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Outdoor photograph under a tiled roof showing a man in a white shirt and white dhoti standing at left, leaning toward a table piled with white jasmine flowers and garlands. A woman in a purple-bordered orange sari and gold jewellery holds up a long white flower garland, while other women in a red sari and a pink sari with gold border stand beside her, watching. Flowers and small brass vessels sit on the table, and a white cloth with embroidered edging lies in the foreground.

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December 26 20062006-12-26June 22 20092009-06-22A photograph of women at a covered veranda beside a building, gathered around a large heap of white jasmine flowers and a brass vessel with red and orange blossoms, apparently preparing offerings. A smiling young woman in a white t-shirt with an orange scarf and white flower garland stands at left, holding a folded paper. Beside her, a woman in white salwar with a garland and a woman in a green sari and red bindi stand near the flowers. On the right, women in orange, pink and purple saris with gold necklaces, bangles and dark beaded malas handle the blossoms. Red tiled roof and a tree are visible behind them.2009-06-22December 26 20062006-12-26A photograph inside a bright white room during a home visit in Tamil Nadu. A priest in saffron-orange robes with a bare chest, rudraksha beads and a red-and-gold sash drapes a long garland of red roses and yellow flowers around a seated man in a white shirt and white dhoti. A woman in a cream sari with gold border and pink blouse, her long braid visible, sits with her back to the camera. Behind them an orange-robed attendant stands beside a swing hung with white flower strands, a woman in white stands near the curtains, and several onlookers in saris and salwar kameez watch, one holding a camera. Orange flowers and a framed portrait are on the wall, and a maroon cloth covers a low table.2014-06-27A wedding ceremony photograph. A smiling man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with a white and gold headcloth and layered flower garlands of pink and white blossoms, leans forward to place a flower-decorated item on a seated woman. She wears an orange and gold silk sari, heavy gold bangles, a gold necklace and a garland, and is seated with her head lowered. Behind them, a woman in a dark green sari with gold motifs and a gold necklace smiles, another woman in a purple and pink sari stands, and a man in white stands at left. Flower petals lie on the floor and a white curtain forms the backdrop.2013-09-16Photograph of devotees gathered under a covered walkway at an ashram, offering flowers and water around a brass kalasha set on a heap of white jasmine garlands and marigolds. A woman in an orange and red silk sari with gold jewellery and a dark mala leans forward to place flowers, while a young woman in a white top with a yellow shawl and a girl in a blue top wearing a flower garland stand nearby. Other women in saffron and white clothing hold small vessels, and a man in white with a grey beard stands at the left edge.2009-06-22A woman in a gold blouse and red sari stands close to a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a gold border, placing her hands on his chest while he receives a garland. The garlands are white jasmine strands mixed with pink-red flowers. The man has a white vibhuti/ash mark across his forehead and a dark rudraksha-style mala at his neck. A second man in white and a seated woman in purple appear in the background. The room has a corrugated roof, wall posters and a golden throne-like chair at the right edge.2013-03-07A wedding exchange of garlands in a ceremonial hall. A man kneels at left in white dhoti and shirt with a white and yellow head cloth and a gold-bordered shawl, holding out a garland of white jasmine, pink flowers and green leaves while smiling. Opposite him a bride in an orange and gold silk sari with gold jewellery, bangles and jasmine in her hair receives the garland, her hands raised in welcome. Behind them standing people wear a white kurta, a magenta and purple sari, and a green embroidered blouse. The scene is a South Indian marriage garland ceremony.2013-09-16June 19 20132013-06-19June 22 20092009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22