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Close-up photo of a padapuja ritual. Hands of several devotees pour water from a silver vessel over a bare foot wearing ring and bangle jewellery, draped in orange saffron cloth. Pink lotus flowers and white flowers are scattered among silver bowls and a decorated gold-toned altar base. Red apples sit in a silver tray at the bottom. A devotee in white clothing with a gold bangle reaches in from the left. The bare foot belongs to the seated figure in orange robes; the face is not visible, so no identification is made.

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Close-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 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.2010-10-29November 24 20102010-11-24November 13 20102010-11-13Close 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 of a ritual offering in progress. A hand wearing a silver ring and bangles holds a small silver vessel over a silver tray, while a sleeve of bright orange cloth reaches in from the right. Nearby silver bowls hold pink and white flowers, a white garland, shredded vegetables and a small gold kalasha-like object. Blurred gold ornaments and a figure in white and gold are visible in the background.2010-10-29Close-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.2010-11-03Close-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 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 copiesNovember 18 20102010-11-18 +2 copiesClose photograph of a ritual foot-washing. Two hands hold ornate silver bowls, one pouring water from a bowl with a thin stream over a pair of bare feet resting on a white stone slab. A person in an orange and maroon garment with gold bangles and a ring is at right, and a hand with gold bangles and a ring holds the second bowl at left. Pink lotus petals, white flowers and small gold-capped vessels lie on the slab. A dark-haired head is partly visible at the lower right edge.2010-11-10A 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.2010-11-09