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A photograph of a Hindu wedding ritual beside a brick fire altar built from red bricks and decorated with red rose petals and white flowers. A bride in a red bandhani-patterned veil and dupatta, with gold bangles, a gold necklace and a maang tikka, reaches toward the altar with her hand. Beside her a groom in a red and gold turban and a cream embroidered sherwani sits with his hands folded. Brass lamps with flower garlands stand behind the altar, and a striped blue mat covers the floor. A stone wall with carved floral panels forms the background. No physical person is identified as a person in this scene.

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July 09 20092009-07-09A seated bride and groom perform a wedding ritual at a temple, with their palms pressed together in prayer. The bride wears a red veil and red sari with gold embroidery, a maang tikka on her forehead and a large gold nose ring. The groom wears a red and gold turban, a cream embroidered kurta and a red floral garland around his neck. A brass oil lamp draped with white and red flowers stands at left, and a steel tray of yellow marigold petals sits before them on a striped blue mat. Behind them a person in white and an orange cloth is partly visible, and carved stone panels line the background.2009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09A photograph of a Hindu wedding homa at a temple. A fire burns on a brick fire pit built of yellow-cream bricks, with red flowers placed on the bricks. A man in a cream and gold embroidered sherwani and a red and orange turban, with a red shawl, sits cross-legged and pours offerings from a silver bowl into the flames. Beside him a woman in a red bridal sari with a red veil and gold bangles sits and holds the bowl with him. A man in an orange robe sits at left playing a small drum-like instrument with a microphone beside it. Marigold petals, a brass pot and a tray of grass and offerings lie on striped mats. A woman in blue sits in the background at right.2009-07-09A photograph of a Hindu wedding couple seated with palms pressed together in anjali mudra at a temple. The bride wears a red bandhani-patterned veil and red outfit with gold jewellery, gold bangles and henna-decorated hands. The groom wears a red and gold turban, a beige embroidered sherwani and a red-patterned stole, also with palms joined. A plastic-wrapped stole and blue-and-red striped mat sit on the floor, with a carved stone wall behind. A partially visible person stands at the right edge. No identifiable a person figure is present in the frame.2009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09A Hindu wedding ritual in progress. In the centre, a groom in a cream embroidered sherwani, a red and gold patterned turban with a white plume, and a red-and-white garland sits cross-legged beside a bride in a red bridal sari with a red veil and gold bangles. A man in white kurta with an orange shawl sits to the right, and a seated woman in orange and gold stands at left. Behind them, guests in saris and salwar kameez watch. In the foreground, a priest in orange robes faces the couple with his back to the camera, with microphones on stands and a brass plate of yellow flower petals and offerings before them.2009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09A wedding ritual in a whitewashed hall. A groom in a red and gold turban, gold-embroidered beige sherwani and a red and white floral garland sits cross-legged, holding a silver tray with marigold petals over a smoking fire. Beside him a bride in red and gold bridal dress with red veil and nose ring sits with a red dupatta and bangles. Opposite, a figure in orange robes with long dark hair is partly visible in the foreground. Seated guests in saffron, orange and pink saris and a man in white kurta with orange shawl watch the ceremony, and a woman in red and gold dress sits on the left.2009-07-09