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A South Indian wedding ritual under a pink-lit canopy with white drapes and orange and yellow floral arrangements on pillars. A bride in a red and gold sari with a headpiece and flower garlands sits beside a groom in white dhoti garlanded with pink and white flowers, cupping his hands. Two standing women in green and red-gold saris hold items over them. Brass oil lamps, terracotta kalasha pots, banana leaves, coconuts, a fruit-laden tray, and a brass lamp stand with lit wicks are arranged on the floor. Several men in white dhotis perform the ceremony, including one bare-chested priest with a sacred thread. No figure is visibly identifiable as a person.

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A Hindu wedding ceremony under a floral canopy of orange, red and pink flowers and white draped curtains. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a green-and-gold cloth draped over his shoulder holds a brass oil lamp (aarti) and reaches toward a bride in a red-and-gold sari with a flower garland and gold jewellery. Beside her, a groom in white dhoti and shirt with a pink-and-white garland sits cross-legged before brass kalasha pots with mango leaves and coconuts. Seated guests in white, purple and yellow watch, a woman in a green sari and another in gold stand behind, and brass lamp stands and offering bowls surround the ritual space.2013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16A Hindu wedding ritual in a decorated hall with white and pale drapery and floral pillars. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a green shawl sits before a brass lamp stand and kalasha pots, with coconuts, banana leaves, mango leaves and a bronze vessel nearby. A bride in a green-bordered white sari with jasmine garland and gold jewellery sits with palms joined, beside a groom in a white dhoti and shirt with a pink and white garland. Standing family members in green, red and gold silk saris and a red-and-gold dhoti look on with palms joined. Seated men in white dhotis and garlands surround the scene, and a cameraperson is visible at lower left.2013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16A Hindu wedding ceremony under a decorated canopy with pink and yellow floral drapes and tall pillars. A bride in a red and gold sari and a groom in white dhoti with a pink and white garland sit before brass kalasha pots, a tall brass oil lamp and banana leaves. The groom holds his hands folded in namaste. Two women in saris stand behind, one in green and gold and one in red and gold, and a bare-chested priest in white sits at the left of the lamp with a seated older woman in a purple sari beside him. Several people sit at the edges of the frame.2013-09-16A Hindu wedding ceremony photographed indoors before a white draped backdrop with pink and green festoons. A bride in a red and gold sari with gold jewellery and a maang tikka sits cross-legged, holding a pink and white flower garland over her hair beside a groom in white dhoti and shirt holding his own garland, both reaching up toward each other's heads. A woman in a green sari bends in to assist, and an older woman in a red and gold sari stands behind them. At left, a priest with a bare chest and sacred thread gestures near a brass oil lamp (deepam) with a flame. Two large terracotta kalasha pots, banana bunches, coconuts, brass vessels and marigold and red flower offerings sit in front, with more lamps nearby. A man in a pink-bordered shawl and white dhoti sits at right.2013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16