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Close-up photograph of a wedding ritual. A woman's hand with red henna designs and red-painted nails rests on a yellow-brown cloth, surrounded by white jasmine petals, yellow marigold petals and red rose petals. Her wrist is covered in stacked gold and multicoloured bangles. Beside her, a man's bare foot and cream dhoti-style trousers are visible, with a red fringed cloth draped nearby. A polished silver ritual vessel.

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July 09 20092009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09Close-up photo of a wedding-style ritual. A woman with henna-patterned hands and many gold and gold-toned bangles holds the bare foot of a man in cream silk trousers and a red-fringed garment. Both are seated on a yellow-ochre stone slab scattered with white jasmine flowers and red and yellow blossoms. A silver lamp stand wrapped in white jasmine garlands stands at left, and a red cloth covers the ground. The scene suggests a ceremonial foot-washing or padapuja, with no clearly visible face shown.2009-07-09Close-up photograph of a wedding ritual. A bride's hands, decorated with red henna patterns and stacked gold and red bangles, rest on the feet of a seated groom wearing cream silk dhoti-style garments. White jasmine garlands and red and yellow flower petals are scattered over a golden stone surface, with a brass lamp and a silver vessel at the edges. The bride's red sari is visible at left, and red fabric covers the floor. No faces are visible.2009-07-09Close-up photograph of a traditional Hindu wedding ritual on a golden stone platform. A bride's bare foot, decorated with red henna patterns and a toe ring, rests at the centre while a man in a red silk garment with gold trim and a silver wristwatch holds white jasmine flowers and red marigold petals near her toes. A red and gold embroidered sari fabric and a red-threaded wrist band appear beside them. A silver vessel wrapped with white jasmine garlands stands at the left edge. Scattered petals decorate the stone.2009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09Close photo of a ritual foot-washing at a wedding-style ceremony. A person in a red-and-gold silk dhoti with bare feet stands on a brass tray while another person's hands, adorned with gold bangles and henna-decorated fingers, pour or wash the feet. A bare-skinned shoulder and arm of a second person appear at left, and a white jasmine garland rests nearby. On the floor are a silver plate holding white rice grains and a yellow flower, a small silver bowl of red kumkum, and a brass vessel. Scattered petals lie on the white floor.2013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16Close-up photo of a wedding-style ritual. A woman's hands, with bangles and a black wristwatch, hold a small cluster of white jasmine flowers and offer them toward a man's cupped, henna-decorated hands. Behind them is a garland of jasmine, green leaves, red and yellow flowers, and red apples. The man wears a rudraksha-style bead mala, and a red-and-gold silk cloth lies across the lower frame.2013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16