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A photograph of a Vedic marriage ritual inside a hall with a pale wall and a shrine of deity murtis at the back. Seated on a mat at the front, a priest in saffron robes with rudraksha malas leads the rite, while a second saffron-clad priest sits beside him with a microphone. A bride in an orange sari with a white flower garland and a braid sits to the left, facing a groom in white clothes with a white shawl and garland. Between them is a white brick-like altar with kumkum marks, marigold petals, fruit, oranges, a kalasha, brass lamps and a trident-topped staff. Seated devotees in white and orange line the room behind.

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A photograph of a Vedic wedding ritual performed around a white brick fire pit (homa/yagna) on a floor mat inside a hall. In the foreground a bride in an orange and gold sari with a long braid and jasmine flowers sits beside a groom in white with a flower garland. Behind the fire pit, several saffron-robed priests sit; one in the centre wears a saffron robe, rudraksha mala and gold garland, with a trident and ceremonial staff nearby. Plates of fruit, marigold petals, brass vessels and a kalasha sit on the mat. Behind them, seated devotees in white, saffron and yellow clothes wear flower garlands, and a shrine with deity murtis stands along the back wall.2008-12-26 +1 copiesDecember 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26A Vedic marriage ceremony is performed in a hall before a seated crowd. A bride in an orange silk sari with a braid and white flower garland sits beside a groom in white dhoti and shawl, facing a white brick-tiered fire altar with flowers, fruit, brass lamps and a kalasha. A saffron-robed priest with rudraksha mala and a microphone performs the homa, and other saffron-robed priests sit behind him. Seated devotees in white and yellow watch, with a trishul and staff standing at the back and a shrine with deity murtis in the background.2008-12-26A indoor ritual scene in a hall with a white floor mat and a golden deity shrine with multiple murtis in the background. At center, a figure in an orange sannyasi robe with a rudraksha mala sits on a red carpet, holding a golden staff topped with a trident. Nearby, a woman in orange with a long braid and a mala sits behind a microphone beside a fire-altar of white square bricks decorated with flowers, fruit and brass lamps, where a man in white and a man in orange lead a homa-style vedic ceremony. Seated devotees in white, orange and yellow fill the room, some holding flower garlands. A white-clad man at lower left performs the ritual. a person cues are not clearly established, so the central figure is described by role only.2008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26 +1 copiesDecember 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26A Vedic marriage ceremony in a courtyard hall. A bride in an orange and red silk sari with a long braid and white flower garland sits on the left beside a groom in white dhoti and shawl with white garland, who holds a ritual object over a low arrangement of white bricks decorated with kumkum and flower petals. Seated in the centre, a priest in orange robes and rudraksha mala holds a plate of yellow flowers, with additional saffron-robed sannyasis and women in yellow and white saris seated nearby. Brass lamps, fruit, a kalasha-like pot and a trident stand on the ritual mat; a deity mural and seated devotees fill the background. This is a homa-style marriage rite with multiple people visible.2008-12-26A Vedic marriage ceremony held outdoors on a courtyard floor. A bride in an orange and gold sari with jasmine garlands sits on the left beside a groom in white dhoti and shawl, seated before a brick-like altar stacked with white blocks decorated with red marks and marigold petals. Behind the altar, a man in saffron robes and rudraksha mala holds a plate of flowers while speaking into a microphone. Around them, seated devotees in saffron, white and yellow clothing sit on mats; a trident and a staff stand in the background along with brass pots and fruit offerings.2008-12-26 +1 copiesDecember 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26