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A photograph of a wedding ritual beside a fire pit. A central figure in an orange saffron robe with a long gold necklace sits on a striped blue and red mat, holding hands with a bride in a red embroidered sari with gold border, while a man in a cream outfit stands behind. A second robed attendant in orange holds a silver tray of fruit and flowers. Silver bowls, a kalasha vessel, marigold and rose garlands and flower-filled trays surround a low fire pit with burning embers. Other seated people in orange and white sit in the background, and a microphone stand stands nearby.

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A wedding ritual performed at a fire pit (homa) built from stacked orange bricks, with flames and burning offerings and red flower petals scattered on the bricks. A central figure with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange robe, a gold necklace and a shawl, kneels at the fire and ties a red thread. Beside him a seated woman in a red and orange patterned veil and gold bangles, with a red and gold sari, kneels with her hands near the fire. Another man in an orange robe sits behind them holding a plate of fruit and flowers. Brass plates of grains and offerings line the floor in front, with a silver kalasha and flower garlands nearby. Several robed devotees sit in the background on mats.2009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09A photograph of a fire ritual. A man in orange robes and a long rudraksha-style gold necklace sits cross-legged on a striped mat, pouring or gesturing over the fire with a ladle-like spoon and a brass vessel nearby. Beside him, a second man in orange robes and a red-bordered shawl sits with hands folded near a microphone stand. On the left, a woman in a red and gold bandhani-patterned sari sits with bangles, her arm reaching toward the offerings. Trays hold red flowers, coconuts, banana leaves, brass bowls of grains and betel, and a garlanded kalasha. Several people in orange and white sit in the background.2009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09February 15 20072007-02-15A wedding ritual performed at a temple shrine in front of a stone altar with deity murti and gold-trimmed decorations. A homa fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit surrounded by marigold petals and offerings. A bride in a red and gold dress with a red veil and a groom in a cream sherwani with a red-and-gold turban sit cross-legged on a striped mat on the other side of the fire. A man in white with an orange shawl stands at right holding yellow flowers, while a priest in saffron robes at left holds a brass bowl of yellow flowers. Several seated guests in saffron and orange clothing watch from behind, and a woman in a pale floral sari at right holds flowers.2009-07-09December 26 20082008-12-26July 09 20092009-07-09December 26 20082008-12-26