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Indoor ceremony in a temple-like hall with yellow and blue striped walls and a standing fan. Seated on the floor, a man in a white dhoti with an orange shawl leans forward and drapes a white jasmine and red flower garland over a seated couple. A woman in a pink blouse and purple sari sits at left, wearing gold bangles and reaching toward the garland. At right, a man in white dhoti and shirt with red-flower garland sits beside a woman in a peach silk sari with gold jewellery and a jasmine-wrapped hair braid, her hands clasped. A standing man in white shirt and dhoti with a gold-edged cloth bows nearby. Metal plates with flowers, a brass lamp and a kalasha-style vessel sit on an orange cloth in front.

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June 19 20132013-06-19June 19 20132013-06-19June 19 20132013-06-19A seated group of devotees performs a ritual with flower garlands. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shirt, wearing a white and red flower garland, bends over a brass tray of pink and white flower petals, holding yellow sacred threads. Beside him a woman in a deep maroon sari with gold border and a red bindi, also wearing a white and red garland and a pendant, holds the same tray. Behind them other devotees in white and in pink and purple saris sit on the floor, some with garlands and threaded rudraksha beads, and a small oil lamp burns near the tray.2006-12-26June 19 20132013-06-19December 26 20062006-12-26June 19 20132013-06-19February 15 20072007-02-15A photograph of a seated couple at a ritual gathering, both wearing white and draped in white and red flower garlands. The man in the centre wears a white shirt and white dhoti with a dark rudraksha-style mala around his neck, holding a yellow thread or cord over a small offering. The woman beside him wears a red and cream sari with a gold-bordered pallu and jasmine in her hair. Behind them, other seated devotees in white and red garlands hold incense sticks and offerings near a small fire pit with lit oil lamps, flower petals and brass vessels on the floor.2006-12-26September 16 20132013-09-16June 19 20132013-06-19A photograph of a homa or yagna ritual on a floor, with white-clad participants seated around a low white brick fire pit. In the foreground a woman in a red and gold silk saree with a long braid and yellow flowers in her hair leans forward, receiving a garland of white jasmine and red flowers from a man in a white satin shirt who sits beside her. Behind them a woman in a pink blouse and pink saree sits, and a seated man in a white shirt is visible. Brass vessels, a ladle, a bell-metal bowl and a smoking fire are visible, with more people in white seated in the background.2006-12-26