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A photograph of a seated couple receiving a ritual blessing in a temple-style room. The bride wears a blue and green silk sari with a long braid and red and white garlands, sitting beside the groom in a cream kurta with a brown shawl and red garland. A woman in a yellow sari holds a steel plate of offerings, while a woman in an orange sari pours or presents from another dish. Behind them, a few people in orange and red robes and a girl in red stand near a wooden pillar and a painted deity figure with a trident and club. The scene resembles a wedding blessing ceremony.

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September 15 20132013-09-15September 15 20132013-09-15Indoor ceremony in a temple-style hall. A woman in a yellow saree holds a metal tray toward a seated couple; the bride in a blue-green saree and the groom in a cream kurta with a brown shawl wear red-and-white garlands. Behind them an older woman in orange stands near a colourful painted deity murti with raised weapons. On the left, a figure in a red-brown robe and garland sits on a red throne beside gold lion figures, with several robed monks and women in saffron-toned clothes around. A patterned red carpet and orange floor cover the area.2013-09-15September 15 20132013-09-15A wedding-style ceremony in a temple-like hall with a painted deity murti of a standing warrior figure holding a trident in the upper right. A seated bride in a teal and gold sari with a braided hair garland and a seated groom in a white and gold kurta with a red floral garland sit on a red-cushioned seat, with turmeric on their hands. A woman in an orange sari with gold border and white flower garland bends forward, holding a brass tray of rice. Several women in saris and children stand behind, with a child on the left in a purple outfit. The scene is a ritual blessing; the man and woman appear to be the couple being honoured. No visible person clearly matches the appearance-based a person cues.2013-09-15A photograph of a Hindu wedding blessing inside a temple-style hall. A woman in a red-and-white floral top holds a silver tray of red liquid, a woman in an orange-and-gold sari stands beside her holding a small cloth, and a bride in a green-and-blue silk sari with a red garland sits beside a groom in a white kurta and gold-bordered shawl wearing a red garland. Children in white and purple stand behind them, and an orange-robed figure and other women in red and orange saris appear at the left. A colourful painted deity murti with a trident is visible at the upper right.2013-09-15September 15 20132013-09-15September 15 20132013-09-15September 15 20132013-09-15A photograph of a traditional Hindu wedding blessing in a temple-style hall. A woman in a purple silk saree with gold border and glasses pours water from a clear bottle over the hands of a seated couple. The bride wears a teal-and-gold saree, a red-and-yellow garland and a hair ornament, and the groom wears a cream embroidered kurta with a red-and-yellow garland. Behind them stand a painted deity guardian figure in orange with a crown and a pink-and-green pillar. Children are visible near the couple. The scene reads as a marriage ritual, possibly abhishekam-style blessing; no a person depiction is visible.2013-09-15June 19 20132013-06-19September 15 20132013-09-15