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A photograph of a garland exchange at a marriage ceremony outdoors beside a decorated pavilion with marigold and mango-leaf torans overhead. A figure in saffron-orange robes with long hair stands at left, placing hands on a bride in an orange sari with a headpiece and white jasmine garland; a man in a white shirt and cream trousers at right holds a garland and reaches toward her. A carved stone pillar and a deity murti are visible at right, with a colourful painted pillar at far left. Three people are visible, and the saffron figure's appearance is not clearly established.

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February 15 20072007-02-15February 15 20072007-02-15Outdoor photo at a shrine courtyard: a long-haired man in saffron-orange robe with white and red flower garlands stands at left, with a red tilak on his forehead. Beside him a bride in orange sari with red blouse, gold bangles and a flower head ornament holds her hands together. Two grooms in white dhotis and shirts, one with a dark beaded necklace, wear white and red garlands. A camera operator stands at right near a small pillared shrine with deity murtis, orange and red garlands and a banana plant. Five people are visible.2007-02-15A photograph of a marriage ceremony outdoors near a shrine with a deity murti and brass oil lamp at left. A man with long dark hair and a saffron-orange robe, wearing a white and red-and-white garland, stands at left facing a bride in an orange sari with a white and red floral garland and gold bangles. A man in a white kurta and white dhoti with a garland leans forward to the couple with his hands raised, and an older woman in an orange-striped sari and an older man in white stand behind. The saffron-robed man bears distinctive long hair and orange robes, a person presence, though the appearance is only partly clear. Concrete wall and banana leaves in the background.2007-02-15Outdoor photo of a wedding-style ceremony beside a grey stone temple pillar with carved figures and a red cloth hanging behind. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange dhoti and wrap, with white and red flower garlands, points at the red and yellow flower garland he holds. Beside him stands a man in white shirt and trousers with white and red garlands, a rudraksha mala, a gold wristwatch and a yellow tilak on his forehead, holding a flower garland. A woman in an orange silk sari with red border, gold bangles, a jasmine hair ornament and a white and red flower garland stands at right, holding flowers. Another person in red stands at the far right edge, and a partly visible person in pale floral clothing is at the left edge. The long-haired man matches the page's claim of a person attending, but the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2007-02-15An outdoor wedding-style ceremony under a temple-style canopy decorated with marigold and banana-leaf garlands. A woman in an orange sari with red border and jasmine-and-marigold garland stands at left beside a man in cream shirt and trousers wearing a rudraksha mala and a red-and-white garland. At right a man in white ritual dress with a rudraksha mala and garland gestures with his hands, while a woman in a maroon sari and an older man in white dhoti and shirt with a garland stand nearby. A cameraman films the scene. Concrete block walls, palm trees and a bright sky form the background. Five people are visible.2007-02-15February 15 20072007-02-15A marriage ceremony in an outdoor courtyard with a stone shrine behind. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe with white and red flower garlands stands at left, clasping hands with a bride in an orange sari with a red border, wearing flower garlands and a maang tikka. A groom in a white shirt and white dhoti bows forward with his hands together, also garlanded. Behind them, a man in a white dhoti and garlands, a woman in a red sari, and a cameraman filming stand near a banana tree. Two deity figures are visible on the shrine, a brass oil lamp sits on the stone, and a red curtain hangs at left. Ritual setting appears to be a wedding blessing.2007-02-15February 15 20072007-02-15Outdoor wedding scene in front of a plain grey breeze-block wall. A man with long dark swept-back hair wears saffron-orange robes, a white flower garland with pink and green accents, and a red bindi on his forehead; he stands at the left edge beside a red-and-gold flag. Next to him a woman in a maroon sari with gold border wears a garland. A man in white dhoti and shirt wears a white garland and holds a small object in his hands. A bride in an orange sari with a flower in her hair wears garlands and bangles, and beside her a man in grey shirt wears a garland. At the right an older man with white hair and a white shirt and dhoti wears a garland. Flower petals and a brass vessel lie on the ground.2007-02-15A marriage ceremony outdoors before a temple shrine with carved stone pillars and a deity murti at upper right. A tall figure in an orange-saffron robe with long, swept-back dark hair and white flower garlands stands at centre, apparently officiating; the appearance matches a person in saffron with long hair, though the image is not decisive. To his left an older woman in a white sari with white garland presses her palms together. A bride in a bright orange-yellow sari with gold jewellery and red-and-white garlands stands beside a groom in white dhoti and shirt with garland. A woman in a dark red sari with gold border garlands the bride, and an older man in white shirt and dhoti with pink and green garland stands at right. Several other men in white stand behind. A painted wall pillar with blue and red motifs appears at left.2007-02-15Outdoor photograph of a wedding-style ceremony at a temple courtyard. A man with long swept-back dark hair and a bare-shouldered saffron-orange wrap stands at left, gesturing with one finger toward a floral garland. Beside him a man in white shirt and trousers with a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a yellow tilak on his forehead holds out his hands, and a woman in an orange silk saffron-yellow sari with red border, gold bangles, a hair ornament and a white jasmine garland stands at right. Red-and-white and pink flower garlands hang on each figure. Stone pillars and a red curtain sit behind them, with trees in the background. Three physical people are visible, plus partial figures at the edges.2007-02-15