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Photograph taken with the image rotated sideways. A bride in a maroon sari with mehndi on her hands and a bridegroom in an all-white dhoti and shirt stand side by side in a ceremonial hall, both wearing white and orange-yellow flower garlands. An elderly man in cream clothing stands close beside the groom. Behind them, people in orange, pink and white saris and dhotis stand in a row, and a woman in a green sari with a flower garland is at the lower right. Brass vessels, flower petals and a red box holding a small heap of flowers sit on a woven mat on the floor, with multicoloured balloons hanging from the ceiling. The scene reads as a Vedic marriage ceremony; no figure matches the a person candidate criteria.

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September 16 20132013-09-16A wedding-style ceremony in an open-sided ashram hall with a corrugated roof and white walls, decorated with yellow and orange hanging leaves. Several couples stand or kneel in pairs wearing yellow and marigold garlands. In the foreground a bride in an orange silk sari and a man in a white dhoti and yellow shawl kneel before a low wooden ritual seat. Beside them a groom in cream kurta and white dhoti holds hands with a bride in a magenta silk sari. Men in white dhotis and red kurtas, and women in saris, stand along the edges. A cameraman with a tripod is at left, and a framed picture hangs on the back wall. Visible people number roughly 15-20.2009-12-26September 16 20132013-09-16A South Indian wedding ritual indoors. A bride in a red and orange silk sari with gold jewellery, floral garlands and a head ornament sits on the floor beside a groom in a white dhoti and shawl with gold border, a garland and a turban-style headpiece, while a priest in a white dhoti with a green and gold cloth sits bare-chested at left, pouring water from a steel vessel. The bride and groom hold a white cloth with gold border between them. Women in saris stand around, including one in green and gold and one in lavender at right. Trays of offerings with flowers and kumkum sit on the floor in front.2013-09-16December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26September 16 20132013-09-16A photograph of a Vedic marriage-ritual setting with a group of devotees standing and stepping over small fire pits set on mats. A bride in a maroon and gold sari and a groom in white dhoti and shirt, both wearing white and multicolour marigold garlands, stand near the front. Red plastic trays on the floor hold burnt offerings, ash and flower petals beside small oil lamps. Other participants in white kurtas, orange and blue saris and garlands move around them, and a woman in a green gold-bordered sari stands at the right edge. A banner with photographs and a paper hanging with balloons decorates the hall behind them.2008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26A wedding ritual at a fire altar. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a red sash feeds fire from a brick-lined homa pit covered with marigold petals. A groom in white dhoti and shirt with gold border sits with a silver plate under his feet while a man in white stands beside him. A bride in orange and gold silk saree with gold jewellery and a white-and-pink garland sits next to him, and women in saree and garlands stand behind. The ritual is a homa beside a seated couple.2013-09-16A wedding ritual in progress. A shirtless officiating priest with a sacred thread and gold chain kneels at left beside a fire burning on a brick homa altar decorated with marigold petals. A young man in white dhoti and shawl with yellow borders kneels in the centre, holding a plate. Seated at right, a bride in a red-orange silk saree with gold jewellery and jasmine and rose garlands sits beside a groom in a white dhoti with yellow border, also garlanded. Women in saris and a man in white stand in the background. Two bowls of fruit sit near the altar.2013-09-16A seated couple in traditional wedding attire sits on mats before a brick-lined fire pit at a ritual ceremony. The groom wears a white dhoti and shawl with white flower garlands, and the bride wears a pink and maroon checked sari with a white and red garland and gold jewellery. A woman in cream and gold clothing sits at left, and behind them priests in white and devotees in saffron stand and sit near a decorated altar with garlands. Brass plates hold marigold petals, a brass vessel and oil lamps, and a pink lidded container sits on the floor.2006-12-26