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Indoor ritual scene with smoke hanging in the air. In the foreground a man in long hair, wearing a red sleeveless top and a white flower garland with green and blue ribbon accents, sits cross-legged on a mat holding a small child wrapped in white cloth. Beside him a woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari with a black blouse helps tend the child, and a young boy in a pink patterned shirt stands near her. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls sit closely together, one man holding a metal object, and a shaved-headed man with a forehead tilak appears in the background. Brass vessels and a flower petal sit on the floor.

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A seated ritual gathering on a mat-covered floor in a plain room. A woman in a red blouse with a white and multicolour flower garland kneels and pours from a small metal vessel onto a child held before her. Nearby a woman in a white sari with a black beaded necklace leans forward over a steel bowl. A man in a white shirt sits with hands folded, and a man in an orange shawl over white clothes photographs the scene with a phone. Other devotees in white and orange shawls sit along the walls, and a baby is held on the left. Steel bowls and small containers sit on the floor as ritual items.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 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.2007-12-25A photograph of a smoky indoor ritual on a woven mat floor. In the foreground, a woman in a cream and gold sari with a long braid kneels and cups her hands toward a seated man in a red-orange garment with a white and multicolour flower garland, who is extending an object toward her. Several people in white clothing sit or stand behind them, including a man photographing with a camera, a mother holding a baby, and a standing figure in orange and white. A white fan and a faint fire or incense haze fill the room.2007-12-25A photograph of a seated ritual scene at a Brahmotsav event. A woman in a white saree with gold border sits holding a baby wrapped in a green garment while a man in white shirt and dhoti, wearing a rudraksha mala, supports her. A woman in an orange-and-red top with a flower garland and multicoloured beaded garland touches the baby's head. A young man in white with orange shawl and forehead tilak sits behind them. Brass vessels and a plate of offerings sit in front, with other devotees in white and orange in the background.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25Indoor ritual scene on a woven straw mat. A person in an orange-saffron robe with a white and multicolour flower garland sits cross-legged, cradling a small baby in white clothes while the baby reaches toward their face. A woman in a dark blouse and gold bangles leans in beside them, holding a silver bowl. Around them, people in white dhotis and orange shawls sit on the floor, and a peacock-feather fan and brass bell lie nearby, with a brass tray of offerings in the foreground.2007-12-25December 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 20072007-12-25A photograph of a seated man in an orange-saffron robe with a long swept-back hair, wearing a garland of white flowers with tricolour ribbons (orange, white, green) and a rudraksha mala, sitting on a mat with a red cushion and laughing as he holds a small curly-haired toddler in white clothes. A woman in a white and black sari-style dress with gold trim leans in from the left and reaches toward the child, while a metal bowl and bell sit on the mat nearby. Behind them, several men in white and orange shawls and a seated woman in white sit in an ashram hall; a stand with a microphone is visible at right.2007-12-25