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A black-and-white photograph of a wedding couple seated side by side on an ornate decorated dais heavily draped with white flower garlands and strings of jasmine. The bride, in a striped sari with a bindi and bangles, holds a bouquet of flowers in her lap. The groom wears a light shirt with a striped tie and white trousers. Several children crowd the foreground around the dais, and a few people peek from the edges of the frame. The background shows a painted arched backdrop with floral decoration.

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A black-and-white scan of a vintage photograph showing a decorated vehicle. Seated in the center are a woman in a sari with a bindi, wearing garlands and bangles, and a young man in a light shirt, dark tie and trousers, also garlanded. Several children are crowded in front of them and a man is visible at the bottom edge behind the windscreen. No a person candidate is visible.June 25 1974June 26 1974June 26 1974A black and white photograph of a wedding ritual indoors on a floor. A seated woman in a sari with flower garlands and bangles, her head covered, is at left and is being attended by a person in a white shirt and a white headband bending over her hands. Beside them a boy in a striped shirt and striped trousers, also wearing a flower garland and headband, sits cross-legged. Two children in white and patterned clothing stand behind, one wearing a garland. A small brass vessel and flower petals rest on a plate in the foreground, and the floor has a patterned chalk-like design.June 26 1974June 26 1974June 25 1974June 26 1974A black-and-white photograph of a wedding ceremony with floral garlands hanging from pillars. An older man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands at left with his hands joined in prayer, looking down. Seated at lower right, a bride in a sari with a flower garland and forehead ornament sits beside a groom in a white shirt with a garland, holding a brass plate. Several children stand behind them, including a boy in a checked shirt and a girl in a light dress. A small oil lamp and a brass plate sit in the foreground.June 26 1974Black-and-white photograph of a wedding couple seated side by side on the floor. The bride, in a dark satin sari, wears a flower garland, a headpiece with white flowers, bangles and a nose ring, and looks down at her hands. The groom, in a light shirt with a flower garland, sits close beside her and leans toward her. A hand from behind adjusts her headpiece, and several standing onlookers in light clothing and bangles are partly visible at the edges.