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A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual at close range. A woman in a cream sari with a silver bangle and ring pours water from a silver vessel over the bare feet of a figure in orange robes, seated on a golden tray. Silver bowls and dishes around the tray hold red apples, a yellow fruit, a white cube and red roses. A second figure in orange and white sits at the right edge, and a dark-haired person is blurred at the left. The scene is a foot-washing offering, with the full figure not shown.

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Close 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.2010-11-09Close 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.2010-11-18 +2 copiesClose-up photo of a padapuja ritual: bare feet of a person in an orange robe are being washed with liquid poured from a small silver cup held by a hand wearing a ring and bangles. Silver bowls and plates surround the feet, holding an apple, pink lotus petals and white flowers. Dark blurred shapes at the frame edges suggest other devotees. The feet are the focus.2010-11-02Close-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-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-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.2010-11-09Close 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.2010-11-09Close photo of a ritual offering being prepared on a silver tray. A person in an orange robe, wearing a bangle on the wrist, pours water from a small silver cup over a pair of hands held over a silver plate. The tray holds red apples, white sliced vegetables with green onion, a green leaf, pink lotus petals, small gold finials and several silver bowls and cups. The scene suggests abhishekam-style offering preparation. Only the hands and orange robe of the pouring person are visible.2010-11-09Close-up of a padapuja ritual: a pair of bare feet with toes resting on a gold tray of flowers, pink petals and an apple. A hand in a bangle holds a silver cup of water while another hand in white sleeve pours or rests a silver vessel near the feet. Silver bowls and offerings surround the tray. Only hands and feet of the people are visible, so the figure's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2011-11-26A 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-up photo of a ritual offering with several pairs of hands holding small silver cups and pouring liquid into a large silver tray filled with silver bowls, a red apple, pink flower petals and a yellow heap of grains. A person in an orange garment with gold border, possibly a sannyasi's robe, stands at left with bare feet near the tray. Other people in white and cream clothing, gold bangles and a rudraksha-like bead necklace stand around the offering, with one person's hands clasped at lower left. The setting suggests a puja or abhishekam offering.2011-12-10Close-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 copies