HINDUISM: ceremony to bless a pregnant woman (simantonnayana)
PLEASE NOTE: in the captions, "FM" means: future mother.
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FM with new sari. Photo ref: LAG28.	FM receives gifts and a sari from father-in-law. Photo ref: LAG24.	FM does puja to Ganesha. Photo ref: LAG29.
FM seats down. Photo ref: LAG31.	FM receives gifts and a sari from father-in-law. Photo ref: LAG25.	FM seats down. Photo ref: LAG30.
The future mother (FM). Photo ref: LAG32.	FM receives glass bangles from other women. Photo ref: LAG35.	FM being perfumed by other women. Photo ref: LAG33.
FM receives glass bangles from other women. Photo ref: LAG34.	FM receives blessings from other women. Photo ref: LAG44.	One of the gifts. Photo ref: LAG27.
FM receives glass bangles from other women. Photo ref: LAG37.	FM receives glass bangles from other women. Photo ref: LAG36.	FM receives glass bangles from other women. Photo ref: LAG39.
FM receives sandal paste from other women. Photo ref: LAG41.	FM receives glass bangles from other women. Photo ref: LAG38.	FM receives blessings from other women. Photo ref: LAG45.
FM receives blessings from other women. Photo ref: LAG46.	FM receives blessings from other women. Photo ref: LAG48.	FM receives blessings from other women. Photo ref: LAG47.
FM receives blessings from other women. Photo ref: LAG49.	The tray with camphor flame used to remove evil influences. Photo ref: LAG50.	The future mother (FM) during the ritual. Photo ref: LAH01.
	FM receives blessings from her father-in-law. Photo ref: LAH02.

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