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A wedding ceremony held in a plain white-walled hall with a corrugated roof. A standing groom in white shirt and white dhoti wears a white garland, and a bride in an orange and maroon sari with floral garlands stands before a homa fire burning on a stack of white blocks, surrounded by bowls of fruit, marigolds and flowers. A seated elderly woman in white garlanded clothing and seated guests in saris watch. At right, a man in orange shawl and orange-banded white robe holds a silver tray and small vessel, and another orange-robed figure sits at lower right. A colourful decorated pillar stands behind the couple.

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