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July 07 2009

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Close-up photograph of a bare foot resting on a gold-decorated ceremonial platform. The foot belongs to a person wearing saffron-orange robes; the fabric flows over the leg. Behind it stand a red velvet-draped seat and an ornate gold base. Pink and white flower petals lie in the lower left foreground. No face is visible, and the identity of the person cannot be confirmed from appearance.2010-11-02August 15 20092009-08-15Close-up photograph of a bare foot resting on a silver tray decorated with red and orange marigold petals. The person wears orange-saffron robes with a yellow-gold trim at the hem. Behind, an ornate gold and orange shrine or throne-like setting with bright metallic decorations is visible. Scattered red petals lie on a patterned orange-and-brown cloth draped over a table. Only the foot and lower robe are visible, with no face shown.2013-02-16Close-up photograph of a bare foot resting on a round silver puja plate during a pada puja. The person wears orange saffron cloth with a gold border. The plate holds white flower petals, green leaves, a pink lotus, a small brass kalasha-style vessel and a silver tray. A dark-skinned hand holding a green leaf appears at the right edge. The background is a white wall and a red cloth covering a table.2011-10-09August 15 20092009-08-15A close-up photograph of a padapuja ritual. A pair of bare feet in orange saffron cloth rests on a silver plate heaped with flower petals, a pink rose, green leaves and a small brass cup. Another person's hands, adorned with gold rings and wearing white clothing, hold a green leaf or betel piece to the side. The red velvet-covered table and cream backdrop frame the scene.2011-10-09Close photo of a padapuja, the feet-worship ritual. A bare foot rests on a silver plate heaped with red rose petals and marigold-like blooms, with small brass lamps among them. The worshipped person wears saffron/orange cloth and a garland of pink lotus buds and petals. Beside the plate, a hand holds a silver tray with folded orange cloth topped by a red flower, and another orange-cloth offering sits at lower left. The seat is draped in deep red velvet with gold-carved wooden trim. A devotee in white sleeves holds the tray at right.2010-01-02 +1 copiesJuly 07 20092009-07-07Close-up photo of a padapuja ritual: a man in orange-saffron dhoti with white border and red sacred thread on his wrist kneels and washes or anoints the bare foot of a seated person draped in a rust-red garment with gold border. He holds a red-cloth-wrapped object and wears a silver wristwatch and rings. Fresh white and red flower petals lie on a red cushion with gold trim. Only the feet, hands and garments are visible, so no face or identity can be determined; the seated person's role is not shown.2015-09-05Close-up photo of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with gold border trim receiving a foot-worship ritual. A person in a blue-and-white striped shirt holds and washes the bare foot of the seated figure, while another hand rests on the shin. A red and yellow flower garland hangs at the side, and a cream cushion sits to the right. The ritual is a padapuja, visibly a foot-washing offering. The seated figure's face is not visible, so no identification is made.2012-03-30A photograph of a padapuja ritual. A person in white clothing and a red-beaded wrist band holds a silver plate with flower petals and a silver spoon-like vessel, pouring or offering over bare feet resting on a golden-brown ornate platform. The feet belong to a figure in saffron-orange robes wearing a multi-coloured beaded necklace; their face is not visible. Pink and red rose petals scatter across the silver plate and gilded base. Another person's arm, adorned with a silver bangle, reaches in from the left. A small brass dish of kumkum or vermilion sits at the left edge.2009-09-07Close-up photo of bare feet standing on a round engraved silver tray during a paduka puja. The feet rest on flower petals and a pink rose, with two small gold-toned metal padukas placed on the tray. The wearer's orange robe with a gold-bordered hem drapes over the ankles. A deep maroon cloth covers the table beneath the tray, and a wooden carved edge is visible at right.2011-10-09