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A 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.

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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.2010-10-30Close view of a pair of bare feet in an orange saffron robe resting on a golden tray. Around them are silver and gold bowls holding pink lotus flowers, white flower petals, and small pools of yellow liquid, with a silver pot in the lower corner. The feet suggest a padapuja, a ritual honouring of a revered person's feet, but no face or full figure is shown. Another pair of hands in white clothing appears at the top left edge.2010-10-30October 31 20102010-10-31 +2 copiesOctober 31 20102010-10-31 +2 copiesClose 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 copiesOctober 15 20102010-10-15Close photo of a pair of bare feet in an orange robe resting on a golden tray before a polished silver thali with scalloped edges. A pink lotus flower and white blossoms sit on the silver plate beside a small silver vessel. Another silver plate and white flower petals are visible in the foreground. Only the lower body of one person is visible, so the person cannot be identified from this view.2010-11-03September 06 20102010-09-06Close 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 copiesA photograph of a padapuja ritual in progress. In the upper left, a person in a white garment with a gold necklace and bangles holds a pink lotus flower with its stem over a silver-rimmed tray. In the lower right foreground, the bald head and bare feet of a seated devotee are visible, with a pink flower near the feet. A golden tray holds silver bowls, red and orange flowers, white petals and a small brass vessel. The setting is an orange-draped background.2010-10-21Close-up photograph of bare feet in a padapuja, the foot-worship ritual. A person in orange robes sits with bare, dusty feet resting on a golden tray. Around the feet are silver and gilt ritual vessels holding pink rose petals, a silver conch-shaped vessel, small bowls of yellow liquid, and white flower or grain offerings. Only the lower body and feet of the worshipped person are visible; no face shows. The scene reads as padapuja with abhishekam-style offerings laid around the feet.2010-10-30May 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copies