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Close-up photograph of hands working over ornate silver and gold ritual trays during a puja. A woman's bare arm, with silver bangles, holds a pink lotus flower above a silver bowl of white flowers and yellow turmeric or kumkum. Another hand in the frame reaches toward a small silver vessel, and a person in orange robes is partly visible at the top, seated behind the trays. A dark-haired head appears at the right edge. The shallow focus leaves the background soft, with more gold trays and offerings beyond. The scene suggests offerings being prepared for a ritual.

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A padapuja-style ritual at close range: hands pour water from silver vessels with pink lotus flowers over a pair of bare feet resting on a gold-coloured tray. Silver bowls holding yellow and white offerings sit in the foreground. A person in an orange robe on the right holds a silver pot, and another person in orange and white with green bangles stands at left. A dark-haired head appears in the lower right corner. The feet are the focus, with water streaming down over them. No face of the feet's owner is visible, so the person being honoured cannot be identified and no a person candidate is shown.2010-10-30October 15 20102010-10-15September 15 20112011-09-15Close-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.2010-11-03November 24 20102010-11-24Close-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 copiesA close photo of a padapuja ritual: a pair of bare feet, smeared with white paste, rest on a golden tray while several hands pour water over them from silver vessels. One hand holds pink lotus flowers, and water streams down past a red-and-green thread on the ankle. The person whose feet are being washed wears no visible face in frame; in the foreground a dark-haired head is partly visible at right. A woman in an orange-and-white outfit with a green-trimmed border and gold bangles pours water, and a man in an orange robe also stands beside the tray. Silver bowls with offerings sit at the bottom of the frame.2010-10-30 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a puja offering being made over a golden tray. A man in white clothing with a bangle and a beaded mala, seen from the shoulders down, pours from a small silver bowl. Hands of a woman wearing green sleeves and gold bangles and rings reach toward the tray, which holds silver vessels, pink lotus flowers and a red fruit. At right, a person in a white shirt and dark head covering is visible, and a figure in an orange garment stands behind. A gold-toned backdrop sits in the background. a person is not clearly visible here.2011-09-15A 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-up photograph of a padapuja ritual. Bare feet rest on a golden tray in front of a seated figure wearing an orange saffron garment. Silver and gold ritual plates and bowls hold white flower petals, green leaves and a red apple. Two pink lotus flowers lie beside the feet. A blurred figure in black and orange clothing sits at the right edge. The foreground is softly out of focus.2010-11-03October 30 20102010-10-30A close photograph of a padapuja ritual in progress. A person in orange robes sits with bare feet resting on a golden tray, while another person's hands, one wrapped with a silver bangle, hold a pink lotus flower above the feet. Silver bowls and a golden plate hold white flower petals and yellow offerings, and a small golden vessel with a red-marked spout appears at the left edge. The orange-robed person's feet are being honoured with flowers, and the setting appears to be a ritual washing or floral offering.2010-10-30