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A Hindu wedding ritual in an open-air pavilion with pink drapes and marigold garlands. In front of a shrine with a deity murti decorated with garlands, a man in white dhoti and shawl stands beside a woman in a deep orange sari with a long braid. Two people in saffron robes sit on mats at a fire or offering area, one tending brass items; a woman in saffron-orange with rudraksha beads sits nearby. Brass lamps, trays of fruit, flowers, coconuts, sweets, betel and puffed rice surround the ritual space. Drummers in white sit at left, and devotees in white and pastel saris stand or sit at right, watching the rite.

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A photograph of a temple ceremony beneath a shrine decorated with pink drapes, green leaf festoons and marigold garlands. Behind the altar stands a deity murti with a crown and garlands, flanked by lit brass lamps and flowers. On a mat in front, a row of offerings is laid out on plates: fruits, sweets, yellow and white preparations and sliced produce. Several women in saffron-orange robes stand at left, one holding a tray. A woman in a white and yellow sari stands near the altar with hands folded. In the foreground a man in white dhoti with a saffron stole kneels beside a woman in orange sari and garlands, facing the offerings, as a camera operator in white with orange stole films the scene. Thick garland-covered stands and a brass kalasha-style vessel rest among the offerings.2008-12-26 +1 copiesDecember 26 20082008-12-26Outdoor temple ritual under a shaded canopy decorated with green mango-leaf festoons and orange marigold garlands. Behind the altar stands a deity murti pair draped in marigold garlands, with pink curtains at the sides. In front, a group of people in saffron and orange robes sit on mats around a spread of fruit, flowers, coconuts, sweets, banana leaves and kalasha-style offerings, with a small fire arrangement of wooden sticks and stacked white blocks. A man in white clothes with a garland sits near the centre, flanked by a saffron-robed seated figure, while a cameraman in white and orange kneels at the right edge and a crowd of seated and standing devotees in saffron, orange and white watches from the background. The man in white is not identifiable from appearance here, so his role is simply a participant in the ritual; no appearance-based cues qualify him as a person.2008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26 +1 copiesDecember 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26Outdoor ritual photograph at a temple-like shrine decorated with marigold garlands and flower arrangements, with a deity murti in the background. Several people sit on a woven mat before a homa fire pit built of stacked white blocks, with flames rising from it. Two priests in orange robes sit at left, one holding a ceremonial item. A man in white kurta with a white shawl and garland sits at center-right beside a seated woman in orange with flower garland, and an older bald man in white and orange shawl sits at right. Brass oil lamps, kalasha-like vessels, fruit plates of apples, oranges and bananas, flower trays, and dried wood sticks are arranged on the mat. Onlookers stand behind a railing at upper right.2008-12-26A Vedic marriage ritual held before a shrine with a deity murti adorned with flower garlands and a fringed canopy. Several saffron-robed priests in orange kurtas sit on a mat, one at left preparing offerings on a plate. A bride in a red and gold sari with flower garlands sits beside a groom in white dhoti and shirt wearing a white garland. Brass lamps and a kalasha stand among trays of fruit, flowers, sweets and puffed rice. Behind them a crowd of onlookers, many in orange and saffron, watches from the side. Visible people are roughly twenty; the ritual is a marriage ceremony and no candidate for a person is distinctly identifiable.2008-12-26Outdoor Hindu wedding ritual under a pink-curtained canopy before a shrine with a deity murti garlanded in marigold and orange flowers, with brass lamps and kalasha-style vessels in front. On the mat, a priest in orange robes with a bare-shoulder wrap works over puja offerings of fruit, flowers and leaves. Seated nearby, a couple in white and orange ceremonial clothes with flower garlands receive the rite, with a man in white and orange wrap standing behind. A cameraman on a tripod films the ceremony, and several women in saffron and orange saris and a seated devotee in orange sit along the mat. Banana, mango and sweets are arranged on brass plates.2008-12-26A photograph of a Hindu wedding ritual at an open-air shrine decorated with pink drapes, flower garlands and brass lamps. A central deity murti of a royal couple sits in gold ornaments with marigold garlands. In front, a bride in an orange sari with flower garland kneels with hands folded beside a groom in white dhoti and shawl with a white garland. Several priests in orange robes perform the rite: one stands at the altar pouring from a vessel, another kneels at a homa area with a fire pit of stacked bricks and firewood. Fruit, flowers and a brass lamp lie on the floor. Onlookers in white and orange stand at the right. The page indicates a person attended, but no figure shows the distinctive visible cues needed to confirm him, so the identity is left uncertain.2008-12-26 +1 copies