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A wedding ceremony photographed indoors with a pale pink wall and columns behind. On the left, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold-and-green border holds a silver tray of marigold-like flowers. A man in an orange-brown robe and a large orange turban raises his arm, wearing a long red-and-white garland. Beside him, a bald, smiling man in a saffron-brown robe with a rudraksha mala stands near a silver tray of turmeric-yellow offerings. Women in a purple sari, a green silk sari and a red-and-gold sari stand or kneel, one holding a yellow flower bouquet. A seated bride in a red-and-gold sari with a white floral garland and gold jewellery receives turmeric or kumkum from a woman in green, while a man in white kneels at right, wearing garlands. Several people are visible, the nearby figures partly cropped.

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A wedding ceremony in a decorated hall with white pillars and pink and white drapes. A bride in a deep green saree with gold jewellery and a red and white flower garland kneels at the centre while others pour rice grains and turmeric-yellow petals over her. A man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl with a red and white garland raises his arms and throws petals. A woman in a green saree and a woman in a maroon top join in. A tray of flowers, green leaves and a bowl of yellow turmeric are held nearby. A woman in a white and gold saree stands behind, and a man in white at right holds a bowl of petals. The scene shows a traditional Hindu wedding blessing; no candidate for a person is visibly identifiable.2013-09-16A photograph of a South Indian wedding ceremony indoors, with a bride seated on the floor in a red and gold sari adorned with a garland and gold jewelry, while women gather around her. A woman in a maroon sari and green blouse kneels beside her, and an older woman in a maroon blouse and gold-bordered sari smiles and holds a brass tray of turmeric. A man in a rust-coloured turban and brown dhoti holding a tray stands at left, and a man at right wears white with an orange shawl and white and red flower garlands. Pink and white flowers, hanging orchids and yellow blooms decorate the pillars and curtains behind them.2013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16A wedding ritual photograph in a decorated hall. A seated bride in a red-and-gold silk sari with gold jewellery and a maang tikka, and a groom in a white dhoti and shirt with a gold border, sit close together while another woman in a green sari with a gold necklace bends over to tend their joined hands, which hold a brass vessel and fruit. Garlands of white jasmine, pink flowers and red blooms are draped around the couple. Standing women in saris of maroon, pink and blue watch behind, one holding a brass plate, and an orange floor is visible at the bottom edge. No a person candidate is clearly visible in this image.2013-09-16A wedding ceremony in a decorated hall with white drapes and orange-yellow flowers. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a green and gold shawl kneels at a steel vessel, while a bride in a red and gold sari with jasmine and pink flower garlands sits on the floor beside a groom in white dhoti and shirt wearing a turban-style headpiece and garlands. The groom's white cloth is held up as a partition. Nearby stand a blue-saried woman, a pink-saried girl, a woman in a green sari bending in, and other guests in colourful saris and white shirts. In front are brass trays with turmeric, kumkum and offerings.2013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16A South Indian wedding ritual at close range. A bride in an orange-red silk sari with gold jewellery, a gold maang tikka and white jasmine garlands sits on the floor, eyes lowered, while a woman in a green silk sari with gold border leans in to place a white flower into her joined hands. Beside her a groom in a white dhoti with gold border and a white shirt sits with hands cupped, also wearing a garland of white jasmine, red roses and apples. Women in silk saris stand behind holding a brass tray and a lit oil lamp. Orange floor and white draped backdrop.2013-09-16