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August 01 2010

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Close photo of a padapuja-style offering in progress. Bare feet of a seated figure wearing saffron-orange robes rest on a golden tray. Several hands hold a long strand of large gold-coloured beads and rudraksha-like balls over the feet, with green leaves and white flowers scattered nearby. Silver bowls with food and silver plates with ornate repoussé rims surround the tray. A woman's bangles and a person's dark hair are visible at the right edge. Hands of several participants reach in to touch or offer items.2010-08-01Close-up photo of a padapuja ritual: a person in orange robes sits with bare feet resting on a golden tray. Yellow flowers, green grass blades and red petals lie around the feet. Gold-coloured shell-like vessels and silver trays hold sweet prasadam, small glass cups and bowls of offerings. Two small framed photographs with blue borders sit among the gold items. The scene shows only feet and clothing, with no face visible.2010-08-06August 01 20102010-08-01A padapuja ritual in which feet clad in orange robes are washed with water poured from small brass vessels. A figure in orange robes sits on an ornate gilded throne with a bare foot resting on a silver tray scattered with white jasmine flowers and pink petals. Several hands hold brass cups and bowls, one pouring water over the foot, while a child in beige clothing and other adults in white and gold bangles assist. A silver tray with an elephant-shaped spout sits beside. Golden throne carvings are visible behind.2009-08-26Close photograph of hands and ritual objects during a puja. A person in orange clothing and a dark-haired figure at left reach toward a polished gold cup and a gold vessel. Several hands, one wearing gold bangles and rings, handle the objects over a tray of yellow and pink flower petals and garlands. A gold-coloured altar element sits in the background, and a sprig of green leaves with white and yellow flowers is tucked near an orange cloth. The image is blurred with motion.2009-09-14Close-up of a bare foot in a silver tray being worshipped during a padapuja. A hand with gold bangles touches the foot, and the tray holds red rose petals, white flowers and gold-toned rudraksha-style beads and ornaments. The person's orange clothing covers the leg above the ankle, and another person in white with black embroidery sits nearby. The foot is visible but no face or full body is shown, so the person is not identifiable from this image.2009-12-03Close-up photo of a ritual abhishekam-style offering. A figure in saffron-orange robe at left pours liquid from a clear glass vessel into a golden tray filled with gold-coloured bead-like pieces and red flower petals. A second person in white garments at upper right holds a clear glass bowl, and a small silver-toned lamp stands on the tray. Bangles on the wrists include green and gold glass bangles and a purple beaded bracelet. The scene shows hands and forearms more than faces.2009-12-06Close photo of a padapuja ritual: a pair of bare feet rest on a polished brass tray scattered with pink and red petals, yellow marigold flowers and a small brass lamp. Two hands pour water from brass vessels over the feet. A figure in orange clothing and a garland of red roses and white flowers is seen at the top; a person in blue sleeves holds the tray at left, and an older person's grey-haired head is visible at right. The feet are unmarked by any identifying text.2009-08-08November 27 20092009-11-27September 12 20092009-09-12Close-up photo of a padapuja ritual. Hands of several devotees pour water from a silver vessel over a bare foot wearing ring and bangle jewellery, draped in orange saffron cloth. Pink lotus flowers and white flowers are scattered among silver bowls and a decorated gold-toned altar base. Red apples sit in a silver tray at the bottom. A devotee in white clothing with a gold bangle reaches in from the left. The bare foot belongs to the seated figure in orange robes; the face is not visible, so no identification is made.2010-09-16Close-up photograph of a padha pooja foot-worship ritual on a gold tray. A figure in saffron-orange robes stands with bare feet, the feet decorated with red and pink flowers. A woman in an orange blouse with a thin gold bangle pours water from a silver vessel over the feet. Nearby are silver bowls of rice or grains, a small lit oil lamp, silver cups, gold-wrapped sweets or offerings, and red roses on the golden plate. The background shows a golden ornamental chair and other devotees in yellow and orange clothing.2009-12-07