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A photograph of a wedding greeting outdoors at a temple entrance. A groom in a red and gold turban and gold-embroidered cream sherwani, with a red and gold shawl and a garland, stands barefoot on a striped mat with hands folded. Beside him a bride in a red lehenga-style veil and gold-bordered sari, hands in namaste with henna-decorated palms and gold bangles. In the foreground a woman in a long orange robe with a maroon border faces them with palms pressed together. Behind them a man in white with an orange shawl, an older woman in a yellow sari, and a woman in blue stand nearby. A sign reading Dhyanapeetam is visible on the white wall.

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July 09 20092009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09Indoor wedding ritual in a hall with a patterned mat floor. A groom in cream and gold embroidered sherwani, a red and gold turban and red garlands stands at the front, while a bride in a red bandhani veil kneels before him near a brass lamp and a small fire pit. An older woman in a pink sari bends forward pouring water from a glass vessel. Around them stand people in saffron, orange and white garments, some with hands joined in prayer, and seated devotees in pink and red saris. Baskets of fruit and flowers sit at the lower left and right, and a saffron cloth hangs from the ceiling. A shelf with framed portraits and a seated saffron-robed figure appear in the background. Roughly 15 people are visible.2009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09A 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.2009-07-09A wedding ritual photographed indoors. A groom in a red and gold turban and cream embroidered sherwani with yellow flower garlands sits on the right, reaching out to place a red-and-gold bangled bride's hand, her face covered by a red bandhani-style veil with a mirror-work border, seated on the left. A seated woman in a red-bordered sari with glasses holds a small brass dish and yellow flowers. Behind them stand people in white dhotis and orange shawls, one wearing a rudraksha-style pendant, with an orange saffron cloth draped on a man in the background. A visible rudraksha mala and orange garments suggest a traditional temple wedding ceremony.2009-07-09Photograph of a wedding ritual inside a temple setting. A seated groom in a cream embroidered sherwani and a red-and-gold turban, with a red-and-white striped scarf draped over his shoulders, holds a betel leaf in his hands. Beside him a bride in a red bandhani veil and gold bangles extends her henna-decorated arm toward him. Behind them standing attendants wear white kurtas with saffron-orange scarves, and a man in a rust-orange kurta stands at right. Seated guests in pastel and pink clothing watch. Marigold petals lie on the mat and a brass puja vessel sits near the couple, with a garland of white flowers at left.2009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09A Hindu wedding ritual on a floor covered with a striped rug and scattered marigold and rose petals. A groom in a red and gold turban, cream embroidered sherwani and red-and-pink garland kneels on a yellow stone slab, placing flowers. A bride in a red veil and orange embroidered lehenga stands at left, holding a flower-decorated pot. Two men in saffron-orange shawls stand behind, one in white kurta clapping, and a row of seated women in saris clap and watch. Silver oil lamps wrapped in white and yellow flower garlands stand in the foreground beside a silver pot, with brick and stone blocks at right.2009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09A 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 temple hall with a red-carpeted floor and a low ritual platform. A man in a cream-gold embroidered sherwani, a red and gold turban and a red-and-white flower garland stands at the centre, leaning forward. Beside him a woman in a red bandhani veil kneels, pouring or offering over a stone slab. A woman in a pink sari bends forward in front of a brass oil lamp and garlanded stone. Behind them, a man in white with an orange shawl and several women in saris and shawls stand with hands folded. Plates of fruit, marigolds, a brass lamp and kalasha-style vessels lie on the mat. Seated devotees and a microphone are visible at the right. The ceremony appears to be a marriage ritual.2009-07-09