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A wedding-ceremony photo in a decorated hall with orange floor cloth and hanging flower festoons. A priest in a green-bordered cloth kneels at a fire pit with offerings and a rectangular tray, while a couple stands before him with palms joined. The bride wears a rust-orange silk sari with red and pink garlands and gold jewellery; the groom wears a white dhoti and shawl with garlands. Nearby, a bare-chested man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold chain stands at right, a woman in a green sari stands beside the bride, and older men in white watch. Brass oil lamps with flames, a kalasha pot, and flower garlands sit on the floor. Homa and wedding ritual, with no clearly identifiable a person candidate.

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