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A wedding ritual in an open-sided hall with a white ceiling and bright cloth draped over the seating area. A bride in a red and gold sari and a groom in a cream sherwani with a red-and-gold turban kneel on a striped mat beside a brick fire pit with burning flames and a small brass lamp. Two people in white dhotis and orange shawls, one holding a brass vessel, tend the fire. A man in an orange kurta with a cream stole and a woman in a beige sari stand with folded hands at the right. Floral garlands are draped around the ritual area, and yellow flower petals and sweet offerings sit on brass plates. Behind them, seated devotees, many in red and pink saris, watch. Along the back wall are framed photographs and a banner mentioning a person, plus a microphone in the foreground.

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July 09 20092009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09A wedding ritual photographed at a temple pavilion beside a stone shrine with a deity murti and brass lamps. A fire burns inside a square pit lined with yellow-brown bricks, with offerings of yellow marigold petals, a brass pot and a bowl of ghee nearby, consistent with a homa. A bride in a red sari with gold trim and a veil sits across the fire from a groom in cream kurta and a red shawl. Two saffron-robed women with shaved heads sit at the left in the foreground, and a man in white with an orange shawl holds yellow flowers standing at right. A woman in a cream sari holds flowers at the right edge, and seated devotees watch from behind the pit. No figure with clear distinctive a person cues is visible.2009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09A wedding ritual inside a temple courtyard. A bride in a red and gold sari with a red veil and a groom in a cream sherwani with a gold-patterned shawl kneel before a brick fire pit (homa kund) with smoke rising and yellow flower offerings on the bricks. A bald-headed man in red and a figure in pink-orange robes sit at the left by the fire. Standing behind, a man in white dhoti with an orange-red shawl and women in orange and in patterned shawls hold marigold petals, watching. Behind them a stone shrine with brass lamps, a garlanded deity murti and red curtains. The bride and groom are being blessed through the fire ritual with flowers scattered around.2009-07-09A wedding ritual inside a temple hall with a brick-lined homa fire pit in the foreground, smoke rising from burning wood. A groom in cream and gold sherwani with a red-and-yellow turban and red garland kneels at the fire, pouring offerings, while a bride in a red-and-orange bandhani veil and gold-bordered sari stands beside him. Around them stand men in white and orange-saffron shawls and women in saris of pink, red and gold seated on striped mats. A man in an orange wrap and white kurta stands at the rear. Flower garlands, brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel, platters of sweets and fruit and a microphone stand complete the scene. A shaved-headed priest in saffron robes sits at the right edge. Wall banners and framed pictures hang behind the group.2009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09A Vedic wedding ceremony held in an open courtyard with a crowd seated on mats along the back wall. In the foreground, a bride in an orange-red sari with a marigold garland sits beside a groom in white with a floral garland, both seated before a fire pit and brass trays of offerings. A man in an orange robe sits on the far right, and another orange-robed figure sits at the center facing the couple. Brass plates hold dried sticks, fruit, flowers and marigolds, and a white-clad woman with a yellow dupatta sits in the lower left. Spectators in saris and white clothing sit in rows behind them.2008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26