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A marriage ceremony at an open-sided concrete hall with exposed brick walls. A young man with long dark hair, a red bindi and an orange-saffron cloth sits cross-legged at a small brick fire pit holding a brass lamp with a flame, a person candidate with long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, shown as a priest officiating. Beside him a seated man in a white shirt wears a white and red flower garland and holds a round wooden plate, while a bride in an orange sari with a flower garland sits next to him. Behind them standing attendants in white dhotis with orange shawls and a white-clad figure stand near a microphone stand. Marigold and rose petals are scattered around the brick fire pit, and fruits sit on a plate in front. Two painted blue and red decorative pillars with floral motifs frame the scene.

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