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A wedding ceremony photograph. The groom wears a red and gold patterned turban with a white feather ornament, a gold-brown embroidered jacket, and a long red rose garland with white flower accents, with a small tilak on his forehead. Beside him, the bride is veiled in a red bandhani-patterned dupatta edged with gold, her hands with henna and bangles clasped with his. In front is a brass tray holding white puffed rice or flakes. Seated behind them are guests in white kurtas and glasses.

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A 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.2009-07-09A photograph of a Hindu wedding ritual. In the foreground, a bride in a red bandhani-patterned veil, adorned with gold bangles and mehndi-decorated hands, sits beside a groom in a gold-brocade sherwani with a red-and-gold turban, red garland and red scarf, smiling as he performs the rite. A silver oil lamp stands at the lower left. Behind them, seated guests include a man in cream kurta with an orange-brown shawl, women in saris, and an older woman in a peach sari with glasses. Visible text reads 'Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam ' and ''2009-07-09Close side view of a bride and groom seated together in traditional Indian wedding attire. The bride wears a red head covering edged with gold embroidery, a gold nose ring, a red bindi with a maang tikka, heavy gold bangles and henna-patterned hands, holding a metal tray of yellow flowers. The groom wears a red and gold patterned turban and a beige embroidered kurta, his palms pressed together in namaste. Both wear red garlands of roses wrapped in clear plastic. A deity murti is not visible; the setting appears to be a temple courtyard with a pale stone wall behind them.2009-07-09A photograph of a wedding ceremony. In the foreground, a bride in a red and magenta bandhani-patterned sari with a gold-bordered veil and red bindi sits beside a groom in a pale gold embroidered sherwani with a red-and-gold patterned turban decorated with a white feather and a red-and-gold stole. A silver lamp or vessel stands in front of them. Behind them, seated women in red and orange saris, a young girl in white, and a seated woman in orange robes with raised hands look on.2009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09A 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 ceremony inside a temple hall. A bride in a red and pink bandhani veil embellished with gold trim stands beside a groom in a red and gold turban and a beige embroidered sherwani with a rust-colored shawl. Both wear red floral garlands wrapped in clear plastic. The bride has decorated hands with gold bangles. A woman in a white sari with an orange-gold border and an orange shawl stands at left, handing an item to the couple. Behind them, a crowd of onlookers watches from the back, and a row of seated attendees in saffron and orange shawls sits at right. Yellow flowers and green foliage decorate the altar area, and a colorful woven hanging is visible at upper right.2009-07-09A photograph of a traditional Hindu wedding ritual. A groom in a cream-gold silk sherwani and a red-and-gold patterned turban stands close to a bride wrapped in a deep red bandhani-patterned veil with white dots, wearing a maang tikka and a red bindi. The groom leans in and his hands hold a thread or mangalsutra-like ornament at her neck while another person's hands and an orange garment appear behind them. Trays of sweets and marigold garlands sit at the lower left. The scene appears to be a marriage rite, with no visible figure identifiable as the a person.2009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09A wedding ritual photographed at close range. A groom in a red and gold patterned turban and a beige embroidered sherwani with yellow marigold garlands places his hand on the head of a bride draped in a red bandhani veil with gold embroidery and a gold-threaded necklace. Beside them, a woman in a white sari with an orange border and orange shawl, wearing a pendant and gold bangles, leans in to assist. Yellow flowers are scattered across the scene.2009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09