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A wedding ritual staged on a decorated platform before a turquoise backdrop with gold arches. Three priests stand at the centre-left: two in saffron/orange dhotis and upper cloths, one in a maroon-and-gold dhoti, with a bowl or offering vessel in hand. At right a priest in white ceremonial dress and a white turban stands beside a gold-framed throne. Two deity murtis sit decorated with rainbow garlands on a magenta-draped seat in the centre, and another murti with white garlands sits on a green-draped throne at left. Brass pots, plates of fruit and flowers, and yellow offerings lie on the floor in front. Overhead fans and lights hang from a white-draped ceiling. No figure is clearly a person; the visible people are priests.

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April 23 20132013-04-23April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesA temple-style stage decorated with a blue backdrop, gold arches and garlanded deity murtis dressed in pink, purple and green silk. Two priests in orange and rust-brown dhotis bend over a row of silver vessels and brass items on a mat in front of the central murti, while a third priest in white dhoti and white head cloth stands at the right side, holding a small object. Strings of marigold and yellow flower garlands hang over the seated images. Overhead hang fans and a white ceiling with lights. A partially visible person sits at the bottom right corner. The scene suggests an abhishekam or puja.2012-04-23 +2 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial wedding-style ritual on a raised stage with a turquoise backdrop decorated with gold-toned pediments. Three ornate gold arches frame seated deity murtis dressed in colourful silks and heavy garlands of marigolds and flowers, one in green, one in magenta and yellow. Two standing priests in white dhotis and white headcloths, with white shawls, stand at the centre and right holding their hands in anjali. In the foreground, a seated priest in an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha-style mala sits before brass pots, plates of fruit, offerings and a tray of yellow items for puja. A monitor shows a small image at bottom right.2012-04-23 +2 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copies