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April 23 2013

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Close view of a padapuja setup on a woven straw mat. Two hands in saffron-orange robes reach toward the offerings. Dark sandals with pale leather straps lie in the foreground, decorated with pink and white flowers and small mushroom-like pieces. Red rose petals fill a brass dish, and a brass bell with a handle stands on the right. A brass pot holds a stick, a small brass cup and bowl sit nearby, and an incense stick smokes at the left edge. No face of the person is visible.2012-04-23April 23 20132013-04-23Close photo of bare feet in the foreground, the left foot planted on a golden metal tray during a padapuja ritual, with the wearer in an orange-saffron garment whose hem is visible at upper right. Around the feet are silver ritual bowls holding white flowers, shredded white petals, an orange-yellow apple, pink roses and loose white blossoms, with a small gold cup near the roses. A silver spoon and a silver vessel sit on the tray. Behind, a seated person in white clothing with a red thread on the wrist holds an item near the top edge. The composition shows an offering of fruit, flowers and petals at the feet during worship.2010-10-09October 09 20102010-10-09 +1 copiesClose photograph of a padapuja offering. In the left foreground, bare feet in orange ochre robes rest on a golden tray, with the robe edge visible. A man in a gold-beige kurta with embroidered neckline bends forward and places a flower onto the tray, his hand holding a stem near a small brass vessel. The tray is heaped with red, pink and orange roses, marigolds and dark petals. Behind it, a silver plate holds vermilion kumkum and a red fruit, and a cup-shaped silver vessel sits nearby. Red cushion and a gold lamp stand are blurred in the background.2011-11-05September 16 20112011-09-16April 03 20132013-04-03August 05 20102010-08-05Close photo of a padapuja ritual. In the left foreground, bare feet in orange-saffron robes rest on a gold tray, the feet of a seated figure being worshipped. A man in a cream-gold kurta holds a small silver cup, pouring water or milk over the feet from a small brass vessel. Red and orange rose petals and flowers are scattered across the golden tray, and silver bowls of petals and a red-decorated kalasha sit at right. The setting is a temple-like room with a red cushion at upper left. The person in orange is visible only from the feet and legs, with no face or head shown.2011-11-05August 15 20102010-08-15May 30 20172017-05-30April 05 20122012-04-05