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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.

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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.2010-07-24A 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.2010-07-24February 16 20092009-02-16Close 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.2010-07-24February 24 20072007-02-24Night-time photograph of devotees performing a ritual at ground level, with bare feet stepping onto metal thalis filled with red and yellow flower petals. Several men wear white dhotis and white shirts, some with yellow shawls over their shoulders, and gold-bordered cloth is visible on the figure at left. Some devotees bend forward carrying or placing trays while others walk along a dark paved street, with scattered petals and damp marks on the ground.2009-02-16March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesClose 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.2009-02-16Close view of a person's bare feet wearing gold-toned ornate sandals or padukas, resting on a white cloth scattered with yellow marigolds, pink petals and white jasmine flowers. The person wears orange saffron robes draped over the legs. A woven mat with red and white patterns lies beneath. Presented as a padukas ritual during a sandal procession.2007-02-24January 02 20162016-01-02February 24 20072007-02-24Close view of bare feet stepping across a carpet of yellow and pink marigold and rose petals. The wearer's cream dhoti or silk garment has a gold border and a gold-brocaded upper cloth. Beside it, a cupped hand and a gold bangle appear in the lower right, and white jasmine garlands hang at the right edge. A yellow backdrop and a small orange-and-red altar with flowers sit behind. Another white-clad figure stands at the left edge. The image shows only legs, feet and hands, so no face is visible.2007-12-15