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Outdoor padapuja on sandy ground beneath coconut palms. A man in plain white shirt and white dhoti stands barefoot with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a white jasmine garland, his feet set in a brass tray of milk strewn with yellow and orange petals. Beside him, a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala bends forward, pouring from a large polished brass pot with a lion-head handle and dipping his hand toward the tray. Other white-clad devotees and a figure in orange stand behind in a row, and small stone sculptures and a tiled building sit at the left edge. This is a foot-washing ritual honouring a devotee.

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Outdoor photograph of a pada pooja ritual on a dirt ground beside coconut palms and a small white building. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands barefoot on a brass plate with palms pressed together in prayer. A man in a white kurta with an orange shawl bends forward and pours water from a brass kalasha over the feet of a devotee in orange clothes, while another devotee in white and a man holding a jasmine garland stand nearby. Brass plates lie on the ground around the feet being washed. The person in the orange shawl matches the appearance cues of a candidate, but the identity is uncertain.2010-07-24Outdoor photo of a prathyaksha pada puja on a dirt ground. A man in a saffron-orange kurta and dhoti, with a brown sash, bends forward holding a brass vessel and pours liquid over the feet of a devotee. Two devotees in white kurtas and white dhotis stand on brass plates filled with milk and scattered yellow and red flower petals, one with palms joined in namaskar and wearing a white jasmine garland with red and yellow flowers. A third person in white kneels at left holding a camera. Brass plates and a red-and-white painted platform sit in the background. Two people are visible in the foreground and one kneeling at left, total three.2010-07-24Outdoor photo of a pada puja on a dirt ground beside coconut palms. An older man in white shirt and dhoti stands with palms pressed together, his bare feet on a brass plate. A man in white kurta with an orange shawl bends forward pouring water from a brass kalasha over the man's feet. Behind them a man in an orange robe and rudraksha mala holds a brass vessel and a white flower garland, and more people in white stand near further brass plates. 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Several men in plain white dhotis and shirts stand in a row, each with bare feet placed on a shallow brass plate. Marigold and orange garlands hang from their necks and shoulders. A man in a white kurta with a yellow-bordered cloth bends forward and pours water from a golden brass pot over the feet of one devotee. Scattered petals and grains lie on the ground. Green and white dhoti borders are visible on the right. A printed copyright line and archive source credit appear in the lower right corner.2010-07-24