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A wedding ritual inside a temple hall with orange-draped pillars and a crowd of onlookers behind a yellow-marigold-garlanded rail. In the foreground a bride in a red and gold embroidered sari kneels on a striped mat, bending low with her head near the floor, while a groom-side man in white kurta and orange shawl stands bending over her and a woman in white with an orange border watches. A fire pit with a bright flame, flower-decorated brass lamps and offerings sits at right, with a seated man in orange shawl and white garment at the far right. Women in saris and men in white dhotis and kurtas sit and stand among devotees. Marigold petals are scattered on a red mat and the floor.

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A wedding ritual in a covered temple hall decorated with colourful striped banners and marigold garlands along a steel railing. A woman in a white sari with orange border and a man in white with an orange shawl stand together while a bride in a red bandhani veil and a groom in a beige kurta bow low on a striped mat before them. Seated and standing devotees in white and pastel clothes fill the background, and trays of flowers, sweets and offerings lie on the mat in front.2009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09A photograph of a wedding ritual inside a temple hall with a crowd seated and standing behind a yellow marigold garland barrier. In the centre, a bride in a red bandhani-patterned sari bows low, touching the feet of a man in white kurta with an orange shawl who stands before her. Beside him, a woman in a cream sari with an orange border holds a small object. On the left, women in cream, orange and pink saris watch, and an elderly woman in a light pink sari sits nearby. At the lower right, a brass tray holds flowers and a stack of wooden logs with a flame. The floor is covered with colourful striped mats and scattered flower petals.2009-07-09A wedding ritual in a temple hall with a sacred fire pit at the lower right, flames and a brass oil lamp with white flower garland beside it. A groom in a cream embroidered sherwani with a red and gold turban and red garland kneels and bows forward with his forehead near a small stone, hands pressed to it, marigold petals scattered around. A bride in a red bandhani veil and gold-embroidered orange lehenga stands beside him, with a woman in white sari holding flowers. Seated devotees in saris, some in pink, red and blue, watch with hands folded. A man in white kurta wears an orange shawl and claps. Baskets of fruit and offerings sit on the striped mat. A monk in orange robes and rudraksha mala sits at the back, hands joined in namaste.2009-07-09A wedding ritual inside a temple courtyard. A bride in a red and gold sari with a red veil and a groom in a cream sherwani with a gold-patterned shawl kneel before a brick fire pit (homa kund) with smoke rising and yellow flower offerings on the bricks. A bald-headed man in red and a figure in pink-orange robes sit at the left by the fire. Standing behind, a man in white dhoti with an orange-red shawl and women in orange and in patterned shawls hold marigold petals, watching. Behind them a stone shrine with brass lamps, a garlanded deity murti and red curtains. The bride and groom are being blessed through the fire ritual with flowers scattered around.2009-07-09December 26 20082008-12-26July 09 20092009-07-09A photograph inside a temple hall with yellow marigold garlands along metal railings and a crowd standing behind. A woman in a white saree with a wide gold-orange border and an orange shawl stands at left, holding a flower and looking down. Beside her a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl holds folded currency notes. In the foreground a woman in a red and white bandhani-patterned veil and red blouse bows low with her forehead touching a cream-covered seat, wearing heavy gold bangles, while petals and yellow flowers lie on a red cloth. The scene suggests a ritual blessing or wedding-related rite at a temple.2009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09A wedding ritual photographed at a temple pavilion beside a stone shrine with a deity murti and brass lamps. A fire burns inside a square pit lined with yellow-brown bricks, with offerings of yellow marigold petals, a brass pot and a bowl of ghee nearby, consistent with a homa. A bride in a red sari with gold trim and a veil sits across the fire from a groom in cream kurta and a red shawl. Two saffron-robed women with shaved heads sit at the left in the foreground, and a man in white with an orange shawl holds yellow flowers standing at right. A woman in a cream sari holds flowers at the right edge, and seated devotees watch from behind the pit. No figure with clear distinctive a person cues is visible.2009-07-09December 26 20082008-12-26A wedding ritual inside a covered temple hall with a corrugated metal roof and hanging ceiling fans. A bride in a red and gold sari with a veil and a groom in a red turban and cream sherwani stand before a homa fire pit of stacked wood and offerings, holding hands as an attendant in an orange-bordered white outfit assists. A seated priest in orange robes and a rudraksha mala leads the rite beside a microphone stand, with white flower-decorated kalasha pots and fruit trays on a striped mat. A gilded throne with red cushions and flower garlands stands at right, and a crowd of guests in white and pastel clothing watches from behind a yellow-flowered rail. Colourful ceremonial pillars decorate the hall, and a woman in orange kneels at lower left.2009-07-09