Wedding portrait

Indoor portrait. Full length shot. Wedding portrait. The image is foggy because of the homa ritual(offerings to the fire). Bride is sitting on her fathers lap wearing saree,chain,flower garland(poomalai),forehead chain(neticuti),nose studd(mukuti),ear studd(thodu). Groom is standing opposite to the bride wearing panchagajam(dhoti draping style specific in some religions), sacred thread(punul) and flower garland(poomalai). He is tieing the wedding chain to the bride. A man standing on the left side is keeping his right hand towards his nose. childrens and family members are standing around the couple watching the ceremony. The photograph is taken inside the house.

Extent and format of original material: Film black and white negative.