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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.

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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.2010-07-24A 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.2010-07-24February 16 20092009-02-16Close-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.2010-07-24February 16 20092009-02-16December 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesClose 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.2002-07-07July 12 20172017-07-12 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesJuly 12 20172017-07-12 +1 copiesJuly 12 20172017-07-12 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22