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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.

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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.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.2010-01-01Close-up of a padapuja ritual: a pair of bare feet in a saffron-orange dhoti with golden border rests on a gold tray scattered with red and white flower petals. A hand in a silver-brown bowl pours liquid over the feet, while another hand holds a silver bowl and a silver container with yellow flowers nearby. Silver ritual vessels with lemon slices and floral garnish fill the surrounding trays. The lower half of the wearer is visible; no face appears. Only hands and feet of people are visible.2013-01-15 +2 copiesClose 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.2011-11-04January 15 20132013-01-15November 15 20112011-11-15Close-up photograph of a pair of bare feet resting in a large ornate gold-coloured brass tray with embossed floral and paisley-like relief patterns. Gold coins are placed on the tops of the toes and feet. The person wears a pale cream-gold silk garment whose hem is visible above the feet, and white flower garlands surround the tray at the edges. Only the feet and lower garment are visible; no face or upper body appears in the frame.2010-01-01August 15 20092009-08-15Close photo of a padapuja-style foot ritual. Several hands pour water from silver cups and bowls over a bare foot resting on a golden tray. A person in an orange saffron garment sits at right, wearing gold bangles, and a person in white clothing with a white sleeve reaches in from top left. Silver vessels, white flower petals, a pink flower, and green leaves surround the tray. Water runs down the foot onto the tray. Several people's hands are visible, with one at left wearing rings and bangles.2010-10-15Close-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 copiesNovember 15 20112011-11-15Close-up photo of a padapuja ritual: bare feet in orange-bordered cloth rest on a gold tray scattered with pink and white flower petals. Hands pour water from a silver vessel over the feet, while silver bowls with flowers and a silver conch-like vessel sit nearby. The person whose feet are shown wears an orange garment with gold border. Only hands and feet are visible, so no full person can be counted.2013-01-15