Indoor portrait. Wedding ceremony. The groom is sitting wearing full sleeve shirt,veshti and flower garland(poomalai). Panda kaal ritual (The familial Lord is symbolically represented by a bamboo pole, which is a portrayal of fertility. It is a common belief that evil spells can harm the bride-to-be and groom-to-be. Thus, it is important to pray to the divine and seek his blessings for an undisturbed wedding) is taking place. Family members are standing at the back watching the ceremony.
Wedding ceremony
Item details
Creation date:
after 1957
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:
EAP946/9/1/1/20
Level:
Item
Extent:
1 TIFF image
Digitisation date:
2017
Legal:
Access is for research purposes only
This item is part of
- Project EAP946:
- Collection EAP946/9:
- Collection EAP946/9/1:
- File EAP946/9/1/1:
- Item EAP946/9/1/1/20:
