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October 05 2011

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October 05 20112011-10-05October 05 20112011-10-05October 05 20112011-10-05September 16 20132013-09-16October 05 20112011-10-05A Hindu wedding ritual indoors before white draped curtains and hanging red and yellow flowers. A seated bride in a red-orange silk sari with gold bangles and a flower garland sits beside a groom in white dhoti and shawl with a pink and white garland. Two women in green and gold and in gold and mauve saris bend in to pour or apply water and turmeric from a silver plate. A girl in a pink dress and a woman in red stand behind, and a bare-chested priest with a gold chain sits at lower left beside a brass oil lamp. The groom appears to be a family member at a wedding ceremony, not a person identified as a person.2013-09-16A photograph of a South Indian wedding ritual indoors in front of white draped cloth. A bride in a green dress with white jasmine in her hair and a groom in white dhoti with a pink and white garland sit close together. Several women in silk saris (green, pink, red and blue-and-gold) bend forward to hold a silver plate with a lit oil lamp and red kumkum water, performing an aarti-style blessing. A young girl in pink and a woman in red sari stand behind. No identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.2013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16A photograph of devotees seated on the floor of a temple hall during a puja. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti and a pale yellow shirt sits with his back partly turned, beside a silver tray with a small brass vessel. Beside him, a man with a shaved head and bare upper body wears a white dhoti and a striped shawl and holds a small silver vessel toward the centre. Next to them a woman in a yellow shawl with a mala-style necklace holds a silver pot. A young woman in a green and blue sari with a silver-tipped pot sits at left, another woman with hands folded in anjali wears a yellow and green sari at right, and a woman in a red shawl and white blouse sits in front. Behind them stands a red and orange draped curtain and a red and white striped canopy, with a plastic bowl and a blue plate on the floor.2010-09-22A wedding ritual in a draped white-and-cream tent setting. A bride in a red and gold sari with a maang tikka and layered garlands sits centre while a female attendant in a green sari adjusts her hair ornaments. Beside her, a groom in a white dhoti and shawl with a pink and white garland lowers his head as someone in a red-bordered gold sari stands behind him. Two terracotta pots with lids stand in front, with a brass oil lamp, banana bunches, coconuts and flower garlands on a cloth. Two seated priests in white dhotis attend the ceremony, one bare-chested with rudraksha-like beads and a gold chain. Shown is a Hindu marriage ceremony.2013-09-16A wedding ritual indoors where a seated bride in a red and gold sari with pink garlands and a forehead mark, and a groom in a white dhoti and shirt with a garland and a gold necklace, receive an aarti from women in a green sari and a gold-bordered sari. A woman in green holds a silver tray with a lit oil lamp, and another woman in a pink and gold sari guides the flame. Floral garlands drape the couple, and a seated man with a gold chain watches at the left. A brass pot stands at the bottom right.2013-09-16A wedding ritual photograph with a bride and groom seated side by side on a floor before a white draped backdrop. The bride wears an orange and red silk sari, pink and white flower garlands, a forehead ornament and bangles, and holds a coconut wrapped in red cloth over a silver plate. The groom wears a white dhoti and shirt with a pink and white garland and gold wristwatch, and his hand rests on the coconut. A priest in a bare-chested pose with a saffron-and-white waist cloth, gold bracelets and a green shawl holds the plate. Two terracotta pots stand in front, a tall brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits at left, and fruit and offerings lie on the floor.2013-09-16