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A photograph of a Hindu wedding ritual, the Meenakshi Tirukalyanam, in an indoor hall with a dark geometric-patterned floor. In the foreground a square brick fire pit burns with flames beside brass vessels, a plate of offerings and scattered petals. Two people sit cross-legged on the right: one in a pink dhoti and pink shawl with a white jasmine garland and bangles, the other in a red dhoti with a white garland and a white cap, both receiving the rite. Behind the fire, several men in saffron and orange robes and orange turbans, one wearing a rudraksha mala, sit chanting around the homa. On the right, a decorated deity murti with a green and gold backdrop and flower garlands is visible, and a gilded throne draped with garlands stands at the back wall.

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A temple-style ritual in a hall with a fire pit of stacked bricks and a brass vessel at left, where a priest in orange and a seated man in saffron tend a small flame. Behind them, a central figure sits on an ornate red-and-gold throne draped with white and red garlands. On the right, multiple deity murti and statues in green and gold silk are decked with yellow and red flower garlands. In the foreground, a seated woman in a pink sari wears an orange head covering, white flower garland, and white body markings, holding a flower. A man in red dhoti kneels nearby.2015-04-30April 30 20152015-04-30April 30 20152015-04-30April 30 20152015-04-30April 30 20152015-04-30April 30 20152015-04-30A photograph of a Hindu wedding ritual. In the centre, a priest in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged at a yellow-brick fire pit, tending a flame and pouring from a copper vessel while an assistant in orange kneels beside him. Behind them are two ornate gold-and-red thrones with gold deity figures draped in garlands, one in green and gold, and a seated deity murti in blue and green garlanded with white and red flowers. On the left, a figure in orange sits on a red and gold throne. On the far right, a man in white turban and red dhoti, wearing a white flower garland, sits with folded hands. Baskets, bowls and offerings lie on the floor.2015-04-30A temple-style ritual in an indoor hall with a lit homa fire pit built of stacked wooden blocks at left. A man in an orange dhoti and shawl stands holding a lamp or ritual vessel above the fire. Seated nearby, a man in an orange turban and robes presses his palms together, and two more men sit in red and pink cloth with flower garlands and orange turbans, hands folded in prayer. Behind them on a gilded throne draped with red and marigold garlands sits a figure in orange robes with hands joined, and beside it a large decorated deity murti is adorned with garlands and gold jewellery. Brass plates, bowls and scattered petals surround the fire.2015-04-30April 30 20152015-04-30A ritual homa at a temple-style stage: a yellow-brick fire pit with a flame sits in front of decorated thrones draped with garlands. A standing priest in a red dhoti with gold border and orange head cloth holds a lamp toward the fire, while a shirtless priest in a pink dhoti and orange head cloth offers a lamp beside him, and a seated priest in a maroon cloth with orange-clad assistant tends offering plates. Golden deity murti are adorned with flower garlands, with a plate of offerings in the foreground.2015-04-30April 30 20152015-04-30A ceremonial wedding ritual in a hall with a dark curtain backdrop. Two golden thrones draped with floral garlands sit behind, flanking a central pedestal bearing deity murti decorated with white and red flower garlands. On the right, a priest in pink dhoti and orange turban lifts a lamp toward a second garlanded deity figure on a blue-draped stand. A shirtless priest in red dhoti stands holding a flaming lamp. A kneeling man in a maroon dhoti with joined palms sits before a yellow brick fire pit (homa) with flames. Three young men in orange robes and orange headwear sit on the left with joined palms, near a silver vessel, bowls and a basket of offerings. Scattered petals cover the floor. Printed on the image: 'a person ' and ''2015-04-30