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A wide view of a covered hall during a Hindu wedding ceremony, with a crowd seated on mats. In the centre, a bride and groom sit in front of red trays of offerings, wearing garlands; the bride in a green sari with gold border, the groom in white with a garland of flowers, both holding their hands together. Surrounding them are many seated guests in white, orange and blue clothes, and standing figures including a woman in an orange sari at the right edge and a man in white near the right. Strings of leaves and hanging colourful lanterns decorate the ceiling, with a red banner at top. Small lamps and offerings lie on the floor. Sign-boards with photos line the left wall.

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A large crowd of devotees sits cross-legged on woven mats inside a covered hall decorated with hanging paper lanterns in yellow, green, orange and pink, plus garlands and bunting. Most seated people wear white, with women in saris and some in orange or maroon, and several wear flower garlands. Red trays labelled B6, B7 and B8 hold brass lamps and offerings in front of them. Along the left wall are framed photographs and a printed panel. Standing devotees fill the background near a golden deity shrine on the right, and a person in a white shirt and dhoti stands at the far right.2008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26Wide view of a crowded hall during a temple ceremony, with many devotees seated on the floor facing a distant altar. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand along the left wall, while seated women wear saffron, orange, teal and purple saris, and many people have flowers in their hair. Small children sit near the front, and one young girl wears a white dress. Overhead, strings of colourful paper lanterns and orange triangular pennants hang from a leafy canopy. In the background, several figures in red and white garments stand near a decorated shrine area with deity murtis and lights. Red mats and cushions are arranged in rows on the floor. Thick crowds fill the room. Printed banners on the side walls are not legible enough to read.2008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26 +1 copiesDecember 26 20082008-12-26A large indoor hall during a Vedic wedding ritual, with a small fire burning in a red-framed fire pit in the foreground beside brass lamps and plates of offerings. A bride in a green and gold sari with bangles and a garland sits beside a groom in white dhoti and shirt with a red-and-white garland, both with hands folded. Behind them rows of seated devotees in white, saffron, yellow and pink clothing wear marigold garlands, and many hold their hands together in prayer. Paper lanterns, red banners and balloons hang from the ceiling, and framed pictures decorate the walls. No individual is clearly identified as a person candidate.2008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26 +1 copies