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A wedding ritual inside a covered temple hall with a corrugated metal roof and hanging ceiling fans. A bride in a red and gold sari with a veil and a groom in a red turban and cream sherwani stand before a homa fire pit of stacked wood and offerings, holding hands as an attendant in an orange-bordered white outfit assists. A seated priest in orange robes and a rudraksha mala leads the rite beside a microphone stand, with white flower-decorated kalasha pots and fruit trays on a striped mat. A gilded throne with red cushions and flower garlands stands at right, and a crowd of guests in white and pastel clothing watches from behind a yellow-flowered rail. Colourful ceremonial pillars decorate the hall, and a woman in orange kneels at lower left.

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July 09 20092009-07-09A 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.2009-07-09A wedding ritual at an ashram hall with a fire pit (homa) built of stacked bricks, surrounded by marigold and white flower garlands and brass lamps. A bride in a red and white embroidered sari bends over the fire pit while a groom in cream sherwani, red turban and red-and-gold stole stands beside her wearing a red floral garland. Behind them, several people in orange and saffron shawls and saris watch, one holding a white flower. On the right, a saffron-robed sannyasi in orange clothing tosses flowers or grain into the fire. Seated devotees in pink, green and yellow saris fill the background under a corrugated roof with colourful hanging tapestries and a banner of text on the wall.2009-07-09A wedding ritual inside a temple hall with orange-draped pillars and a crowd of onlookers behind a yellow-marigold-garlanded rail. In the foreground a bride in a red and gold embroidered sari kneels on a striped mat, bending low with her head near the floor, while a groom-side man in white kurta and orange shawl stands bending over her and a woman in white with an orange border watches. A fire pit with a bright flame, flower-decorated brass lamps and offerings sits at right, with a seated man in orange shawl and white garment at the far right. Women in saris and men in white dhotis and kurtas sit and stand among devotees. Marigold petals are scattered on a red mat and the floor.2009-07-09A wedding ritual inside a temple hall with a red-carpeted floor and a low ritual platform. A man in a cream-gold embroidered sherwani, a red and gold turban and a red-and-white flower garland stands at the centre, leaning forward. Beside him a woman in a red bandhani veil kneels, pouring or offering over a stone slab. A woman in a pink sari bends forward in front of a brass oil lamp and garlanded stone. Behind them, a man in white with an orange shawl and several women in saris and shawls stand with hands folded. Plates of fruit, marigolds, a brass lamp and kalasha-style vessels lie on the mat. Seated devotees and a microphone are visible at the right. The ceremony appears to be a marriage ritual.2009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09A wedding ritual inside an open-sided hall with a corrugated roof. Smoke rises from a fire pit in the centre-right foreground, where a bride in a red and gold sari with a red-and-gold head covering kneels while a woman in an orange-and-white sari adjusts garlands and fabric on her. Nearby on the right, a figure in orange robes and an orange turban sits behind a microphone and a reading stand. Brass vessels, flower garlands and fruit trays line the mat. Behind them, a large golden throne with red cushions stands under an orange canopy decorated with flowers. Seated devotees in saris, many in pink, orange and white, fill the left and centre, and orange drapes hang at the left edge.2009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09A wedding ritual in a covered temple hall decorated with colourful striped banners and marigold garlands along a steel railing. A woman in a white sari with orange border and a man in white with an orange shawl stand together while a bride in a red bandhani veil and a groom in a beige kurta bow low on a striped mat before them. Seated and standing devotees in white and pastel clothes fill the background, and trays of flowers, sweets and offerings lie on the mat in front.2009-07-09A wedding ritual inside a covered temple hall with a corrugated metal roof and decorative painted pillars. A bride in a red and gold embroidered veil and a groom in a red turban and red garland stand before a fire pit with rising smoke. A man in white with an orange shawl and a woman in a white sari with orange border stand beside them, one reaching toward the couple's hands. Seated devotees fill the background, and marigold garlands line the floor near offering plates with sweets and fruit.2009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09December 26 20092009-12-26