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A mother holds a decorated thali of rice and nuts over her daughter during the child’s first Makar Sankranti Bornhan ceremony, the girl in a gold-bordered black outfit.

A little girl in a traditional black and gold outfit gazes up at a silver plate held above her during a Makar Sankranti Bornhan blessing.

Seen from above, parents shower their baby with rice, berries and nuts during the Makar Sankranti Bornhan berry shower.

A family of four in festive black outfits stands smiling against a decorated wall, the baby laughing.

A mother laughs while holding her baby by a sunlit window.

A grandmother sits with her baby granddaughter, who wears a yellow outfit, on the sofa.

Black and white photo of a father cradling his baby as a silver plate is held above them during a Makar Sankranti blessing.

Black and white photo of a mother holding her baby close beside a window.