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Close photograph of a pada puja foot-worship offering. Bare feet in the foreground, with a person's hands pouring water from a silver vessel over the feet. Orange-clothed fabric is visible above the feet. Around them are silver trays and bowls holding flower petals, a red apple, a gold-coloured ornamental cup and pink and white flowers. A second pair of hands, with a red thread on the wrist, holds a silver cup at left. The person whose feet are being washed is not shown in full, and no face is visible.

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November 18 20102010-11-18November 02 20102010-11-02Close-up of a padapuja ritual: hands pour water from small silver vessels over a bare foot resting on a gold-coloured tray. Red apples, red flower petals and a green leaf sit in silver bowls around it. A bare arm wearing a gold bangle and a ring reaches in from the left, and a person in an orange garment appears at the upper right. Another partially visible person in a dark top sits at the right edge. Two people are visible, and the scene is an ornate worship setting with silver vessels and offerings.2010-10-18 +1 copiesClose view of a ritual offering being prepared on a golden tray. A person in orange robes reaches into a row of polished silver cups and bowls, while another hand holds a small silver vessel. Red apples, shredded white vegetable, green betel-style leaves and pink flower petals are arranged around the tray, with silver and gold ritual vessels. Only hands and orange-clad arms are visible, so people count is limited to one partially visible person. The setting suggests a puja offering with fruit and food.2010-11-09A close-up photograph of a padapuja ritual. Several hands hold silver bowls and a silver spoon, pouring white liquid over bare feet resting on a golden tray. A person in an orange robe pours from a silver bowl at right, while another person's hand holds a silver vessel and small gold kalasha-like pots sit at left, with pink flower petals and white flowers scattered on the tray. Only hands, feet and partial arms are visible, and the faces of the people are not shown.2010-11-09Close-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 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.2010-11-09October 08 20102010-10-08Close 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 photograph of a padapuja ritual focused on a pair of bare feet resting on a golden tray. A figure in saffron-orange robes is seated at the right, and their feet are being washed or anointed with liquid. Several hands from multiple people hold silver bowls, a ripe red apple, red flowers and a small green leaf. Silver bowls and vessels are arranged around the feet, with red rose petals scattered on the tray and a golden cloth in the background. The faces of the people are not visible. The scene is a foot-worship ceremony with offerings.2010-10-18 +2 copiesClose photo of a pada puja foot-washing ritual. Hands pour water from silver vessels over bare feet of a person in orange clothing, with pink lotus flowers, silver bowls, a red apple and a gold tray arranged around. A hand wearing a red thread bracelet holds a silver pitcher. The orange-clad person's feet are the focus, and the people performing the ritual are partly visible at the edges.2010-11-18 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a padapuja ritual: a person's bare feet in an orange saffron garment are being washed with water poured from a silver vessel by a hand at left. Silver and gold trays hold white flower petals, a red flower, an apple and a pink-flowered offering. Only the feet and a partial sleeve of an orange-clad person are visible, along with a partial figure at the right edge.2010-10-08