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A photograph of a wedding-style ritual in an unfinished open hall with bare concrete block walls. A seated man with long dark hair wears an orange robe and speaks into a microphone on a stand. Beside him sit a young man in a white shirt and a bride in an orange sari with a flower-garlanded head and a floral garland. Around them a teal cloth-covered altar holds stacks of apples, pineapples, bananas and oranges, flower-petal plates, a lit oil lamp, a brass vessel and white ritual items. Young boys in white and orange stoles stand behind, and a camera operator films at right. Painted red, blue and white pillars frame the hall.

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February 15 20072007-02-15A marriage ceremony with a fire pit at the centre: a brick-lined homa fire is lit on a square of white bricks decorated with marigold petals. A man in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back hair, a red tilak, and a microphone before him sits cross-legged, hands over the flames. Beside him, a couple kneels: the groom in a white shirt with a white jasmine garland, and the bride in an orange sari with a white flower garland and bangles, both pouring offerings. Around them, white-clad attendants and a man in a saffron shawl stand near brass vessels, fruit, flowers and a kalasha. Colourful striped pillars frame the open hall.2007-02-15A photograph of a Hindu marriage ceremony held outdoors in a brick-walled space. Before him a square fire pit of white bricks holds a small flame, with flower petals, fruit and a brass plate of offerings around it. A groom in a white shirt with a white jasmine garland sits beside a bride in an orange sari with red flowers in her hair, a garland and gold jewellery. Brass vessels and a tray sit on a low table at left, and a standing attendant in white appears behind.2007-02-15December 26 20082008-12-26February 15 20072007-02-15A seated homa ceremony in an open hall with a white-tiled fire altar holding a small flame and offering trays of flowers, fruit and red-and-yellow marigolds in the foreground. A man with long swept-back dark hair in saffron-orange robes sits on a raised seat behind a microphone stand, in a probable depiction of a person, with orange-clad assistants and a man in a white shirt with a white floral garland seated opposite. A woman in an orange-and-red sari with a floral garland in her hair sits facing the altar. A row of seated devotees in white and pastel clothes, including children, fills the floor behind, with a cameraman at the left edge and orange-and-white banners on the pillars.2007-02-15A marriage ceremony held outdoors at an unfinished brick-walled site. A long-haired man in orange robes sits cross-legged at left, a sacred-thread-free figure with a tilak on his forehead, holding a ladle over a white-draped stack of blocks and offerings. Beside him a groom in white dhoti and shirt with white flower garlands and a bride in orange-and-red silk sari with gold jewellery, a flower-bedecked hair ornament and bangles sit facing the ritual. Trays of marigold and flower petals, bananas, pineapple, lemons, pomegranates, brass vessels and a clay lamp sit on a teal cloth. A microphone stand stands nearby, and two people in white and orange cloths sit behind. Whether the robed man is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2007-02-15February 15 20072007-02-15A marriage ceremony in a plain whitewashed hall. Beside him a couple sits on a teal cloth: the groom in a white shirt with a white and red flower garland, and the bride in an orange sari with a flower garland and a headpiece of white flowers. Behind them, several people in white with orange shawls and rudraksha-style beads stand, one attending the altar. The altar holds a white brick arrangement strewn with flowers, a fruit, a brass plate, and a mound of red and orange blossoms in the foreground. Red and white banners with floral borders hang on the back wall.2007-02-15A Vedic wedding ritual in progress on a mat-covered floor. A bride in an orange and gold sari with a flower-garlanded braid and a groom in white kneel facing a homa fire pit built of white bricks, decorated with yellow flowers. A saffron-robed priest with a rudraksha mala pours oil into the fire from a plate of flowers, while another orange-robed man sits beside him. Behind them, a seated figure in orange sits on a raised orange cushioned seat with an attendant nearby; a standing man in orange with a beard and mala stands at the back. Fruit, oil lamps, brass plates and ritual staffs surround the fire. Seated devotees in white and orange line the hall behind, and a deity shrine with figures and a golden kalasha stands at the top left.2008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26A marriage ceremony at an open-sided concrete hall with exposed brick walls. A young man with long dark hair, a red bindi and an orange-saffron cloth sits cross-legged at a small brick fire pit holding a brass lamp with a flame, a person candidate with long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, shown as a priest officiating. Beside him a seated man in a white shirt wears a white and red flower garland and holds a round wooden plate, while a bride in an orange sari with a flower garland sits next to him. Behind them standing attendants in white dhotis with orange shawls and a white-clad figure stand near a microphone stand. Marigold and rose petals are scattered around the brick fire pit, and fruits sit on a plate in front. Two painted blue and red decorative pillars with floral motifs frame the scene.2007-02-15