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A wedding ritual inside a temple hall. A groom in a gold-embroidered beige sherwani and red-and-gold turban, garlanded with yellow flowers, reaches forward to apply a red mark to the forehead of a bride whose face is lowered beneath a red-and-white bandhani veil with gold border; she wears heavy gold bangles and henna on her hands. Behind them a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl and rudraksha-style beads stands near the couple, and a man in white with an orange shawl stands at the right. Seated seated guests in saris and shirts, including an older man with a walking cane, watch from the background. A small watermarked photo caption is not described.

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July 09 20092009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09A Hindu wedding ritual in progress. In the centre, a groom in a cream embroidered sherwani, a red and gold patterned turban with a white plume, and a red-and-white garland sits cross-legged beside a bride in a red bridal sari with a red veil and gold bangles. A man in white kurta with an orange shawl sits to the right, and a seated woman in orange and gold stands at left. Behind them, guests in saris and salwar kameez watch. In the foreground, a priest in orange robes faces the couple with his back to the camera, with microphones on stands and a brass plate of yellow flower petals and offerings before them.2009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09A wedding ritual in a whitewashed hall. A groom in a red and gold turban, gold-embroidered beige sherwani and a red and white floral garland sits cross-legged, holding a silver tray with marigold petals over a smoking fire. Beside him a bride in red and gold bridal dress with red veil and nose ring sits with a red dupatta and bangles. Opposite, a figure in orange robes with long dark hair is partly visible in the foreground. Seated guests in saffron, orange and pink saris and a man in white kurta with orange shawl watch the ceremony, and a woman in red and gold dress sits on the left.2009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09A photograph of a Hindu wedding ritual in a temple setting. A groom in a gold-embroidered sherwani and a red-and-gold turban, draped with a red garland, reaches forward to place a sindoor or vermilion mark at the parting of a bride seated beside him. The bride wears a red bandhani-patterned veil and red garments, with a garland of red flowers, gold bangles and henna-decorated hands. Behind them an older woman in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala watches closely, and a man in white with an orange scarf stands in the background among seated guests in colourful saris and kurtas. Yellow marigold petals lie on the couple's clothing.2009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09A seated bride in a red and orange embroidered sari with a red veil and gold jewelry has her head covered, while a groom in a cream embroidered sherwani and a red-and-gold turban places a red-and-white garland and a red ritual thread near her neck. Behind them a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl stands with her hands raised, and an attendant in white is partly visible. In front of the couple are trays of sweets, a plate of yellow marigold petals, flower garlands and a brass lamp on a striped cloth. The setting is a traditional Hindu wedding ritual in a temple hall.2009-07-09Photograph of a wedding ritual inside a temple setting. A seated groom in a cream embroidered sherwani and a red-and-gold turban, with a red-and-white striped scarf draped over his shoulders, holds a betel leaf in his hands. Beside him a bride in a red bandhani veil and gold bangles extends her henna-decorated arm toward him. Behind them standing attendants wear white kurtas with saffron-orange scarves, and a man in a rust-orange kurta stands at right. Seated guests in pastel and pink clothing watch. Marigold petals lie on the mat and a brass puja vessel sits near the couple, with a garland of white flowers at left.2009-07-09