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A photograph of an open-sided hall with a corrugated roof, decorated with tall striped pillars topped by cone ornaments. A man in white kurta with a white flower garland and a woman in an orange sari with a white and red garland stand at left, facing the ceremony. Seated on the floor in rows, a large crowd wearing white and pastel clothing watches. At right, a figure in saffron/orange robes with long swept-back dark hair sits on a wooden seat with eyes closed, appearing to conduct the rite. In front of him is a fire with offerings, trays of fruit, flower-covered items and white cubes arranged on a blue cloth, and a brass bowl. Swamiji (probable) is the presiding figure at right; his cues are the long hair and saffron robes. The bridal couple stands before him as the marriage ceremony proceeds.

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February 15 20072007-02-15A photograph of an outdoor covered pavilion during a Hindu fire ritual. A fire burns in a brick-lined homa pit decorated with yellow and red flowers, with silver ritual vessels and a tray of fruit and flower offerings nearby. A seated figure on the right wears orange robes and has long dark hair, and a tall decorated pillar with patterned fabric stands behind. Standing in the middle are a man in an orange garment holding a flower garland and a priest in white dhoti and orange shawl holding a vessel. Several people in white sit on chairs at left, and a large seated crowd in the background faces the ritual. a person is the seated figure in orange with long hair, shown in the role of officiant presiding over the homa.2007-02-15A marriage ceremony in an open-sided hall at an ashram. A bride in white with a garland sits beside a groom in white dhoti and shirt with garlands, while a standing figure in an orange saffron robe with a long orange garland places a garland on the couple. Seated men and a crowd of women and girls in saris and dresses watch. On the right, a bearded man with long hair in an orange robe sits behind a fire pit made of white bricks with a burning flame, a silver vessel, bowls of fruit, flowers, coconut and lime on a teal cloth. Tall decorated cloth-wrapped pillars with bird motifs line the hall.2007-02-15A marriage ceremony inside a plain whitewashed hall with painted pillars decorated with bird motifs. In the foreground a bare-chested sannyasi in orange cloth sits with his back to the camera, facing a blue-covered table set with fruit, flower garlands, a stack of white sweets, and a silver ceremonial sword. A standing bride in an orange sari and a groom in white shirt and dhoti stand wearing flower garlands, with a priest in white and an orange shawl holding a silver vessel beside them. Seated elders in red, white and pink saris and white dhotis watch from white plastic chairs, with more onlookers standing behind.2007-02-15November 29 20112011-11-29 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20072007-02-15December 26 20082008-12-26February 15 20072007-02-15February 15 20072007-02-15Outdoor-style pavilion with a metal-frame roof and decorated pillars wrapped in red, orange and multicoloured textile. A long-haired figure in an orange-saffron robe sits on a wooden chair at the front, hands resting over a brass bowl beside a fire pit of white bricks with a lit flame, with trays of fruit, flowers and a brass lamp arranged on a teal mat. Seated devotees in white and pale clothing fill the floor behind, with a brass-coloured ornate dais and deity murti visible in the background. A fire ritual is in progress, and a figure in orange robes is the a person (appearance cues: long swept-back hair and saffron robes), presiding in a role of officiating priest at a homa.2007-02-15February 15 20072007-02-15December 26 20082008-12-26