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Outdoor wedding ritual under a corrugated metal canopy beside a whitewashed wall. A figure in orange robes with a white flower garland and long dark hair leans forward, placing a hand on the head of a seated man in a white shirt and white trousers with a wristwatch. Beside him a seated woman in an orange sari with a garland and jewelry also bows. Both kneel on a red cloth scattered with flower petals, with a small smoking fire and brass vessels in front. A banana leaf and a decorated pole stand in the background. Appearance-based label: a person, as the orange-robed officiant with long hair and garland is performing the marriage blessing.

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Outdoor Hindu wedding ritual under a corrugated metal canopy beside a plain brick wall. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with long dark hair and a white floral garland, stands bare-chested at left with arms outstretched over a fire pit (homa) with a small flame and smoke. A bride in a red and gold sari with a maang tikka and white jasmine garland kneels beside a groom in a white shirt and white dhoti with a garland, both seated on a red-and-gold cloth scattered with marigolds and flower petals. A helper in white stands in the background. a person: the standing man in orange has long hair, a garland and orange clothing, and presides over the marriage homa.2007-02-15February 15 20072007-02-15Outdoor photo under a corrugated roof at a marriage ceremony. A long-haired man in orange-saffron draped cloth with a white flower garland, bare-shouldered, leans forward and places his right hand on the head of a seated bride in an orange sari with a red border and jasmine garland. The groom in white shirt and white dhoti kneels beside her with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a garland and yellow turmeric on his forehead. A man in white stands behind them and another in an orange shawl sits at left. A small fire burns on the ground in front with scattered flower petals, and a brass lamp is at lower left. Painted colourful pillars and a block wall stand behind.2007-02-15A photograph of a wedding ceremony at an outdoor shrine area with a brick-and-plaster wall behind. A man in long swept-back dark hair, orange robe and a forehead marking sits on a patterned mat holding a small lit oil lamp toward a bride and groom. The bride wears an orange sari, white jasmine garlands with red roses, a gold necklace and a headpiece. The groom, in cream clothing, sits beside her wearing a white garland with red flowers. In front, a stack of white bricks holds a fire pit with wood, marigold petals, apples and flowers, with brass pots and vessels at the edge. Orange and patterned hangings are visible behind.2007-02-15February 15 20072007-02-15February 15 20072007-02-15A seated long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe and red tilak feeds offerings into a fire pit built of white bricks, which is burning with bright flames and smoke, as part of a homa during a wedding ceremony. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and shirt with white and red garlands sits with folded hands, and a woman in an orange sari with a flower-decorated head, jewelled headpiece, and white jasmine garlands watches the fire. Brass lamps, silver vessels, bowls, and fruit with flower petals sit on the ground. Behind them, white-clad attendants stand near a saffron-draped figure, and blue and orange cloth hangs on a brick wall.2007-02-15Photo of an outdoor Hindu wedding ritual beside a brick fire pit (homa) with flames and smoke rising. A man in orange robes with long swept-back hair, a probable Swamiji candidate by appearance, kneels at left holding a small brass vessel over the fire. Seated at right, a groom in white dhoti and shirt with a white flower garland has his forehead marked by a hand, while a bride in an orange sari with red border and white jasmine garland sits beside him, wearing a flower-decorated hair ornament. Marigold and rose petals are scattered on the brick fire pit and a blue cloth. Standing behind are several people in white dhotis and orange shawls, and colourful striped pillars frame the courtyard wall.2007-02-15February 15 20072007-02-15February 15 20072007-02-15February 15 20072007-02-15February 15 20072007-02-15