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August 13 2011

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A close photograph of a padapuja-style foot ritual on a dark stone floor. A metal vessel. At right, a person in an orange-saffron garment stands, and at left a person in white dhoti clothing with a gold-bordered cloth and a beaded rudraksha-style mala is partly visible. Only the lower bodies and hands of the participants are shown, with no faces visible. The foreground is blurred by a hand. Several people are partially visible, so the count is a small group.2012-06-05Close-up photo of a foot-washing ritual. A bare foot in the upper left wears an orange-and-gold garment hem; the foot rests over a large polished silver tray with scalloped edges. A person's hands hold a silver pot-shaped vessel and pour water over the foot, which is being washed. A wristwatch with a brown strap is visible on the pouring wrist. Water pools on the stone floor. A second bare-footed person may be partly visible at the top, but only feet and hands are seen. The scene suggests padapuja-style foot washing, rendered plainly.2012-06-04Close-up photograph of a pada puja, a foot-washing ritual. A person in orange clothing with gold bangles and a rudraksha bracelet pours water from a silver-and-gold vessel over the bare feet of another person. Pink and red flower petals and an ornate gold plate lie beneath the feet, and an orange towel rests on the plate.2010-08-21Close-up photograph of a person's bare feet being washed in a shallow round silver-coloured tray or plate with scalloped edges, filled with water. A hand grips a polished metal pot or kalasha pouring water over the feet. The wearer has an orange-and-gold cloth at the ankle, a brown leather wristwatch, and dark rudraksha beads hanging at the right edge. The floor is polished reddish-pink stone. The image shows a padapuja-style foot washing; only the feet and hand are visible, with no identifiable face.2012-06-04October 08 20102010-10-08June 04 20122012-06-04Close photo of bare feet in an orange robe being ritually washed as a padapuja. Two hands, one holding a silver cup, pour liquid over the feet, while a silver tray holds pink lotus flowers, white jasmine-like blossoms, a small brass lamp and silver bowls. The feet belong to a figure in saffron-orange clothing; the face is not visible. Only the feet, hands and sleeves appear, so physical people are limited to the washing hands and the feet, with a second person's white-clad arm at the lower edge.2010-10-29Close-up photo of a padapuja ritual: a person in an orange robe has bare feet resting on a golden tray, while a hand pours milk from a silver vessel over the feet. Other hands hold silver bowls and a red apple sits in a silver dish nearby, with pink flower petals and a gold lamp at the left edge. The scene shows only feet, hands and robe, so the identity of the person in orange cannot be determined from appearance.2010-11-09Close-up photograph of a padapuja ritual in which water is being poured over a bare foot resting on a large ornate silver tray. Several hands hold silver cups and pink lotus flowers, and a bearer's hand wearing gold bangles and an orange garment holds the foot. Bright silver and gilded plates surround the scene, with a pink lotus blossom at the top. Only hands, forearms and one bare foot are visible, so the person whose foot is being washed is not identifiable from this frame.2010-11-03Close-up photograph of a padapuja foot-washing ritual. Several hands pour water from small silver cups over a pair of bare feet resting on a large polished silver tray. Pink lotus flowers and white blossoms sit on the tray, with a small brass lamp at the left edge. A person in saffron-orange robes is visible at the upper right, and a figure in dark clothing appears at the right edge. Hands wear rings and bangles. Water streams over the feet. Only the hands, feet and partial clothing are visible, so no face is shown.2010-11-03 +1 copiesClose photo of a padapuja ritual: a person in orange robes sits with bare feet resting on a large ornate silver and gold tray, while a hand in cream sleeve pours water or applies it over the feet. Pink flowers and scattered petals lie on the tray and white cloth. A second hand in orange sleeve holds a small gold ritual vessel with a handle beside the tray. The feet are adorned with a small gold ornament on one toe.2009-09-10Close-up of a padapuja ritual: a bare foot in the frame is being washed with water poured from a silver vessel held by a hand on the right, while a second hand on the left pours water from a glass. The foot rests on a gold-toned tray scattered with white flowers, green leaves and petals. Silver bowls and cups sit in the background, and an orange-clad arm is visible at upper right. Only hands and feet are visible; no face is shown.2010-08-01