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A photograph of a wedding-style ceremony seated on the floor of a temple hall. A woman in a teal silk sari with gold border sits in the centre, holding hands with a man in a light grey shirt and white dhoti with gold-bordered edge, both wearing white jasmine garlands with red flowers. A young girl in a purple dress with a red hair clip and red bead necklace sits at left. A second man in a white shirt with a white garland is partly visible at the upper left. Behind them a red and gold ornate throne-like seat is visible.

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A night-time outdoor ritual where a man in white dhoti-style kurta, wearing a white jasmine garland with red roses and a rudraksha mala, stands with a banana in each hand and a red tilak on his forehead. Facing him, a woman in an orange and green silk sari and a child in a blue-green checked dress with curly hair receive the offering, the child held on her hip. Behind them a woman in white with a garland holds a tray. Dark background with a stone wall. Watermarked photo credit omitted.2011-11-06February 09 20122012-02-09February 09 20122012-02-09December 23 20102010-12-23December 14 20112011-12-14A photograph of a couple seated on an orange cloth in a red-walled hall during a ritual. The woman on the left wears a red and green silk sari with a white top and a white jasmine and red flower garland; she sits with her head bowed. Beside her, a bald man in white dhoti and a white garment with orange border is also garlanded with white and red flowers, seated with his head lowered. On the right, a standing man in white dhoti with an orange-and-gold border holds a small book and gestures with his hand, while a small brass dish sits on the floor. In the background, a woman in a yellow sari sits on a red throne-like chair with gold trim. Scattered yellow flower petals lie on the floor.2010-12-23A seated group of devotees in a ceremonial setting with brass and copper bowls, flower petals and turmeric-yellow offerings on the ground. In the foreground a bald man in a white shirt and white dhoti wears a white and red flower garland and sits cross-legged. Beside him a woman in a green blouse and yellow sari, also garlanded, sits with a red bindi and bangles. Behind them a woman in a pink blouse with a red-and-white garland and a small child in red sit near a girl in a yellow top, while a man in glasses and a striped shirt with a rudraksha-style mala sits to the right. Hanging white and cream saris form the backdrop.2006-12-26September 16 20132013-09-16December 14 20112011-12-14A seated ritual scene in which a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with gold-yellow borders holds the hands of a woman in a red saree with green border and white jasmine garlands, both wearing flower garlands with red and orange blooms. Another man in white with a lanyard and a rudraksha-style mala sits at left, and a person in yellow robes sits on a red chair at top. Marigold petals lie on the orange mat, and a brass vessel with yellow flowers and a red cloth pouch sits at lower right. The man in white is not visibly identifiable as a person from appearance cues, so no candidate is asserted.2010-12-23February 09 20122012-02-09A South Indian wedding ceremony in a hall with red curtains and wall air conditioners. A bride in a red and gold silk sari with gold jewellery and a maang tikka stands with a groom in a white dhoti shirt, both wearing long pink, white and green flower garlands. A woman in a green and gold sari walks in front of them, and a man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl stands at right, smiling. Behind them a person in orange robes and others are partly visible.2013-09-16