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A photograph of a Hindu ritual in a hall with cream walls and a large sliding door. In the foreground a white brick fire pit, decorated with flower petals and an oil lamp, is tended by a man in white with an orange shawl and a woman in an orange sari with a white garland. Behind it stands a tiered arrangement of golden kalasha pots with mango leaves and flowers. Drummers and musicians sit on the floor, several in orange cloth, with a frame drum and a large drum in front. A young woman in a red and grey sari and a man in white with a red and gold shawl sit near the fire pit. Ornate umbrellas and decorated palanquins with deity murti in red and orange drapes line the back. Seated devotees fill the rear of the room.

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December 26 20072007-12-26December 26 20072007-12-26A photograph of a Hindu fire ritual inside a hall. A white brick fire pit with marigold petals and a brass lamp sits in the centre, with a brass bowl and ladle beside it. A woman in a red and gold sari and a man in a white kurta with a saffron shawl sit cross-legged before the pit. Behind them a row of drummers plays drums, and a seated figure in orange and red stands near the pit on the left. Brass lamps and decorated pots line a table on the left, and large garlanded deity murtis and draped fabric fill the right side.2007-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26 +1 copiesDecember 26 20082008-12-26 +1 copiesIndoor Vedic wedding ritual in a hall with a fire pit built from white bricks, a flame burning at its centre and marigold garlands and yellow flowers scattered around it. A bride in an orange silk sari with a long braid decorated with white flowers sits facing a groom in white dhoti and shawl with a flower garland. A saffron-robed man seated behind a microphone stand holds a plate of flowers and offerings beside the fire pit, while other saffron-robed people sit on a carpet along the back wall. Brass lamps, fruit, a trident and kalasha-like vessels are arranged nearby. Seated devotees in white and yellow shawls fill the background, with deity images on a shelf at the top left.2008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20072007-12-26A Vedic wedding ritual is taking place on a mat-covered floor in a hall, with a white-clad groom and a bride wearing an orange sari and white flower garland seated before a square arrangement of white bricks decorated with yellow flowers. Seated nearby, a figure in orange robes with rudraksha mala and a trident-topped staff leads the rite, while others in orange and white sit in folded-hand prayer. Fruit, oranges, a kalasha-style brass vessel, oil lamps and offerings are arranged on trays in front of the couple. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white and orange sits along the walls, and a deity murti stands on a shelf in the background.2008-12-26A 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 copiesPhoto of a Vedic wedding ritual in an open temple courtyard. A man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a bell in his right hand sits on an orange cushion behind a homa-like arrangement of white bricks covered with flower garlands, fruit, brass plates and small lamps, while a microphone stands before him. A woman seated across the altar wears a sari with orange and red and clasps her hands in prayer. Facing him, a bride in an orange sari with white flower garlands sits beside a man in a white dhoti and shawl. Seated in the background are rows of devotees in orange and white, a trident and a golden staff stand near the platform, and a golden deity murti is visible at the top left. The image is largely consistent with the page's wedding ritual, though only the visible ritual is described.2008-12-26 +1 copies