Indoor portrait. Full length shot. 60th wedding ceremony. The wedding couple are sitting in the middle 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). Together they are holding a oil lamp towards the kalasams (pot filled with holy water and the mouth is decorated with mango leaves that are held in place by a coconut placed over it) kept in front of them in a circular area. The priest is sitting on the right side playing the bells(mani) Small childrens are sitting near the couple looking at the ritual. 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:
EAP946/9/2/1/49
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 EAP946/9/2/1/49:
