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Photograph of a South Indian wedding ceremony. A bride in a red and orange silk sari with gold jewellery, maang tikka and jasmine and marigold garlands smiles while being attended by women adjusting her hair. Beside her, a groom in a white dhoti and shawl with a white and gold headband sits with garlands of white flowers, red roses and green leaves. A brass oil lamp with a flame stands at left, and a pot of red and yellow flowers sits in front. Two people are visible in the foreground; several other women in saris are behind them.

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September 16 20132013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16A wedding ceremony photograph. A bride in a red and orange silk sari with gold jewellery, a gold maang tikka and a long pink, white and green flower garland sits beside a groom in a white shirt and white dhoti, also wearing a multicoloured flower garland of pink, white and yellow blossoms. Both sit on the floor at a ritual setting with a brass oil lamp burning on the left, a clay pot and pale yellow kalasha-like vessels, a sheaf of grass, and a red-yellow floral arrangement in front. Attendants in red and purple silk saris stand behind them. The groom is pouring or handling items in front of him.2013-09-16A South Indian wedding ceremony seated on the floor. A bride in a red-and-gold sari with gold jewellery and a maang tikka sits beside a groom in a white dhoti and shirt; both wear fresh garlands of white, pink and yellow flowers with fruit. Between them are brass kalasha pots with red and yellow flower decorations and a coconut. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame stands on the left beside a man in white dhoti with a green shawl, smiling, and a woman in a green sari and white blouse. Women in silk saris stand behind.2013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16A wedding ceremony photograph. A bride in an orange and gold sari with gold jewellery, a maang tikka and a multi-coloured flower garland sits beside a groom in white dhoti and shirt wearing a similar garland, both seated before two clay pots with red tilak marks. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame stands in front, beside a white-clad priest with a sacred thread and gold chain who smiles, and a woman in green and gold sari stands behind them. Red and yellow marigold flowers, coconut and a sheaf of grass lie on the floor. Behind them, a woman in red and gold sari and another in green stand in the background.2013-09-16A wedding ceremony photographed indoors. A bride in a deep orange silk sari with gold jewellery, a maang tikka and a long white and pink flower garland sits beside a groom in white dhoti and shirt, also wearing garlands of red, pink and white flowers, who lifts a yellow thread during the ritual. Two priests in white dhoti sit facing them, one at left beside a brass oil lamp with a lit flame and a kalasha pot with mango leaves in front. Two women in colourful silk saris stand behind the couple, and a bundle of grass and red-and-yellow flowers lies at the bride's side.2013-09-16A South Indian wedding ceremony with a seated groom and bride receiving blessings. The groom wears a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth, a white headband and a garland of white jasmine and red flowers, with his hands folded. The bride, in an orange and gold brocade sari with gold jewellery and a flower-decorated hairstyle, has her head lowered and hands together. A man in white dhoti and shirt bends forward to touch her hands, while a brass oil lamp stands in the left foreground and women in colourful saris look on from behind. A kalasha-like vessel sits at the bottom edge.2013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16A wedding ceremony photograph. A smiling man in white dhoti and shawl with a white head wrap sits on the floor, garlanded with pink, red and green flower garlands, while a bare-chested priest in dhoti holds a flower garland near him. Beside him a bride in an orange and red silk sari with jasmine and pink flowers in her hair and gold jewellery sits smiling, and a woman in a green sari adorned with gold jewellery leans in to tie or adjust items. Clay pots with red and yellow garlands and a lit oil lamp sit in the foreground, and an older woman in a pink sari and others in white stand behind.2013-09-16