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Outdoor Hindu wedding ritual beside a stone shrine. A young bride in an orange sari with gold border sits cross-legged, wearing a white and red flower garland, flower headpiece, gold jewellery and bangles, eyes lowered. A young groom in a cream kurta sits beside her, placing his hand on her head near a red-and-white flower garland. In front of them a fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit decorated with yellow and purple flowers. Plates hold red apples, marigolds and flower garlands. Behind them a stone pillar, red cloth hanging, and deity murti decorated with garlands are visible. Two people are visible.

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February 15 20072007-02-15February 15 20072007-02-15February 15 20072007-02-15Outdoor Hindu marriage ceremony beside a decorated shrine. A person in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair sits at left, leaning forward to tie or pass a sacred thread between a seated man in white shirt with a white and red flower garland and a seated bride in an orange sari with red blouse, gold jewellery, and a white jasmine garland. A small fire burns on a stacked white brick platform scattered with flowers, beside silver vessels and a tray of apples, oranges, and flowers. Behind them stand deity murtis with a marigold and banana-leaf canopy and maroon drapes. Striped decorative poles hang at left.2007-02-15February 15 20072007-02-15A marriage ceremony at an outdoor fire pit lined with white blocks and marigold and flower petals. A man with long dark hair in an orange robe, with white marks on his forehead, sits on the left and feeds an offering from a plate of yellow powder into the flames, his hands extended over the fire. Beside him a man in a cream shirt wears white jasmine garlands with red flowers and a rudraksha mala, and a woman in an orange sari with gold bangles and a flower-decorated headpiece sits next to him. A brass vessel and plate sit at left, with a tray of apples and flowers at right and a garland-draped pillar in the background. Three people are visible.2007-02-15Outdoor ceremony beside a brick fire pit with burning flames and marigold and rose petals scattered around it. A seated figure in orange-saffron robes with long dark hair and a rudraksha-style necklace sits on the left, hands in lap, behind the fire. In the foreground, a seated couple in orange and red garments is adorned with white jasmine and orange-red flower garlands; the man in grey trousers leans forward with his hand on the woman's head. Behind them, a man in white kurta with an orange shawl stands near a microphone stand, and women in white saris and a man in white stand nearby. Colourful blue, orange and red striped banners hang on the wall behind, with a grey block wall and fruit offerings on the ground.2007-02-15A marriage ceremony in an open courtyard beside a brick wall. A man in an orange saffron robe, bare-chested with a draped orange wrap and long dark hair, sits on a mat holding a flower aloft and a plate of flowers. A bride in an orange sari with white jasmine garlands and a gold forehead ornament sits beside a groom in a white kurta, who holds up a small object toward her forehead. A small brick fire pit with burning embers and yellow and purple flower petals lies in front of them, with brass vessels nearby. Two men in white and orange stand behind, hands folded in namaskar, and red and orange banners hang on the wall. Rice or petals scatter in the air. Swamiji (probable) is the robed man holding the flower, given his long hair and saffron robe.2007-02-15February 15 20072007-02-15February 15 20072007-02-15Photo of an outdoor Hindu wedding ritual beside a brick fire pit (homa) with flames and smoke rising. A man in orange robes with long swept-back hair, a probable Swamiji candidate by appearance, kneels at left holding a small brass vessel over the fire. Seated at right, a groom in white dhoti and shirt with a white flower garland has his forehead marked by a hand, while a bride in an orange sari with red border and white jasmine garland sits beside him, wearing a flower-decorated hair ornament. Marigold and rose petals are scattered on the brick fire pit and a blue cloth. Standing behind are several people in white dhotis and orange shawls, and colourful striped pillars frame the courtyard wall.2007-02-15February 15 20072007-02-15