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A photograph of a hall with red curtains where a group of women and children gather around a green table draped with a gold-bordered cloth. A woman in a bright pink silk sari with gold jewellery and a white flower-decorated hair bun receives a flower or offering from a woman in orange and gold. Nearby, a woman in a mustard-yellow sari and glasses, a woman in a brown-gold sari, and an older woman in a blue sari with gold border stand among children, including a toddler in a green outfit and a girl in a pink top. A man in a white shirt smiles in the background, and a framed picture hangs on the left wall. A red plate of petals sits on the table.

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Indoor photograph in a hallway with red curtains and a wall-mounted air conditioner. A bald man with white forehead markings and a red bindi wears an orange-saffron shawl over a white garment and a thick gold ceremonial necklace with a small framed portrait pendant. Beside him a bride in a hot pink sari with gold jewellery, jasmine in her hair and bangles, smiles while holding flowers. Several women in colourful silk saris, including a teal and magenta one and a green and gold one, stand around them, and a child stands at left. Whether the man in orange is a person cannot be established from appearance alone, so the identity is left uncertain.2013-06-19A photograph of a South Indian wedding ritual indoors in front of white draped cloth. A bride in a green dress with white jasmine in her hair and a groom in white dhoti with a pink and white garland sit close together. Several women in silk saris (green, pink, red and blue-and-gold) bend forward to hold a silver plate with a lit oil lamp and red kumkum water, performing an aarti-style blessing. A young girl in pink and a woman in red sari stand behind. No identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.2013-09-16Indoors in a plain room with pink-tinted walls, a woman in a red-and-green salwar with jasmine in her hair holds a red apple-like fruit while a man in a white shirt, white dhoti and rudraksha mala stands before her. On the right, a woman in a red-and-orange sari wearing layered rudraksha garlands and gold bangles raises her palm toward the group in blessing. A shaved-headed man in an orange robe with white tilak stands beside a ceremonial staff, and several older men in white and green-trimmed shirts watch. Other onlookers are gathered behind them, with two women in green and gold saris at the edge.2014-06-21 +1 copiesJune 19 20132013-06-19September 16 20132013-09-16A crowded indoor photo in a room with lilac walls and a pedestal fan. On the right, a woman in a rust-orange sari with a gold necklace of beads and a gold bangle sits smiling, extending a red apple or fruit to a devotee bending forward in a pink sari. A bald man in a saffron-orange robe with rudraksha beads and a bare-chested figure stand near a trident-like staff. Around them, devotees in white shirts and white dhotis with tilak lean in with folded hands. Flower garlands in yellow, pink and white hang on the wall. A small child in a teal top watches. Approximately eleven people are visible.2014-06-21September 16 20132013-09-16A wedding ceremony photograph in a decorated hall with white drapes and floral arrangements. A bride in a dark green silk sari with gold jewellery and a gold maang tikka sits on the floor, smiling, with flower garlands around her neck. Beside her, a groom in a white dhoti and shirt with a gold-bordered shawl sits with palms cupped, also wearing garlands. Around them, women in red, pink, yellow and purple saris and a standing man in a green-and-gold silk shawl and white dhoti look on, some holding brass plates and lamps. Several people gather closely around the couple during the ritual.2013-09-16June 21 20142014-06-21June 19 20132013-06-19June 19 20132013-06-19A line of women and children stands on a polished floor holding silver trays and bowls of offerings: fruit, sweets, flower garlands and a bowl of purple grapes. Women wear silk saris in teal, maroon and green with gold necklaces and jasmine flowers in their hair. A girl in a striped skirt holds a tray with two white and orange flower garlands, and a boy in a red shirt carries a red-covered book. Adults in white and blue stand behind, and a young child in a striped shirt reaches for a sweet. Red curtains and a gilded backdrop are visible behind them.2013-06-19