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Close-up photograph of a person's bare feet resting in an ornate gold brass tray during a padapuja ritual. A hand with several gold and red bangles and a wristband presses on the feet, while gold coins lie near the toes. The tray is decorated with embossed floral and paisley motifs. Above, a cream and gold-bordered cloth covers the legs, and white jasmine flowers and red roses surround the tray. Only the feet and hand are visible, so the person's identity cannot be determined from the image.

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Close view of a pair of bare feet resting in a large ornate gold tray or thali engraved with paisley and floral motifs. A hand with gold and multicoloured bangles wraps over the feet, and several gold coins are placed on the toes and top of the feet. A cream-and-gold garment hangs above, and white jasmine garlands and red flowers surround the tray, with yellow petals scattered on the base. Only the feet and hand of the person are visible, so this appears to be a padapuja foot-worship ritual.2010-01-01Close-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.2010-01-01Close-up photograph of a devotee's hands performing padapuja on a pair of bare feet resting on a golden tray. The devotee wears a gold bangle and a braided thread band on the wrist and a ring on a finger. The feet are smeared with a pale paste and are being decorated with flower petals and a green leaf. Around them are yellow chrysanthemums, red roses, purple flowers and sprigs of greenery, with ornate gold vessels and small gold-coloured ornaments scattered on the tray. The setting is an ornate gold-embossed metal plate.2010-08-15Close view of a padapuja ritual: a seated figure in orange robes has bare feet resting on a gold-rimmed silver plate filled with yellow marigolds, white jasmine flowers and red and pink petals. A bare hand with a gold bangle pours or touches the feet. Gold ornate pedestal and small gold cups stand beside the feet, and a silver bowl sits at right. Only the feet, hand and lower robe are visible; the face is not shown.2009-08-15August 15 20092009-08-15October 15 20112011-10-15Close-up photograph of a pair of bare feet standing in a large ornate golden tray with embossed floral and scroll patterns. Four small gold coins rest on the toes and top of the feet. The wearer's legs are draped in a cream dhoti with a gold-threaded border. Red roses, white flowers and green foliage are arranged around the tray.2010-01-01Close 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 person's bare feet standing in a large ornate gold tray during a padapuja ritual. The feet wear an orange-red garment with a decorative border of green, white and red patterned trim. The gold tray holds white jasmine garlands, red flowers, green leaves and blades of grass, with a small gold kalasha-style vessel nearby. Gold ritual vessels and a gold textile sit around the tray, with white flower garlands at the edges.2010-12-28 +1 copiesClose-up of a devotee's hands performing padapuja, washing bare feet placed in an ornate gold-coloured ritual tray with embossed floral and paisley motifs. A woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari wears a gold bangle and rings and pours water from a small silver vessel over the feet, while another hand with rings rests on the side. Red and white flowers and garlands fill the background. Loose petals and a few coins lie in the tray. Only hands, arms and feet are visible.2010-01-01Close photo of a padapuja-style foot ritual on a gilded platform. A person in an orange-red robe stands at the top edge, a hand with a gold ring and red bangle reaching down over a silver tray. The tray holds marigold-type yellow flowers, pink and red petals, and two bare feet wrapped in clear plastic, with small brass or gold items. A second person in a maroon-and-white checked sleeve reaches in from the left. The gilded base and silver elephant-spout vessel frame the offering. No face is visible, so no identification is made.2009-08-15Close-up photograph of a padapuja ritual at the feet of a seated figure. Bare feet rest on a golden tray or platform with a raised scalloped edge. Around the feet sit silver bowls and trays holding white flowers and pink petals. A figure in a white dhoti with a gold border sits to the left, and another hand reaches in from the top. In the foreground, a blurred person in white clothing sits, and a dark-skinned arm rests in the left foreground. The shallow focus emphasises the feet and offering vessels.2011-02-14