Indoor portrait. Full length shot. 60th wedding ceremony. The wedding couple are sitting in the middle wearing saree,flower garland(poomalai),nose studd(mukuthi),chains,ear studd(thodu),bangles(valayal),spectacles, customary symbol on the forehead(pottu), veshti and towel over the head(talapakattu). The priest is sitting at the right side chanting mantras and giving a big plate (thampalathatu) containing jasmine flower(malikapoo),betel leaves and nuts(vethelay,paaku). Family members are sitting and standing around the wedding couple. The image is taken inside a temple.
60th 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:
EAP946/9/2/1/47
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 EAP946/9/2:
- File EAP946/9/2/1:
- Item EAP946/9/2/1/47:
