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A photograph of a ceremonial indoor event in front of an orange and gold stage backdrop with decorative arches. A woman in a gold-bordered purple silk saree smiles while holding a brass tray. Beside her, a woman in a red silk saree with a green blouse and flowers in her hair holds a tray. A man in a white dhoti and shirt holds red fruit or offerings. An older man in white clothes stands at right, and a seated man in white gestures toward the group. A man in a light blue shirt holds a baby, and another child is in the frame. A brass lamp stands near a cushioned wooden seat, and a white handbag rests on the floor.

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June 01 20142014-06-01June 19 20132013-06-19A wedding-style ritual in a temple hall. A woman in a purple silk saree with gold border holds a silver tray or plate of water toward a seated bride and groom. The bride wears a teal and gold silk blouse and saree with a red and yellow jasmine garland, and sits beside a groom in a cream embroidered kurta with a brown shawl and a red-and-yellow flower garland. Behind them, a woman in an orange saree stands, and a light-skinned elderly man in white dhoti and shirt stands with hands folded at the left edge. A brass lamp and a deity murti with colourful painted decorations appear at the right. No a person candidate is visible.2013-09-15A wedding-style ceremony in a temple hall. A bride in a green and gold silk sari with a long black braid wrapped in red and white flower garlands sits beside a groom in a cream and gold kurta with a red garland and a brown shawl. A woman in a purple silk sari adjusts the bride's necklace while a woman in an orange sari with gold jewellery fastens another ornament. Behind them stands a blue deity murti with a trident and a golden weapon. A man in white dhoti holds a tray, and a woman in a turquoise salwar kameez stands nearby. No a person candidate is visible.2013-09-15September 15 20132013-09-15Indoor temple ritual in a shrine hall with pink, green and cream painted pillars and a large gold-framed throne. A woman in an orange-red sari and red garland sits on a red-cushioned gold throne, with a seated woman in orange garlanded beside her. In the foreground, seated people in white garments and white-and-orange garlands face a tray of bananas, fruits, sweets and flowers spread on a red carpet. Standing men in white dhotis and white shirts, one holding a yellow paper, stand near brass lamps and a golden peetha. Women in saris watch from the right and a standing man in a white dhoti holds his hands together.2013-06-19Photo 11688165 +2 copiesA stage event with a bright orange carpet and a painted backdrop of multicoloured temple-style arches, with gold finials and two fierce guardian figures in yellow-orange. In the centre, a man in a long-sleeved white dhoti and shawl with a garland stands with his hands together, beside a younger man in a maroon-orange robe with a long red and white garland and gold ornaments. A white-clad elderly man in a white dhoti faces them, raising a hand as if blessing them, with brass trays of fruit, flowers and offerings on the floor in front. To the left, women in blue, pink, orange and maroon saris stand in a row; on the right, several shaved-headed men wear orange-maroon dhotis and rudraksha malas, and a child in dark clothes stands at the far left edge.2013-09-15September 16 20152015-09-16 +1 copiesJune 01 20142014-06-01June 01 20142014-06-01August 09 20152015-08-09 +1 copies