A woman in a maroon and gold silk saree with a gold zari border adjusts a garland on a man in a white shirt, dark trousers and a brown leather belt, both wearing floral garlands of white and orange-red flowers. Both smile at the stage. Behind them is a large printed backdrop of carved temple sculptures in warm sepia tones. The woman wears gold bangles, a pendant necklace and jasmine in her hair. - Nithyanandapedia

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A woman in a maroon and gold silk saree with a gold zari border adjusts a garland on a man in a white shirt, dark trousers and a brown leather belt, both wearing floral garlands of white and orange-red flowers. Both smile at the stage. Behind them is a large printed backdrop of carved temple sculptures in warm sepia tones. The woman wears gold bangles, a pendant necklace and jasmine in her hair.

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