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A photograph of a traditional South Indian wedding ceremony seated on the floor. A bride in an orange and gold sari with a gold necklace, jhumka earrings and a maang tikka sits beside a groom in a white dhoti and shirt, both wearing pink, white and green flower garlands. A priest in a white dhoti with a patterned shawl and a topknot ties a yellow thread between the couple's wrists. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame stands at left, and brass kalasha pots and marigold and rose floral offerings sit in front. Two women in silk saris stand in the background. The setting is a wedding ritual, not a monastic setting.

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