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Close photo of a padapuja ritual. Bare feet rest on a silver tray, and a pair of hands in the foreground pours water over them from a small silver vessel. Pink lotus flowers and white petals lie on the golden plate beside the feet. Another person in orange clothing sits at the edge with bangles on the wrist, and more hands hold silver bowls and offerings around the tray. The feet and hands are the visible subjects; no face is shown clearly.

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A close photograph of a padapuja-style foot ritual. Two bare feet of a seated person rest on a golden tray, while several hands pour water from silver vessels and hold pink lotus flowers over them. A person in an orange saffron garment is at the right, with ceremonial bangles on the wrist; a white-clad person's arm and hands appear at the top and left, and more silver bowls, white flowers and marigold petals surround the tray.2010-10-15Close photograph of a padapuja-style ritual where devotees pour water and flowers over a pair of bare feet resting on a golden tray. Pink lotus or rose petals are held in the hands of a woman in a cream sari with a green-and-gold bangle at the left, while another hand in a saffron-orange garment holds a silver vessel at the upper right. Silver and steel bowls filled with yellow and white offerings, and a silver kalasha-style pot, surround the tray. In the foreground at right, the dark hair of a seated person is blurred. The image is out of focus at the edges.2010-10-30 +1 copiesClose-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-up photo of a padapuja, the washing of feet ritual. A bare foot rests on a gold tray in the lower left, while hands pour water from a small silver cup over it. The person being honoured wears orange-saffron cloth draped at the ankle. Pink lotus flowers, white petals, and silver bowls holding offerings and a red apple surround the tray. Visible hands belong to attendants in white clothing, with a braided red and white wristband on one wrist. Only hands and feet are visible, so the scene shows no identifiable face.2011-09-15October 15 20102010-10-15Close photo of a pada puja, foot-worship ritual. Two hands pour water from a silver vessel over a bare foot, which rests among silver bowls and pink lotus flowers. Another person in an orange garment sits nearby. A red apple sits in a silver bowl at the lower centre. Ornate silver and gold ritual vessels fill the foreground. A hand wears a red beaded bracelet. Camera cropped tightly on the hands and feet.2010-11-18 +2 copiesOctober 30 20102010-10-30 +1 copiesClose-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 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 photo of a padapuja ritual: a seated figure in an orange robe has bare feet resting on a silver tray filled with pink lotus flowers, white blossoms and small brass lamps. A devotee's hand pours milk from a silver vessel over the feet, while another devotee in white with a bangle reaches in from the left. Gold-coloured cloth and a silver plate surround the scene. Background shows a white-clad devotee with rudraksha beads.2010-10-29October 29 20102010-10-29Close-up photograph of hands performing a ritual over silver and gold trays. Several people's hands, one wearing gold bangles and a rudraksha bracelet, one in an orange saffron garment at left, pour liquid from silver vessels over pink lotus flowers. Trays hold white flower petals, small gold pots and a sliced fruit, and a lotus is set in the foreground. The scene suggests an abhishekam or puja offering. Only hands and forearms are visible, so the people's count is limited, and no face or identity can be confirmed, so the a person field is unsure.2010-11-09