby in white and green wrapping, and a man in a purple shirt on the right offers red fruit to the seated figure. An orange cloth hangs on the upper wall. Five to six people are visible.2014-07-07July 07 20142014-07-07Indoor scene in a temple hall with a gold deity murti and marigold garlands at upper right. A woman in orange-red sari with a white tilak sits on the left, wearing white jasmine garlands and holding a banana. On the right, a smiling woman in orange-red sari holds a baby wrapped in pink and white cloth. Behind them, women in white with rudraksha malas and brown shawls smile, one holding a baby in pink, and another in orange stands at the far right. A red carpet covers the floor.2014-08-27July 10 20142014-07-10July 10 20142014-07-10A domestic home interior during a small ritual gathering. In the centre, a man in an orange robe with a bare upper body and sandalwood-tilak stands near a shrine with a red-orange blessing gesture, while a woman in a white sari with floral print holds a baby. A devotee in a yellow shawl and white dhoti stands at left-centre, and a woman with folded hands in white sits at left. Brass vessels and a plate of fruit sit near the shrine, and a carved ganesha-style wooden plaque with garlands hangs above the doorway, with marigold garlands decorating a shrine niche. A woman in a teal sari stands at far right, and another man in orange stands at the right edge. The scene suggests a blessing or puja in a private home.2010-02-15July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copies