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A photograph of a traditional South Indian wedding ritual indoors. A woman in a blue silk sari with gold border and a purple blouse holds a silver tray with red liquid and turmeric-coloured offerings, reaching toward a seated bride in a green and gold silk sari with a red garland and braided hair with a kumkum bindi. Beside them a groom in white embroidered kurta with a red and yellow flower garland sits with turmeric smeared on his face. A woman in an orange sari and a young girl watch from behind, and a boy stands at the top. A brass oil lamp and a decorated pillar with painted colourful panels stand in the background. Five people are visible.

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