Indoor portrait. Wedding ceremony. Bride and groom are sitting in the centre of the image. A man standing on the right side wearing shirt and veshti is keeping the customary symbol on the foreheads of the groom. Priest and a man sitting infront of the couple are talking to each other. A kalasam (pot filled with holy water and the mouth is decorated with mango leaves that are held in place by a coconut placed over it) is present in the middle. Family members are standing around the couple 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:
EAP946/9/1/1/28
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 EAP946/9/1/1/28:
