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Outdoor Hindu marriage ceremony beside a decorated shrine. A person in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair sits at left, leaning forward to tie or pass a sacred thread between a seated man in white shirt with a white and red flower garland and a seated bride in an orange sari with red blouse, gold jewellery, and a white jasmine garland. A small fire burns on a stacked white brick platform scattered with flowers, beside silver vessels and a tray of apples, oranges, and flowers. Behind them stand deity murtis with a marigold and banana-leaf canopy and maroon drapes. Striped decorative poles hang at left.

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February 15 20072007-02-15February 15 20072007-02-15February 15 20072007-02-15A marriage ceremony in an open courtyard beside a brick wall. A man in an orange saffron robe, bare-chested with a draped orange wrap and long dark hair, sits on a mat holding a flower aloft and a plate of flowers. A bride in an orange sari with white jasmine garlands and a gold forehead ornament sits beside a groom in a white kurta, who holds up a small object toward her forehead. A small brick fire pit with burning embers and yellow and purple flower petals lies in front of them, with brass vessels nearby. Two men in white and orange stand behind, hands folded in namaskar, and red and orange banners hang on the wall. Rice or petals scatter in the air. Swamiji (probable) is the robed man holding the flower, given his long hair and saffron robe.2007-02-15February 15 20072007-02-15February 15 20072007-02-15A marriage ceremony at an outdoor fire pit lined with white blocks and marigold and flower petals. A man with long dark hair in an orange robe, with white marks on his forehead, sits on the left and feeds an offering from a plate of yellow powder into the flames, his hands extended over the fire. Beside him a man in a cream shirt wears white jasmine garlands with red flowers and a rudraksha mala, and a woman in an orange sari with gold bangles and a flower-decorated headpiece sits next to him. A brass vessel and plate sit at left, with a tray of apples and flowers at right and a garland-draped pillar in the background. Three people are visible.2007-02-15February 15 20072007-02-15February 15 20072007-02-15Outdoor wedding ritual at a temple-style shrine with a grey stone structure and a deity murti decorated with banana-leaf pillars, marigold and yellow flower garlands. A long-haired person in saffron-orange robes sits at left with palms pressed together, facing a homa fire built from white bricks. Beside the fire, a groom in white dhoti with a flower garland and a bride in orange and red sari with a white garland sit with hands folded in prayer. Brass vessels, a kalasha-like pot, fruit, flowers and kumkum plates surround the fire pit. A mic stand and a few other people in white stand at the edges.2007-02-15February 15 20072007-02-15A photograph of a fire ritual outdoors at a shrine. A figure with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe and holding a ritual object, leans over a white brick fire pit with a small flame, with flowers scattered around the pit. A man in white clothes and a white garland sits beside, and a woman in an orange sari with a red blouse, flower garland and head ornament sits opposite, both facing the fire. Brass vessels, a plate of apples and marigold garlands sit on a cloth in front. Behind them stands a deity murti decorated with garlands in an open shrine, and a man in white sits at the upper left.2007-02-15