Musician Ben Lee gives newborn daughter Sanskrit name

Reno News.Net
Tuesday 29th September, 2009

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Nevada (US), Sept 29 : Australian musician-actor Ben Lee and Hollywood actress Ione Skye, who married in a traditional Hindu ceremony in India on December 29 last year, have given the middle name "Priya" to their daughter born on September 24.

Priya, a Sanskrit word, means beloved/darling/sweetheart. It is couple's first child together. Lee is feeling "over the moon".

Ben Lee reportedly washed the feet of his mother and mother-in-law during his traditional Hindu wedding ceremony in Malaikodi village near Chennai in south India. Lee's guru (spiritual guide) Narayani Amma presided.

Congratulating Lee and Skye, Hindu statesman Rajan Zed has urged them to get their daughter blessed by their guru who can help hem perform some samskaras (sacraments) related to newborn child.

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