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Outdoor wedding ritual at a stone temple structure. A man in an orange robe with a long swept-back hairstyle and a white flower garland stands on the left holding a silver tray, with a crown-like cue absent; his appearance matches a person in saffron clothing with rudraksha-style garlands, presiding over the ceremony. A bride in a yellow-orange silk saree with red border and a red shawl, wearing a flower garland and gold bangles, stands on the right. A groom in white kneels in front of a stone block, placing his foot on a stone grinding stone with yellow turmeric and flower petals. An older man in white with a garland and a woman in red stand behind, and a small child is partly visible.

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February 15 20072007-02-15February 15 20072007-02-15February 15 20072007-02-15February 15 20072007-02-15February 15 20072007-02-15February 15 20072007-02-15Outdoor photo at a stone temple porch with carved pillars and banana leaves draped in orange and red marigold garlands. A figure in an orange robe with long dark hair, a forehead mark and a white flower garland stands at left holding a tray. In the foreground a woman in an orange and red sari kneels before a yellow stone pillar-like object decorated with flowers, a kneeling ritual gesture. Behind her a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and a garland stands with hands joined, alongside other garlanded men and women in white and cream clothing and a small child. Bright blue sky and a corrugated roof frame the scene, with colourful painted banners at right.2007-02-15 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20072007-02-15Outdoor ceremony under a corrugated roof with concrete pillars decorated in blue, red and yellow painted panels. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and white flower garlands, stands centre-left, appearing to be the officiating figure and resembling a person (appearance-based label; unconfirmed). A kneeling man in white dhoti and shirt with a garland and a rudraksha-style necklace faces a woman in a gold-bordered saffron-yellow sari with red-bordered drape, white flower garland and jasmine in her hair, who holds a flower garland. Nearby, a bald attendant in white with orange sash holds a tray of flowers, an older woman in white and a man in white stand by, and a man in a red shirt watches. Turmeric paste and petals lie on the floor in the foreground.2007-02-15February 15 20072007-02-15A photograph of a marriage ceremony outdoors near a shrine with a deity murti and brass oil lamp at left. A man with long dark hair and a saffron-orange robe, wearing a white and red-and-white garland, stands at left facing a bride in an orange sari with a white and red floral garland and gold bangles. A man in a white kurta and white dhoti with a garland leans forward to the couple with his hands raised, and an older woman in an orange-striped sari and an older man in white stand behind. The saffron-robed man bears distinctive long hair and orange robes, a person presence, though the appearance is only partly clear. Concrete wall and banana leaves in the background.2007-02-15A seated figure in an orange robe with long dark hair sits on a white-draped chair receiving garlands in a plain concrete hall. A kneeling man in white clothes holds a flower garland, and a shaved-headed man in white with an orange shawl offers another garland from the right. Standing figures in white and onlookers in colourful saris and blue and red sarees watch nearby, while a painted yellow, red and blue pillar stands at the left. a person: the orange-robed seated figure with long swept hair matches the caption's description, so this may be a ceremony honouring him.2007-02-15