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Close photo of a person's bare feet resting on a golden ritual tray during a padapuja. The person wears an orange saffron garment, visible at the upper right. Around the feet are silver bowls and a gold-bordered plate holding red apples, white shredded vegetables or sprouts, green leaves and a bright red flower petal. Pieces of white coconut or similar offerings sit among the bowls. The feet are being honoured with offerings, a common padapuja gesture of devotion. No face is visible.

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A close photograph of a pair of bare feet being washed in a padapuja ritual. The feet belong to a person wearing a saffron-orange robe whose sleeve is visible at upper left. The feet rest on a silver tray surrounded by silver bowls holding white flowers, red rose petals, and a red apple. A silver spouted vessel. Blurred dark sleeves and hands of attendants frame the foreground.2010-09-20Close photo of bare feet resting on a gold tray during a padapuja. The feet belong to a figure wearing orange cloth, visible at the top right. Around the feet are silver bowls and plates holding red apples, white flowers, red roses and gold chains, plus a conch shell with a silver rim. Gold and silver ritual vessels fill the frame, and a green leaf is visible in one bowl.2010-12-27Close-up photograph of a person's bare feet being washed or anointed with a pale liquid, the feet resting on a gold-coloured tray. The person wears a bright orange robe, visible at the upper left. Around the feet are silver bowls and dishes holding white flowers, green leaves, and a red apple, with pink lotus blossoms on the right. The setting is a ritual padapuja-style foot offering with silver and gold vessels. A blurred dark figure appears in the foreground at the left edge and a blurred orange cloth at the lower right.2010-11-03Close photo of a padapuja-style ritual. Bare feet in an orange-saffron robe rest on a golden tray, while a hand with silver bangles pours water from a small silver cup over the feet. Around them sit silver bowls holding red apples, shredded white vegetables, a green leaf and a pink flower petal. The sitting person's feet and robe dominate the frame, with no visible face.2010-11-09A close photograph of bare feet in orange-saffron trousers resting on a gold-patterned platform during a padapuja ritual. Silver plates and bowls hold red apples, red roses, white flower garlands with gold beads, and small oil lamps with flames. Blurred people in blue clothing appear at the frame edges. A small logo appears in the upper left corner and a copyright line in the lower right.2011-01-23 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a person's bare feet resting on a golden tray during a padapuja ritual. The person wears an orange-saffron garment on the upper body, and the feet are visibly washed or anointed. Around the feet are silver and gold bowls holding white flowers, a red apple, a pink lotus and small offering vessels. Blurred figures in the foreground include a hand holding a red and yellow cloth and a person in dark clothing. The scene centres on the feet, with no face visible.2010-11-03Close photo of a person's bare feet resting on a gold tray during a padapuja-style ritual. The wearer's orange robe is visible at the upper right. The gold tray holds pink lotus flowers, white jasmine-like flowers, small gold containers, and silver bowls with more flowers and an apple. Blurred silver and gold plates surround the scene. Only the feet and lower robe of one person are visible.2010-10-31 +2 copiesSeptember 06 20102010-09-06Close photo of a padapuja-style ritual: a pair of bare feet in an orange-saffron garment rests on a gold plate scattered with white flowers, pink lotus petals and a red fruit. A brass vessel with a silver ornament and an adult hand, possibly another person's, is visible at the top left. Gold-colored oil lamps and silver bowls with decorative rims sit around the feet, with pink flowers placed beside them. No face is visible.2010-10-31 +1 copiesClose photo of a pada puja: bare feet in orange-saffron cloth rest on a gold-coloured plate of flowers, sliced red apples in silver bowls, red roses, white jasmine garlands and small gold beads. Silver bowls and a gold-toned throne backdrop surround the feet, with a blue-clad arm at the lower left. The feet belong to a person being honoured; no face is visible.2011-01-23Close-up photo of a pair of bare feet on a ceremonial padapuja setting. The feet belong to a person wearing orange-saffron robes that fall over the ankles. The feet rest on a gold-toned plate surrounded by silver bowls and dishes holding red roses, white flowers, a red apple, and a silver cup with a white cloth. Garlands of white jasmine lie to the right on a golden tray. The scene suggests a foot-washing ritual of reverence, with only the feet and robe hem visible, so no face is shown.2010-12-27September 06 20102010-09-06 +1 copies