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Photo of a Vedic wedding ritual inside a whitewashed hall with a decorated ceiling of green leaves and paper lanterns. In the foreground a bride with a long plait, white flower garland and orange sari sits beside a groom in white dhoti, both facing a square fire pit (homa) built of white blocks with lit oil lamps, fruit, flowers and kalasha pots. A seated priest in white works near the pit. Behind them, a row of orange-robed sannyasis and devotees in saffron, white and yellow sit on mats; a figure in orange robes and a large rudraksha mala sits on a red cushioned seat near a golden trident and a golden staff. Two saffron-clad men sit with hands folded near the front. Devotees sit along the walls, and small deity murtis and framed portraits are visible at the back. Around 20 people are visible.

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December 26 20082008-12-26A photograph of a Vedic marriage ritual held in a hall with a white wall and a mural-style backdrop. In the foreground, a bride in an orange sari with a long braid and white flower garland sits beside a groom in white clothes, both with hands folded. Behind a white brick-built altar decorated with marigolds, fruit, a kalasha-style vessel, and brass lamps, a sannyasi in orange robes and rudraksha mala sits with hands folded. Another orange-clad sannyasi with a long golden staff stands near a seated figure on an orange-cushioned chair. Seated devotees in orange, white and yellow clothing fill the room, and a crowd of onlookers sits along the back wall in front of a deity murti display with a golden snake and lamps.2008-12-26A wedding-style Vedic ritual in a whitewashed hall with a mat floor. Seated at the centre-right, a man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and a trident-topped staff beside him leads the ceremony, and a bare-chested man in a saffron cloth with a gold chain sits in front of a table of fruit, flowers, brass vessels and a small oil lamp. A bride in a red and gold sari with a long braid and flower garland sits opposite a man in white. Other saffron-clad and white-clad attendees sit on the floor, and a row of standing people in orange and white watch from the right. Hanging green and yellow decorations and a shrine with deity figures appear at the left.2008-12-26A 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.2008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26A Vedic wedding ritual inside a hall with a white-walled backdrop and hanging paper lanterns. In the foreground, a bride in orange sari with flowers in her hair and a groom in orange kurta sit with palms pressed together before a white brick-built fire altar with ritual vessels, fruit, marigolds and flowers. A man in white dhoti and shawl conducts the rite from the near side. Behind them, seated in saffron robes with rudraksha malas, a woman sits on an orange cushion beside a row of saffron-clad sannyasis and devotees in white and yellow, many with hands folded. A large golden deity murti and shrine decorations stand in the background, with a crowd of seated devotees filling the room. Visible people: about ten in the foreground and about thirty-five seated across the hall.2008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26 +1 copiesA photograph of a Vedic marriage ceremony in a hall with white walls. A bride in an orange and red sari with a flower-strung hair braid and a white-clad groom sit before a homa fire pit built of white bricks, decorated with yellow flowers, fruit, brass vessels and a kalasha. Several saffron-robed priests sit on a red mat, one holding a trident-topped staff; a robed man in saffron with a rudraksha-style mala and folded hands sits beside the fire, and his appearance is consistent with the page's reference to a person but not distinctive enough to confirm identity. Seated devotees in white and yellow line the room, with a deity shrine and figures at the back. Roughly 40 people are visible.2008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26A ceremonial Vedic ritual in a decorated hall with hanging paper lanterns and garlands overhead. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shawl and a woman in an orange sari sit before a white brick-built homa/yagna altar stacked with flowers, fruit, brass vessels and a kalasha. At the right a seated man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace presses his palms together while speaking into a microphone. Beside him a woman in orange-red clothes sits with hands folded, and a tall orange-robed figure holds a golden trident. Behind them a large orange-draped throne-like seat holds a robed figure with a long golden staff, and deity murtis stand on a red-draped shrine at the back. Rows of seated devotees in white, orange and saffron fill the floor, and a family of women and children in saris sits on the left.2008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26 +1 copies