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Marriage ceremony

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BL3266616
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Marriage ceremony
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British Library, London, UK
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c.1760-1822 Source/Shelfmark: Add.Or.1811, The marriage ceremony of Vasudeva and Devaki. The couple sit side by side beneath a canopy decorated with parakeets and a fire before them is tended by a priest who burns incense. Household ladies and other priests are gathered on either side; women are at the palace windows above. Opaque watercolour. Originally published/produced in c.1760-1822.

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From the British Library archive / Bridgeman Images
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furniture / female / women / marriage / furnishing / watercolour / wedding / rite of passage / woman / india office / ceremony and ritual / canopy
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Largest available format 6054 × 4230 px 26 MB
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Large 6054 × 4230 px 513 × 358 mm 26.0 MB
Medium 1024 × 716 px 87 × 61 mm 1.0 MB

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