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August 09 2010

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A photograph of a padapuja ritual on a gold-ornate platform. Bare feet in orange-saffron trousers rest on a silver tray; the feet are being washed or honoured. Silver bowls hold red apples, white flowers, red roses and gold-threaded garlands. Another hand in white sleeves pours or offers from the right, and a person in a blue shirt sits at the lower left in the foreground. Gilded carved panels fill the background.2011-01-23Close photograph of a pada puja foot-worship offering. Bare feet in the foreground, with a person's hands pouring water from a silver vessel over the feet. Orange-clothed fabric is visible above the feet. Around them are silver trays and bowls holding flower petals, a red apple, a gold-coloured ornamental cup and pink and white flowers. A second pair of hands, with a red thread on the wrist, holds a silver cup at left. The person whose feet are being washed is not shown in full, and no face is visible.2010-11-18 +2 copiesClose view of a ritual offering being prepared on a golden tray. A person in orange robes reaches into a row of polished silver cups and bowls, while another hand holds a small silver vessel. Red apples, shredded white vegetable, green betel-style leaves and pink flower petals are arranged around the tray, with silver and gold ritual vessels. Only hands and orange-clad arms are visible, so people count is limited to one partially visible person. The setting suggests a puja offering with fruit and food.2010-11-09September 21 20102010-09-21Close-up photograph of a padapuja ritual focused on a pair of bare feet resting on a golden tray. A figure in saffron-orange robes is seated at the right, and their feet are being washed or anointed with liquid. Several hands from multiple people hold silver bowls, a ripe red apple, red flowers and a small green leaf. Silver bowls and vessels are arranged around the feet, with red rose petals scattered on the tray and a golden cloth in the background. The faces of the people are not visible. The scene is a foot-worship ceremony with offerings.2010-10-18 +2 copiesClose-up of a padapuja ritual: hands pour water from small silver vessels over a bare foot resting on a gold-coloured tray. Red apples, red flower petals and a green leaf sit in silver bowls around it. A bare arm wearing a gold bangle and a ring reaches in from the left, and a person in an orange garment appears at the upper right. Another partially visible person in a dark top sits at the right edge. Two people are visible, and the scene is an ornate worship setting with silver vessels and offerings.2010-10-18 +1 copiesClose photo of bare feet resting on a gold tray during a padapuja. The feet belong to a figure wearing orange cloth, visible at the top right. Around the feet are silver bowls and plates holding red apples, white flowers, red roses and gold chains, plus a conch shell with a silver rim. Gold and silver ritual vessels fill the frame, and a green leaf is visible in one bowl.2010-12-27A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual at close range. A woman in a cream sari with a silver bangle and ring pours water from a silver vessel over the bare feet of a figure in orange robes, seated on a golden tray. Silver bowls and dishes around the tray hold red apples, a yellow fruit, a white cube and red roses. A second figure in orange and white sits at the right edge, and a dark-haired person is blurred at the left. The scene is a foot-washing offering, with the full figure not shown.2010-11-30Close-up of a puja offering arrangement on an ornate gold-toned tray with embossed scalloped edges. Several silver bowls and small silver cups hold offerings, with a red apple at the left edge. Pink lotus blossoms, white flowers and a small gold kalasha-style finial sit at the centre. A hand in the upper right places or adjusts an offering, and a sleeve of orange cloth is visible at the left, where another hand rests on the tray. The scene shows ritual food and flower offerings being prepared on the tray.2010-11-09May 20 20132013-05-20December 05 20142014-12-05March 11 20152015-03-11