Barsa Naming Ceremony

A photograph of a baby in a decorated crib, surrounded by women in saris (including Flora Samuel, third from left), with a caption attributing the photo to the Israel Museum

Photograph of a naming ceremony for a girl in the Indian Jewish community. From the 1997 issue of Bridges, on Mizrahi and Sephardi women.

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Barsa Naming Ceremony." (Viewed on November 2, 2024) <http://qa.jwa.org/media/barsa-naming-ceremony>.