Indoor portrait.Sepia tone. Full length shot. Newly wedded couple sitted on the floor with crossed legs.The groom is wearing silk sherwani (long kurta/top), the dhoti draping style specific to certain communities (panchakajam), Turban, flower garlands and toe ring (metti), finger ring, watch, thread on his right hand, kaddukam (ear studds for men). The bride is wearing saree, bangles, thread on her left hand, ear studds, and the customary symbol (pottu) on her forehead. On the background there are wardrobe and locker. It is written in tamil on the real left corner (Segar Studio Devakottai).
Newly wedded couple sitted on the floor with crossed legs
Item details
Creation date:
20th century
Languages:
Not applicable
Scripts:
Not applicable
Content type:
Photograph
Place of origin:
India
Originals information:
The original material is located at the French Institute of Pondicherry (IFP), India
Reference:
EAP946/8/1/1/40
Level:
Item
Extent:
1 TIFF image
Digitisation date:
2017
Legal:
Access is for research purposes only
This item is part of
- Project EAP946:
- Collection EAP946/8:
- Collection EAP946/8/1:
- File EAP946/8/1/1:
- Item EAP946/8/1/1/40:
