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A large indoor hall with a pale floor and hanging colourful paper lanterns and bunting overhead. Many devotees sit cross-legged on mats in rows, most wearing white dhotis or kurtas and marigold garlands, while women wear saris in green, maroon and orange. Small red trays with burning oil lamps and scattered yellow flowers sit in front of them, and smoke drifts through the air as people hold their hands folded in prayer. A man in a white shirt stands at the left side near the wall, watching. Wall panels display framed photographs and text behind the crowd. No individual is clearly identifiable as the a person from appearance in this image.

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December 26 20082008-12-26 +1 copiesDecember 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26 +1 copiesA seated Hindu wedding ceremony in a large hall with a low-ceiling strung with colourful paper lanterns and orange and green streamers. A bridegroom in white dhoti and shirt, garlanded with white and red flower garlands, pours something into a small fire on a red tray. A bride in a maroon sari sits beside him, with a second couple nearby, the woman in a green silk sari and garlands. Small oil lamps, brass plates and flowers sit on mats in front of the participants. Behind, many devotees in white and saffron clothing sit on the floor, with smoke drifting through the room. Framed pictures line the wall. a person's presence is not clearly visible in this frame.2008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26 +1 copiesA large indoor hall during a Vedic wedding ritual, with a small fire burning in a red-framed fire pit in the foreground beside brass lamps and plates of offerings. A bride in a green and gold sari with bangles and a garland sits beside a groom in white dhoti and shirt with a red-and-white garland, both with hands folded. Behind them rows of seated devotees in white, saffron, yellow and pink clothing wear marigold garlands, and many hold their hands together in prayer. Paper lanterns, red banners and balloons hang from the ceiling, and framed pictures decorate the walls. No individual is clearly identified as a person candidate.2008-12-26