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A naming ceremony at an outdoor temple courtyard. A woman in a peach sari with pink-and-white flower garlands sits holding a baby wrapped in blue cloth. Beside her a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a flower garland sits with palms joined before a ritual arrangement of bananas, coconuts, flowers and rice on banana leaves. A priest in orange and white cloth with a sacred ash mark on his forehead and a rudraksha mala holds a brass bell and gestures over the offerings. A standing man in white dhoti and pink cloth stands at left, and a small kalasha-like vessel and a fire pit are visible behind. A small black shiva lingam shrine stands in the background.

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April 17 20172017-04-17April 17 20172017-04-17April 17 20172017-04-17April 17 20172017-04-17April 17 20172017-04-17April 17 20172017-04-17A naming ceremony (naamakaranam) at an open-air ashram courtyard with red walls and palms. A woman in a pink sari with a flower garland sits holding a baby wrapped in blue. Beside her a man in white dhoti and shawl, garlanded, sits with hands folded in prayer. A priest in an orange shawl and white dhoti with a topknot, tilak and rudraksha mala bends forward ringing a bell over offerings. Trays hold bananas, flowers, fruit, turmeric, kumkum and rice before a decorated yellow-cloth altar. Behind, a red-cushioned throne, a wooden box draped in flower garlands, and other priests in orange and white attend. Four physical people are prominent; others stand in the background.2017-04-17April 17 20172017-04-17April 17 20172017-04-17April 17 20172017-04-17Outdoor naming ceremony beside a red-and-gold shrine. A woman in a pink sari with a green border holds a baby wrapped in white, seated on a striped mat next to a seated man in white dhoti, bare-chested with flower garlands. A priest in white dhoti and orange-yellow shawl, with sacred ash marks and a rudraksha mala, pours or sprinkles from a brass vessel over the seated man's head. Before them, banana, flowers, fruit, coconut and lit lamps are arranged on a stone platform with a brass bell. A standing priest in white watches at left beside a wooden chest draped with marigold garlands and a yellow cloth; a gilded deity murti stands behind.2017-04-17April 17 20172017-04-17