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A wedding ritual photographed on a temple-style stage before two deity murtis. Two men stand in front, both wearing white dhoti and shawl with gold borders and gold turbans. The man on the left has his palms joined in namaskar and wears a white and red flower garland; the man on the right, bare-chested with a gold armband, stands beside him with a matching garland and holds the other's hands. On the left, a decorated deity murti in pink and magenta drapes is covered with red, yellow and green flower garlands. On the right, another murti in red and pink drapes with a small orange crown wears a white flower garland, with a trident-like staff beside it. Gold arches frame the stage, and petals are scattered on the floor.

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April 23 20132013-04-23April 23 20132013-04-23April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesA photograph of a temple-style ceremony on a stage. A man in a white dhoti and cream-and-gold turban, with white jasmine garlands and red flower garlands, stands and places his hand on a small brass or silver figure held up before him. Below him, a second man in a white dhoti and white head wrap kneels on a yellow stone block, bending forward with his hands joined. Behind them, a shaved-head man in a rust-coloured dhoti with a rudraksha mala looks on from the right. The background has a golden arched frame and a deity murti decorated with garlands in red, yellow and green, draped in purple cloth. A padapuja-style offering or abhishekam-type ritual appears to be in progress.2012-04-23 +2 copiesOctober 18 20152015-10-18April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesMay 12 20132013-05-12April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesOctober 18 20152015-10-18May 10 20142014-05-10Two priests in white dhotis and white turbans stand before a golden ornamental arch in a temple setting. The priest in front wears a white shawl and holds garlands of white and red flowers in his folded hands; the priest behind has a bare upper body with white vibhuti markings on his arm and wears a rudraksha bracelet and a flower garland. To the right, metal deity murti figures wearing orange-and-gold crowns and red-orange garland sets sit on a gilded throne, and a large orange multi-armed deity with a trident and drum is painted on the wall behind. Garlands of marigolds and red flowers drape the murtis and the golden peetha. Devotees' hands and heads are visible at the bottom edge.2013-05-12