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A wedding ritual inside a temple hall with a brick-lined homa fire pit in the foreground, smoke rising from burning wood. A groom in cream and gold sherwani with a red-and-yellow turban and red garland kneels at the fire, pouring offerings, while a bride in a red-and-orange bandhani veil and gold-bordered sari stands beside him. Around them stand men in white and orange-saffron shawls and women in saris of pink, red and gold seated on striped mats. A man in an orange wrap and white kurta stands at the rear. Flower garlands, brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel, platters of sweets and fruit and a microphone stand complete the scene. A shaved-headed priest in saffron robes sits at the right edge. Wall banners and framed pictures hang behind the group.

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July 09 20092009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09A 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.2009-07-09A wedding ritual inside a temple courtyard. A bride in a red and gold sari with a red veil and a groom in a cream sherwani with a gold-patterned shawl kneel before a brick fire pit (homa kund) with smoke rising and yellow flower offerings on the bricks. A bald-headed man in red and a figure in pink-orange robes sit at the left by the fire. Standing behind, a man in white dhoti with an orange-red shawl and women in orange and in patterned shawls hold marigold petals, watching. Behind them a stone shrine with brass lamps, a garlanded deity murti and red curtains. The bride and groom are being blessed through the fire ritual with flowers scattered around.2009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09A wedding ritual in a temple courtyard at a fire pit with offerings. A bride in a red and gold sari with red veil sits beside a groom in cream kurta with a red-and-gold turban and red floral garland. Facing them, a figure in orange robes with a pink-and-white shawl sits at the homa area with brass vessels and marigolds. Standing devotees include a man in white kurta with orange shawl pressing his palms together, a man in rust-red kurta, a woman in a beige sari with folded hands, and a woman in orange sari-shawl. Seated guests in saris and shirts fill the mats behind, and a photographer's camera is visible at the top left.2009-07-09A wedding ritual in a temple hall with a sacred fire pit at the lower right, flames and a brass oil lamp with white flower garland beside it. A groom in a cream embroidered sherwani with a red and gold turban and red garland kneels and bows forward with his forehead near a small stone, hands pressed to it, marigold petals scattered around. A bride in a red bandhani veil and gold-embroidered orange lehenga stands beside him, with a woman in white sari holding flowers. Seated devotees in saris, some in pink, red and blue, watch with hands folded. A man in white kurta wears an orange shawl and claps. Baskets of fruit and offerings sit on the striped mat. A monk in orange robes and rudraksha mala sits at the back, hands joined in namaste.2009-07-09A wedding ritual inside a covered temple hall with a corrugated metal roof and decorative painted pillars. A bride in a red and gold embroidered veil and a groom in a red turban and red garland stand before a fire pit with rising smoke. A man in white with an orange shawl and a woman in a white sari with orange border stand beside them, one reaching toward the couple's hands. Seated devotees fill the background, and marigold garlands line the floor near offering plates with sweets and fruit.2009-07-09December 26 20082008-12-26Traditional wedding ritual in a temple courtyard beside a stone shrine with brass lamps and a red curtain. A bride in a red sari and a groom in a cream sherwani with a red-and-gold turban and red shawl sit on a striped mat. Around them, people in orange and saffron shawls and white clothes hold yellow flowers and toss petals. A woman in a pale orange sari and a woman in a red sari in the foreground watch closely. Fruit, sweets and offerings are arranged on the mat, and a robed figure in a pink-orange shawl sits at the left edge. Several people are visible in the scene.2009-07-09