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Close-up photograph of a pada puja, the ritual washing of feet. A bare foot in front of a person in an orange robe rests on a gold-toned tray, while another person's hand, wearing a red thread bracelet, pours or touches water over the foot. Around the foot are silver bowls holding a red apple, shredded white and green vegetables, white flowers, petals and pink blossoms, and a small gold kalasha-style vessel. The orange cloth covers the upper body, which is cropped out of frame, so the person's face and identity cannot be assessed. No full face is visible.

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November 18 20102010-11-18November 18 20102010-11-18 +1 copiesNovember 18 20102010-11-18 +2 copiesClose photo of a pair of bare feet in orange robes resting on a golden ornate surface during a padapuja. Silver trays hold red apples, silver bowls, a small silver vessel, and white jasmine-like flowers, with pink flowers scattered on the left. The feet are being washed and honoured with flowers and offerings, the feet of a sannyasi in saffron clothing.2010-09-16Close-up of a pair of bare feet in a ritual setting, resting on a golden tray scattered with white flower petals and green leaves. The wearer is in an orange-saffron garment visible at the upper right. Silver and gold bowls and small golden finials surround the feet, with a red-and-yellow fruit visible in a silver bowl at the bottom. This appears to be a padapuja, a ritual worship of the feet, with the feet adorned with flower petals and surrounded by offerings. No face is visible, so no identification is made.2010-10-23 +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.2010-10-08November 17 20102010-11-17A close photograph of a padapuja, the foot-worship ritual. Bare feet of a person in an orange garment rest on a golden tray surrounded by silver bowls and plates. Red apples, white flower petals and shredded white flowers lie on the tray, and pink flower petals are scattered at the left. A hand holding pink flowers reaches in from the left edge to offer them. Silver vessels and a silver tumbler-style cup are visible in the foreground.2010-10-19 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a ritual offering spread on a gold-edged silver tray. A pair of bare feet in the foreground, with dark skin, rests beside the tray; the wearer's orange-saffron garment is visible at upper right. Silver bowls hold fresh red apples, a bowl of shredded white vegetable with green chilli, a green leaf, pink lotus flowers, and small gold-toned kalasha-like containers. A silver spouted vessel sits among the bowls. Dark blurred shapes of onlookers appear at the left and right edges. The arrangement suggests a padapuja style offering.2010-11-09October 08 20102010-10-08Close photograph of bare feet in orange robe standing on an ornate gold-embossed surface, with white jasmine flowers, green leaves and a sprinkle of petals at the feet. A hand reaches in from the right toward silver trays holding red apples, small silver bowls and gold-coloured decorative items, possibly coins or sweets. The ritual padapuja setting suggests foot-worship offerings. The orange garment and bare feet are the main visible human elements; no face is shown.2010-09-03Close photo of a padapuja ritual: a bare foot with dark skin rests on a golden tray while a woman's hand, wearing a gold bangle and watch, scatters white jasmine-like flowers over it. Silver bowls hold more white flowers, green stems, red apples and a pink lotus bloom. A person in orange clothing sits at the left edge, and another figure in white is at the right. The scene centres on foot-washing and flower offerings.2010-08-28