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April 27 20182018-04-27 +1 copiesApril 29 20122012-04-29 +3 copiesA temple-style ritual in a hall with a fire pit of stacked bricks and a brass vessel at left, where a priest in orange and a seated man in saffron tend a small flame. Behind them, a central figure sits on an ornate red-and-gold throne draped with white and red garlands. On the right, multiple deity murti and statues in green and gold silk are decked with yellow and red flower garlands. In the foreground, a seated woman in a pink sari wears an orange head covering, white flower garland, and white body markings, holding a flower. A man in red dhoti kneels nearby.2015-04-30April 30 20152015-04-30April 30 20152015-04-30April 30 20152015-04-30A photograph of a Hindu wedding ritual, the Meenakshi Tirukalyanam, in an indoor hall with a dark geometric-patterned floor. In the foreground a square brick fire pit burns with flames beside brass vessels, a plate of offerings and scattered petals. Two people sit cross-legged on the right: one in a pink dhoti and pink shawl with a white jasmine garland and bangles, the other in a red dhoti with a white garland and a white cap, both receiving the rite. Behind the fire, several men in saffron and orange robes and orange turbans, one wearing a rudraksha mala, sit chanting around the homa. On the right, a decorated deity murti with a green and gold backdrop and flower garlands is visible, and a gilded throne draped with garlands stands at the back wall.2015-04-30April 29 20122012-04-29April 30 20152015-04-30April 29 20122012-04-29April 29 20122012-04-29April 29 20122012-04-29