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A photograph of a Vedic wedding ritual performed around a white brick fire pit (homa/yagna) on a floor mat inside a hall. In the foreground a bride in an orange and gold sari with a long braid and jasmine flowers sits beside a groom in white with a flower garland. Behind the fire pit, several saffron-robed priests sit; one in the centre wears a saffron robe, rudraksha mala and gold garland, with a trident and ceremonial staff nearby. Plates of fruit, marigold petals, brass vessels and a kalasha sit on the mat. Behind them, seated devotees in white, saffron and yellow clothes wear flower garlands, and a shrine with deity murtis stands along the back wall.

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December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26 +1 copiesDecember 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26 +1 copiesDecember 26 20082008-12-26A Vedic homa ritual in a hall with a deity shrine and gold kalasha-like ceremonial staffs at back. A white-brick fire altar with lit flame sits center, surrounded by fruit, flower garlands and brass plates. A man in white dhoti and a woman in an orange-red silk sari with flowers in her braid sit before the altar as a couple. A seated priest in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and a bare-headed attendant in orange lead the ritual; a figure in orange robes with a trident stands at right, and devotees in white and yellow sit around the room. Several saffron-clad sannyasis and onlookers are visible, and a mounted microphone stand stands near the altar.2008-12-26A Vedic wedding ritual in progress on a mat-covered floor. A bride in an orange and gold sari with a flower-garlanded braid and a groom in white kneel facing a homa fire pit built of white bricks, decorated with yellow flowers. A saffron-robed priest with a rudraksha mala pours oil into the fire from a plate of flowers, while another orange-robed man sits beside him. Behind them, a seated figure in orange sits on a raised orange cushioned seat with an attendant nearby; a standing man in orange with a beard and mala stands at the back. Fruit, oil lamps, brass plates and ritual staffs surround the fire. Seated devotees in white and orange line the hall behind, and a deity shrine with figures and a golden kalasha stands at the top left.2008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26Photo of a Vedic yagna held indoors in a hall with white walls and a red-trimmed doorway. In the foreground, a bride in an orange silk sari with a long braid and flower garland sits beside a seated man in white dhoti and white shawl at a white-brick fire altar decorated with yellow flowers, brass vessels and fruit. Seated behind the altar, a woman in orange robes and rudraksha mala holds a plate, and beside her an older woman in white and yellow sits at a brass lamp stand. Several saffron-robed sannyasis and white-clad devotees sit on mats along the back wall, where a trident and a golden swan-shaped vahana stand near deity murtis on a shelf.2008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26