How to recover entire OS X system after entire drive deletion without a backup?

My ENTIRE hard drive was deleted, and I need to know how to restore the operating system and all of my files. I am desperate! Years and years of photos were on the drive, as well as very very important files and applications. I really need to get my files back! Is there a way to restore the OS and get all of my files back? Please help me! What are my options?
And also my Windows 7 partition was deleted as well, so if I could get that back too, that would be nice, but most importantly is the Mac system and all the files.
And if you all want to know how my drive was deleted, I'm not sure, just deleted a partition in disk utility, and restarted and the whole hard drive was deleted, but I don't care. I just need my files and operating systems back.
Please help me!

Well, you said you don't have a backup? Whatever was deleted - it is gone unless you try to use a disk recovery software and/or service. Some of these tend to be rather expensive and, if that is what you want to do, then do not use the Mac at all because any use will overwrite the areas where your files have left some traces. You can try something like Data Rescue:
http://www.prosoftengineering.com/
It may or may not work. The OS is easy to replace - just pop in your original install disk, boot from it, and install the OS. After that, you can update via Software Update. Your files, however, may be lost unless you can recover some of them.
I cannot address Windows since I do not run Windows.

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