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With the blessings of our elders

Ananya

22 December 2026

With joy, we invite you to the naming of

Ananya

Ananya

A morning of prayers, a cradle, and a name said aloud for the first time. Breakfast afterwards, for as long as anyone wants to stay.

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May she be given a name, and may it be a blessing

With joy, we invite you to the naming of

Ananya

our little one

A morning of prayers, a cradle, and a name said aloud for the first time. Breakfast afterwards, for as long as anyone wants to stay.

The morning of

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The Iyer Residence, Chennai

Sneha and Vikram Iyer

The morning of

22December2026

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Our little one

Meet Ananya

Ananya
our little one
Ananya

Eleven weeks old. Sleeps through thunderstorms, wakes at the sound of a kettle.

How we got here

Small beginnings

The long wait
01

The long wait

Nine months of arguing gently about names, and settling on one in the first ten minutes of meeting her.

Why Ananya
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Why Ananya

It means unique, without equal. Her grandmother suggested it, and nobody could improve on it.

The morning

The order of the day

Quietly, and then with everyone.

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Naamkaran Puja

2026-12-22 ยท 10:30

The Iyer Residence

Please arrive a little before โ€” the muhurat is exact.

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The cradle ceremony

2026-12-22 ยท 11:30

The Iyer Residence

Her name, said aloud, for the first time.

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Lunch

2026-12-22 ยท 12:30

The Iyer Residence

Sit down, stay a while.

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Where

The Iyer Residence

Home, with the furniture moved and the good lamps out.

Flat 4, Sunbeam Apartments, Adyar, Chennai, India
Parking

Visitor parking in the basement.

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Kindly

Will you be with us?

A note either way by the week before, so we can count the chairs.

For the baby

Blessings

Thank you for standing with us while she was given her name. She will grow up knowing who was in the room.

Ananya

Sneha and Vikram Iyer

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