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A Vedic marriage ritual in a temple hall with a mat floor. Seated priests in orange and saffron robes surround offering plates of bananas, oranges, apples, coconuts, flowers, and sweets arranged before a fire pit and kalasha-style lamp stand. A priest in white dhoti with a flower garland sits near a couple in orange and red silk, who are garlanded. Behind them a large group of seated devotees, women in saris and salwar, and children watch. Ornate deity murti decorated with garlands sits on a stone altar at the upper left.

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December 26 20082008-12-26A wedding-style Vedic ritual in a temple pavilion with pink curtains and a stone altar holding a deity murti garlanded with flowers. A priest in orange robes sits cross-legged at the front, conducting the rite beside a seated couple: a man in white with a garland and a woman in an orange sari with flower garlands. Other orange-clad priests sit around brass plates of fruit, flowers, coconuts and oil lamps. A cameraman in white stands on the left by a tripod, and seated devotees in white, orange and saffron fill the hall behind a large brass staff in the foreground.2008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26A photograph of a temple-hall ritual with devotees seated on woven mats. In the foreground a woman in orange robes with long dark hair sits with her back to the camera, and a golden staff stands at the right edge. On the left, seated priests in orange and saffron cloth attend to brass vessels, flower-filled plates and fruit arranged before a seated couple, a man in white with flower garlands and a woman in orange with a flower garland. Behind them, a large crowd of seated devotees in white, orange, pink and blue saris and white shirts watches. A standing man in white and orange stands near a golden deity murti and brass lamps on a stone altar at left.2008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26 +1 copiesDecember 26 20082008-12-26Outdoor homa ritual under a canopy of leaves with pink curtains, before a shrine with a deity murti decorated with marigold garlands and flowers. In the foreground, several people in saffron and orange robes sit on mats around a stone fire pit with lit flame, wood sticks, and offering trays of fruit, flowers, and oil lamps. A central figure in white clothes with a marigold garland sits beside a woman in orange sari garlanded similarly, while a man in white and saffron stands behind them. A seated woman in orange blows into a conch-like ritual or hand motion. Devotees in saffron, orange, pink and green saris sit on the right and back, and a cameraman with a tripod films at left.2008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26A courtyard ritual gathering under a corrugated roof decorated with green leaf garlands and paper lanterns. On the right, a man in saffron-orange robes and ornate gold necklaces sits on a red patterned carpet-covered seat, holding a golden staff; he has long swept-back hair and rudraksha beads, and appears to be the central figure receiving the assembly. Facing him on the left, several people in orange and white robes sit at a low ritual setup of brass plates holding fruit, flowers, sweets, coconuts and small oil lamps, with a bundle of sticks and a cloth-wrapped item nearby. A seated woman in a yellow and white sari attends the offerings. Rows of seated devotees in saffron, white, pink and blue saris and kurtas fill the floor, while a cameraman in white stands at the upper left. Brass and yellow plates arranged on mats complete the scene.2008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26