tinamanley > NORTH CAROLINA, CHARLOTTE:  Islamic great-grandmother welcomes her new great-grandson to the family after his head-shaving ceremony.
tinamanley > NORTH CAROLINA, CHARLOTTE:  Muslim father says an emotional good-bye to his daughter after her marriage.
tinamanley > Feet of a young bride which have been decorated with henna on the day before her wedding.
tinamanley > NORTH CAROLINA, CHARLOTTE:  Muslim grandfather spreads shaving cream on his new grandson's head in preparation for shaving the baby's head to weigh the hair and contribute an equal weight of gold to charity.
tinamanley > INDIA, HARIDWAR:  Indian women pilgrims wear colorful saris as they wait at the Har Ki Pauri Ghat, the most sacred place on the holy Ganges River, for the Maha Aarti cermony performed each evening.
tinamanley > INDIA, HARIDWAR:  Hindu men whose heads have been ritually shaved prepare to float their offerings of flowers and candles down the river from the Har Ki Pauri Ghat, the most sacred place on the holy Ganges River.
tinamanley > INDIA, HARIDWAR:  After the Maha Aarti ceremony at the the most sacred Har Ki Pauri Ghat on the Ganges River, children carry the holy fire through the crowd so that people can wave their right hand through the flame and be blessed.  The children usually receive a small donation from the pilgrims.
tinamanley > INDIA, HARIDWAR:  After the Maha Aarti ceremony at the the most sacred Har Ki Pauri Ghat on the Ganges River, a young boy carries the holy fire through the crowd so that people can wave their right hand through the flame and be blessed.  The children usually receive a small donation from the pilgrims.
tinamanley > INDIA, HARIDWAR:  After the Maha Aarti ceremony at the the most sacred Har Ki Pauri Ghat on the Ganges River, children carry the holy fire through the crowd so that people can wave their right hand through the flame and be blessed.  The children usually receive a small donation from the pilgrims.
NORTH CAROLINA, CHARLOTTE: Islamic great-grandmother welcomes her new great-grandson to the family after his head-shaving ceremony.
tinamanley > NORTH CAROLINA, CHARLOTTE:  Islamic great-grandmother welcomes her new great-grandson to the family after his head-shaving ceremony.
NORTH CAROLINA, CHARLOTTE: Islamic great-grandmother welcomes her new great-grandson to the family after his head-shaving ceremony.
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