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Close photo of a pada puja: a pair of bare feet rests in a large ornate gold-coloured tray decorated with embossed swan and floral motifs. Gold coins are placed on the toes and top of the feet. A hand in a bangle and ring pours water from a silver vessel over the feet. The person's cream-and-gold silk clothing is visible at the top of the frame, and white and red flowers surround the tray.

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Close photo of a pair of bare feet with dark skin resting in a large ornate gold-coloured metal tray with embossed floral and scroll patterns. Gold coins are placed on the toes and across the feet, and a hand in gold bangles pours water from a silver vessel with embossed floral motifs over them. The wearer's cream-and-gold silk garment is visible above, and white and yellow flower petals surround the tray.2010-01-01Close-up photograph of a pair of bare feet resting in a large ornate gold-coloured tray during a padapuja. Gold coins are placed on the toes and across the tops of the feet, and small petals or leaves are scattered among them. A hand with a gold ring holds a silver vessel with engraved floral designs and pours water over the feet. The person wears a pale gold-bordered cloth. The tray has repoussé floral and leaf patterns, and the surrounding water and coins fill the base.2010-01-01January 15 20132013-01-15November 15 20112011-11-15November 15 20112011-11-15Close-up photograph of a person's bare feet being ritually washed during a padapuja. Water is poured from a silver bowl held in a hand adorned with a bracelet and ring, over feet resting in a large ornate gold tray with repoussé paisley-like motifs. Several gold coins are placed on the toes and soles. White flowers and green leaves surround the tray, and the wearer's pale gold garment is visible above. No face is shown, so no identity is established.2010-01-01Close-up photo of a bare-footed devotee's feet resting on an ornate silver padapuja tray shaped with an elephant-headed spout at its base. The person wears a reddish-orange garment with gold-embroidered borders. A hand from the right pours water from a small silver bowl over the feet, and a gold-topped small vessel and white flower petals sit on the tray. Striped woven mat beneath. Padapuja foot-washing ritual.2012-05-08 +2 copiesClose-up photograph of a pada puja, a foot-worship ritual. A man's bare feet rest in a large silver tray, and a woman's hand with gold bangles pours water over his right foot from a small silver vessel. Another hand holds a silver bowl at left. Pink flowers and green leaves lie on the tray, and the man wears an orange-saffron cloth with a garland of red flowers and green leaves at the top edge. Silver and gold metalware surrounds the scene.2010-10-12Close view of a padapuja ritual: a pair of bare feet resting on a silver tray with an elephant-head spout, surrounded by pink and white petals, yellow marigolds and white flowers. A hand in a bangle holds a small gold cup, pouring water over the feet. Above, a figure wears orange-saffron cloth, and a white-sleeved attendant appears at the left edge. The ornate gold-carved pedestal and brass or gold wicks sit beside the tray.2009-08-15Close view of a pada puja ritual on a large gold tray. A man's hand in a white sleeve, wearing a gold bangle, pours water from a silver cup over a bare foot resting on the tray at left. The tray holds red roses, a pink lotus, a white flower, silver bowls and a conch-like silver vessel. Behind, a woman in white and a small child with a red tilak look on softly blurred.2011-11-04August 15 20092009-08-15Close-up photograph of a pada puja in progress. A pair of bare male feet rests on a golden ornate tray covered with yellow and pink flower petals. A hand in the upper left pours water from a silver bowl over the feet. The man wears orange ochre cloth, and a folded orange cloth lies at the left edge. Small brass pots and kalasha vessels sit on the tray beside the petals. No face is visible, so the identity of the person receiving the puja cannot be determined from the image.2010-08-06