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Close photo of a pair of bare feet standing in a shallow round brass plate filled with milk and scattered with yellow marigold petals and red rose petals. The person wears white cloth at the ankle. Above, a second ornate brass tray holds small brass bowls of orange paste and a red-lined cup, with petals on the tray. The ground is dry earth with scattered petals, consistent with a foot-washing ritual of padapuja.

Close photograph at night on a dirt ground of a devotee's bare foot stepping into a shallow metal plate of water mixed with red and yellow flower petals, a ritual foot-washing or padapuja gesture. The standing figure wears white dhoti with a maroon border. At right, a person in an orange saffron cloth and white garment holds cupped hands full of red and white flowers. Other white-clad feet and yellow petals lie on the ground. Only partial figures are visible and no face shows, so no identity can be given from appearance.

Close overhead photo of two people standing barefoot in shallow brass plates filled with water, marigold petals, white jasmine-like flowers and red petals. The person on the left wears white dhoti-style cloth with a yellow border and has hands pressed together at the waist; the person on the right wears white trousers. Dark floor and night-time lighting, with scattered petals on the ground. This appears to be a foot-washing ritual (padapuja) in a ceremonial setting.

February 16 2009

Close-up photograph of two pairs of bare feet on a dusty ground at night. On the left, a figure in saffron-orange dhoti stands with bare, cracked feet with small yellow and orange flower petals scattered nearby. On the right, a figure in white dhoti with a maroon border stands with one bare foot resting on a round copper plate strewn with yellow marigold petals and white flowers. Dark liquid stains and scattered petals mark the ground around them.

A photograph of a pair of bare feet standing in a shallow round brass plate filled with milk or water and scattered with yellow and red flower petals, set on sandy ground also strewn with petals. The feet are smeared with yellow turmeric and red kumkum, and the person wears white trousers ending above the plate. This is a foot-washing ritual, consistent with a padapuja offering. No face or head is visible, and no a person candidate appears in the frame.

Close-up photograph of a person's feet in white cloth with a gold border standing on a round brass plate filled with yellow and red flower petals, set on a dusty ground with scattered petals around it. This is a pada pooja style foot-washing offering. The person's face and upper body are cropped out of frame, and the flower-strewn plate is the main subject.

Close view of a person's bare feet resting in a shallow round stainless steel tray of milky water, the feet being washed in a padapuja. Petals of red, pink and white flowers float around the feet, and a garland of red marigolds, yellow blossoms and green leaves lies across the ankles. The person wears a saffron-orange cloth draped over the legs. Rice-like white paste and yellow turmeric or kumkum marks show on the feet, and a grey marble floor surrounds the tray.

A photograph of a padapuja ritual outdoors on a dusty ground. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands with his bare feet on a brass plate filled with milk or water. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a steel wristwatch kneels and pours flower petals from a brass vessel with lion-head handles over the standing man's feet. Other devotees in white dhotis stand barefoot on plates around them, and garlands of orange and purple flowers hang nearby.

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A bare foot rests on a round brass plate of yellow, red and pink flower petals set on sandy ground, as a pada pooja ritual is performed. A person in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth is bent over at the top right, with a red and white flower garland visible at the neck area. Scattered petals cover the ground around the plate.

A photograph of a padapuja ritual on bare ground. A man in a white kurta with a yellow sash bends forward and pours water from a brass vessel over the bare feet of another person standing on a brass plate. The standing person wears white trousers rolled at the ankles and a white flower garland with yellow marigolds. Other devotees in white garments with maroon borders stand nearby, and one person in the background stands on a brass plate. The ritual is a padapuja, the washing of feet.