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A wedding ceremony in a decorated hall with pink and white floral backdrops and a gold throne. A seated figure on the gold throne wears an orange-saffron robe, a crown-like headpiece and a garland of flowers, with orange-robed sannyasi and devotees seated nearby. A couple stands before the altar in marigold and white garlands, the bride in a purple sari with flowers in her hair and the groom in white. A priest in a bare upper-body white dhoti pours or arranges offerings at a brass table holding kalasha pots, oil lamps, fruit, banana leaves, flowers and bowls of food. Probable Swamiji (wearing saffron garments, a crown and garlanded on the golden throne) is seated as a guest of honour.

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September 16 20132013-09-16A Hindu wedding ceremony in a decorated hall with pink and white drapes and floral arrangements. A bearded priest in bare-chested white dhoti kneels at a ritual setup of brass oil lamps, clay pots, fruit, flowers and a metal bowl. Seated on a golden throne at the back is a figure in saffron-orange robes and a saffron turban with a garland, flanked by seated saffron-clad attendants. Garlanded couples in red and gold silk sarees and white dhotis participate, while guests in white and maroon sit on the floor in the foreground.2013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16Indoor wedding ceremony with a priest in white dhoti and bare chest kneeling at a low ritual platform, pouring from a steel vessel while a bride in a purple sari with white and red garlands and a groom in white dhoti sit before him. Brass oil lamps, clay pots, fruit, flowers and a coconut-and-banana offering arrangement fill the foreground. Behind them a seated figure in a golden ornate throne wears an orange-red turban, rudraksha-style beaded garland and saffron cloth, flanked by saffron-robed sannyasis and seated women in red and green saris. Pink and white floral decorations and stone pillars frame the stage, and a man in white stands at right.2013-09-16A wedding ceremony under a canopy of flowers and white drapery. A bride in a red and gold saree with white flower garlands sits on an orange mat while a groom in white dhoti and a white shirt with a saffron shawl bends forward. A priest with a bare torso and white dhoti tends brass vessels and an oil lamp on a tray, while women in green, gold and maroon sarees hold a flower-filled plate and stand around. A young child in a red outfit watches from the right, and several men in white kurtas and dhotis stand nearby. Yellow and orange flower arrangements decorate the pillars.2013-09-16A wedding ceremony on a decorated stage with a curtain backdrop and tall floral arrangements in red, orange, pink and white. A bare-chested young man in white dhoti with a rudraksha-style necklace stands at left. Seated at centre, a priest in a bare torso and dhoti tends brass lamps and a kalasha, while a bride in a red and gold sari and a groom in white sit beside brass lamps, brass vessels, clay pots and banana leaves on an orange cloth. A woman in a blue sari bends to adorn the bride with flowers. Several elders in white dhoti and shirts and women in saris stand around, and a small child in pink sits at lower left.2013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16