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Barsa, cradle ceremonies and naming rituals at homes around Viman Nagar and east Pune. Usually early, usually crowded, and usually over faster than the family expects.
Why the start time is the problem
The muhurat is at seven in the morning. That decides everything else.
Naming ceremonies are set by an auspicious time, and auspicious times have an unhelpful habit of being early.
Which means the photographer has to be set up and out of the way before a family that has been up since four is ready to begin. Arriving at the muhurat is arriving late — the preparation, the cradle being decorated, the baby being dressed, all of it happens before.
From the same side of the city an early call is simply an early start. From across Pune it is a pre-dawn one, and that is the difference between someone arriving composed and someone arriving with the family already halfway through.
The ceremony itself is short and quiet. A name whispered in the baby's ear, the cradle rocked, elders leaning in — moments measured in seconds, in a room full of relatives, with no possibility of a second take.
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- 1st Floor, Behind G S Mahanagar Co-op Bank Ltd, Sai Nagari, Mathura Nagar, Wadgaon Sheri, Pune, Maharashtra 411014
- +91 79032 43332
Our ceremony starts very early. Is that a problem?
No. Early muhurats are the norm for this ceremony and we plan for them. Tell us the time and we will agree an arrival that gets us there before the preparation, not just before the ritual.
It is at home with a lot of relatives in a small space. Can you work in that?
Yes, and that is the usual setting. Small rooms full of family are what this ceremony looks like, and photographing it means moving quietly rather than rearranging anyone.
Will you use flash near the baby?
We keep it minimal and work with the room where we can. A ceremony is not a photoshoot and nobody wants a newborn startled for the sake of a frame.
Do you cover the meal and the guests afterwards?
If you want that, yes. Tell us how much of the morning you want documented and we will plan the coverage around it.
Which areas do you cover for naming ceremonies?
Homes across Viman Nagar, Wadgaon Sheri, Chandan Nagar, Lohegaon, Dhanori, Tingre Nagar and Vishrantwadi, plus Kharadi and Kalyani Nagar. Early muhurats are far easier to reach on time from the same side of the city.
Tell us the muhurat
Send us the time and the address. Early ceremonies need the arrival planned more carefully than anything else.