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A wedding ritual at a temple entrance. A bald priest in an orange-saffron robe with a gold necklace and an orange head covering holds a silver tray of flowers and offerings. Beside him a bride in a red sari with gold-bordered orange embroidery and a red head veil presses her hands together in prayer, wearing red and gold bangles and a red garland. Next to her a groom in a beige-gold embroidered sherwani and a red-and-gold turban wears a red garland with white flowers. To the right stands a large brass lamp stand draped with red, yellow and purple flower garlands. A tiled roof and a notice board with devotee names are behind them.

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July 09 20092009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09September 16 20132013-09-16A wedding ritual photographed indoors. A bride in a red and gold sari with a red veil sits on the floor with her hands folded, her forehead marked with a bindi, wearing bangles and a flower garland. Across from her a groom in a cream and gold embroidered sherwani and red patterned turban ties or adjusts a thread at his hand while a woman in a white sari with orange border and orange shawl leans in to assist. Plates of sweets and yellow flowers sit nearby, along with a stack of sweet boxes at left. A sannyasi in orange cloth stands in the background. a person is not clearly visible.2009-07-09A photograph of a wedding greeting outdoors at a temple entrance. A groom in a red and gold turban and gold-embroidered cream sherwani, with a red and gold shawl and a garland, stands barefoot on a striped mat with hands folded. Beside him a bride in a red lehenga-style veil and gold-bordered sari, hands in namaste with henna-decorated palms and gold bangles. In the foreground a woman in a long orange robe with a maroon border faces them with palms pressed together. Behind them a man in white with an orange shawl, an older woman in a yellow sari, and a woman in blue stand nearby. A sign reading Dhyanapeetam is visible on the white wall.2009-07-09A wedding ritual photographed indoors. A groom in a red and gold turban and cream embroidered sherwani with yellow flower garlands sits on the right, reaching out to place a red-and-gold bangled bride's hand, her face covered by a red bandhani-style veil with a mirror-work border, seated on the left. A seated woman in a red-bordered sari with glasses holds a small brass dish and yellow flowers. Behind them stand people in white dhotis and orange shawls, one wearing a rudraksha-style pendant, with an orange saffron cloth draped on a man in the background. A visible rudraksha mala and orange garments suggest a traditional temple wedding ceremony.2009-07-09June 19 20132013-06-19A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange-and-red turban sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, decorated with orange and white marigold garlands. He wears a long gold necklace and has long dark hair. To his left, a man in a cream and gold embroidered sherwani with a gold-bordered orange stole and red garland stands with hands clasped. To the right, a woman in a red and gold sari and head covering, with gold bangles, stands near the throne. An older man in white with an orange shawl and a red tilak stands at the right edge, and a boy in a white shirt stands at the far left. The setting is a canopied temple hall with a white wall behind. Swamiji (probable) is seated on the throne, recognizable by the long hair, saffron robes, gold necklace and turban; the appearance cues are consistent with the page's attribution.2009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09June 19 20132013-06-19