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A photograph of a marriage or couples ceremony under a large open tent with a metal truss roof and garland-decorated arches. A figure in an orange saffron robe, with long dark hair and a white flower garland, sits on a raised white platform, smiling and holding a strand of flowers toward a kneeling man in white dhoti and shirt. A woman in a red and gold silk sari with a long braid kneels in the foreground beside a tray of yellow and white flowers. Behind them, more men in white and women in red and gold saris wear white flower garlands among trays of fruit and flower offerings.

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A photograph of a pada puja-style devotional ritual under a open-sided tin-roofed pavilion. A long-haired figure in an orange saffron robe with a white jasmine garland sits on a dark wooden throne-like seat, eyes lowered, while a woman in a cream sari with gold-embroidered border kneels before him, touching his feet and offering yellow flowers. A man in white with a garland kneels beside her near a tray of fruit and marigolds. Behind them, standing devotees in white and red garlands and a woman in a yellow sari watch. Colourful arched decorations and a deity murti are visible at the back, and flower petals scatter the floor.2006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26January 01 20092009-01-01December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with long, swept-back dark hair and a white-and-red flower garland, smiling and gesturing with his right hand from a wooden throne-like seat under a corrugated roof. Two devotees kneel and bow their heads to the platform in front of him: a woman in a peach-and-gold sari with a long dark braid, and a man in a white kurta with a wristwatch. Behind the seat, a decorated arch of red, green, yellow and white garlands frames a deity murti adorned with flower garlands, and flower-filled brass plates and bowls lie on the white platform.2006-12-26A photograph of a padapuja ceremony in a decorated hall. A long-haired man in an orange robe sits on a flower-garlanded throne with red cushions, smiling as he extends a hand onto the head of a man in white dress who bows before him. Behind, a woman in orange clothing kneels near a tray of flowers, and at right an older woman in orange and pink sits smiling. Red curtains, white and orange garlands and a small framed picture frame the scene.2006-12-27A photograph under a white tented pavilion with metal trusses and colourful festoon decorations. In the foreground, a person with long dark hair wearing an orange saffron shawl and a white flower garland raises a palm to a woman in a red and gold patterned silk sari with a long braid and jasmine in her hair; the woman stands with her back to the camera. The person holds a metal tray of yellow and white flowers, and white-brick platforms and scattered yellow flower petals surround them. Behind them, many people in white dhotis and kurtas and women in red and gold saris wear white flower garlands, with small brass vessels set on the floor.2006-12-26June 14 20092009-06-14A covered outdoor ritual hall with a corrugated metal roof and open sides, crowded with onlookers in the background. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in orange cloth with long dark hair sits at a low wooden platform and places a white and red flower garland on the head of a bowing couple. The bowing man wears white dhoti and shirt; the woman kneeling beside him wears a red sari with a white garland. Nearby, a woman in a teal sari with gold border stands at left, and others in white dhotis and saffron garments stand around. Brass puja vessels and yellow marigold flowers sit on the platform in front, and a large carved wooden drum-shaped object is at right. Strings of decorative flags hang in the upper right.2006-12-26