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A wedding ceremony photograph with a bride and groom seated on the floor, both wearing floral garlands of white, pink and green blossoms. The groom wears a white dhoti with a white headcloth and smiles while reaching toward the bride, who wears a red and gold silk sari with a red-orange shawl and gold jewellery. Around them, women in green, red, pink and purple saris and a girl in a pink dress stand and watch, and a man in a white shirt and cream dhoti stands at the back. In the foreground are brass trays with red and yellow powders, rice, flower petals, a small kalasha-style vessel and a sweet tray. Several guests in white ritual clothing hold items near the couple. Ritual and festive wedding atmosphere, nalangu-style playful setting.

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A wedding ritual scene in which a seated man in white dhoti and a white-and-gold turban receives attention from a woman in a green sari with gold border who leans in, applying something to his face. He wears heavy floral garlands in red, pink and white, and a woman in a red-and-gold sari beside him also has garlands. Women in silk saris and jewelry crowd around; a bare-chested priest in a green shawl sits at left beside brass bowls, a tray of kumkum, turmeric and flower offerings. Orange cloth lies on the floor under scattered rice and petals.2013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16A seated man in a white dhoti and white head cloth with gold border is being adorned by a woman in an orange and red silk sari with gold border and gold bangles, who smiles as she touches his face with her hand. He wears a garland of pink and white flowers with green leaves. Another woman in a green sari with gold motifs bends in the foreground, and onlookers in pink and white saris stand behind. Flower petals and leaves lie on the white floor, with a small offering bowl at the lower left. The scene appears to be a traditional wedding ritual.2013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16A wedding ceremony photographed in a decorated hall. In the centre, a groom in white dhoti and a white headdress with gold trim, wearing layered floral garlands of white, pink and red, sits on the floor with henna-decorated hands held out. Beside him a bride in a red and gold silk sari with a pink and white garland and gold bangles extends her hands in the same gesture. A woman in a green blouse and dark sari with a gold border leans in, holding a flat piece of paper or leaf above the couple's hands. On the left, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a green shawl and rudraksha-style beads sits smiling beside a metal bowl with a small lamp and papers. Behind them, standing family members and guests in saris, a man in white with a gold-bordered shawl, and a girl in red and pink watch the ritual. Offering trays and sweets lie on the floor in front.2013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16A wedding ceremony in a decorated hall with white drapes and orange-yellow flowers. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a green and gold shawl kneels at a steel vessel, while a bride in a red and gold sari with jasmine and pink flower garlands sits on the floor beside a groom in white dhoti and shirt wearing a turban-style headpiece and garlands. The groom's white cloth is held up as a partition. Nearby stand a blue-saried woman, a pink-saried girl, a woman in a green sari bending in, and other guests in colourful saris and white shirts. In front are brass trays with turmeric, kumkum and offerings.2013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16A South Indian wedding ritual indoors. A bride in a red and orange silk sari with gold jewellery, floral garlands and a head ornament sits on the floor beside a groom in a white dhoti and shawl with gold border, a garland and a turban-style headpiece, while a priest in a white dhoti with a green and gold cloth sits bare-chested at left, pouring water from a steel vessel. The bride and groom hold a white cloth with gold border between them. Women in saris stand around, including one in green and gold and one in lavender at right. Trays of offerings with flowers and kumkum sit on the floor in front.2013-09-16A wedding ceremony photograph in a decorated room. A bride in a green silk sari with a gold border and jasmine in her hair bends forward, pouring or offering from a brass vessel over a seated groom in white dhoti and shirt wearing a garland of pink, red and white flowers. A smiling bride in an orange-red sari and floral garlands sits beside him. An older bare-chested man in a green shawl and white dhoti sits at left, smiling. Women in colourful saris and a man in a white shirt stand around, and a steel bowl with turmeric or rice powder sits on the floor.2013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16