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A traditional South Indian wedding ceremony. A bride in a red and gold silk sari with pink and white flower garlands sits on the floor beside a groom in white dhoti and a white and gold headpiece, also wearing floral garlands. A woman in a green sari with a white flower in her hair kneels and pours or offers something from a small packet into a bowl on a white cloth. Around them, women in colourful silk saris, some with gold necklaces, and a young girl in pink stand watching and smiling. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti and shawl sits at the lower left with a bowl of offerings, and a man in a white dhoti with a white shawl and rudraksha-style necklaces stands behind. Trays of sweets and a brass dish lie on the floor in front of the couple.

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