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A traditional South Indian wedding ceremony in progress. A bride in a red and gold silk sari with jasmine and pink flower garlands, gold jewellery and a maang tikka sits beside a groom in a white shirt and white dhoti, also wearing garlands. Both hold a coconut together while a woman in a green sari and an older woman in a red-and-gold sari assist. A shirtless priest on the left tends a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, and brass kalasha vessels sit in front, surrounded by marigold and rose garlands and fruit.

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A traditional Hindu wedding ceremony with a bride and groom seated side by side on the floor. The bride wears a red and gold silk sari, gold jewellery, a maang tikka and a garland of pink, white and green flowers with apples. The groom wears a white dhoti with a gold border and a matching flower garland. Their hands are joined over a coconut held in a brass or gold-coloured vessel with bundles of grass. A priest with a bare chest sits at left beside a brass oil lamp with a lit flame. A woman in a green sari and another in a red and gold sari attend them from behind, and brass kalasha pots sit at the bottom edge.2013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16A South Indian wedding ritual photographed indoors. A bride in a red-and-gold silk sari with pink and white flower garlands and gold jewellery sits beside a groom in a white shirt and matching floral garland. Both have their hands near terracotta-lidded pots decorated with red and yellow powder, and a brass oil lamp with a lit flame stands in front. An older man in white dhoti and green shawl, with rudraksha beads, bare-chested, assists the rite. Other women in silk saris stand behind, and a red-and-gold column is visible at right.2013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16A wedding ceremony photograph. A bride in a red and gold sari with gold jewellery, a maang tikka and bangles sits beside a groom in a white shirt and white dhoti, both wearing thick garlands of pink, white and yellow flowers with green leaves. The bride holds a coconut and is helped by two women in saris, one in green and one in red and gold. On the left, a priest bare-chested with a white cloth stands beside a brass oil lamp with a lit flame. Brass kalasha pots sit in the foreground with flower garlands and red petals.2013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16A Hindu wedding ritual photographed indoors. A bride in a red and gold sari with gold jewellery, a maang tikka and a jasmine and pink flower garland sits beside a groom in a white shirt and white dhoti wearing a similar garland. The groom holds a coconut with yellow marigold wrapping while a priest with a bare upper body and white cloth is seated before them. A brass lamp with a lit flame and a brass kalasha or pot stand in the foreground, with a red and yellow flower garland and a stack of fresh flowers. A standing woman in a red sari is visible behind, with a white draped backdrop and a gold-coloured stand on the right.2013-09-16A South Indian wedding ritual photo: a bride in an orange silk sari with gold jewellery, maang tikka and a floral garland sits beside a groom in white dhoti and shirt with a gold-bordered angavastram and pink-and-white garland. A priest with bare upper body and white cloth kneels at left, pouring water over their joined hands, with paddy grass and a small oil lamp in front. Two brass kalasha pots stand in the foreground, and a standing attendant in a red and gold sari watches at the top right.2013-09-16