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A temple wedding ritual inside a decorated hall with blue-and-gold painted walls and gold-framed shrines. Two figures in pink and purple silk stand before deity murtis adorned with flower garlands in red, orange and white. Front right, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a white turban holds his hands together in namaskar near a garlanded deity. Center, two men in saffron and orange robes walk past a garlanded throne with a green backdrop. A small fire pit with lit oil lamps and offerings of fruit, bananas and sweets sits on a red-and-gold rug on the floor. A seated figure in an ornate chair at left wears a red garland. A yellow cushion lies on the floor in front.

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