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August 07 20102010-08-07Close view of a pair of bare feet stepping onto a golden tray filled with red, pink and white flower petals and a few yellow blossoms. Surrounding the tray are polished silver and gold bowls, small brass cups and silver vessels holding water, and a few green leaves are scattered among the flowers. The feet are ceremonial foot-washing offerings, and the wearer's gold-bordered garment edge is visible at the top left. No face is shown.2013-05-19November 08 20102010-11-08Close photograph of bare feet resting on a golden tray of silver ritual vessels, part of a padapuja. The feet belong to a person wearing orange-saffron robes, visible at the upper right. Pink rose petals and stems are scattered at left, with silver bowls holding oil, shredded white flower or grain offerings, and a silver spouted vessel. The feet are being washed or honoured with the offerings arranged around them.2010-10-30September 14 20132013-09-14March 07 20132013-03-07Close-up photograph of a person's bare feet resting on a brass tray during a padapuja-style ritual. The person wears saffron-orange cloth covering the legs. Around the feet are silver and brass plates and bowls holding turmeric-yellow paste, a small mound of white substance, glass cups, and pink lotus flowers scattered across the tray. Only the feet and lower legs are visible, so no face or distinctive presentation cues appear.2010-10-30December 26 20112011-12-26January 15 20132013-01-15A photograph of a padapuja foot-worship ritual. Bare feet in orange-saffron robes rest on an ornate gold tray decorated with embossed floral patterns. A man in a cream-gold kurta leans forward and pours water from a small golden vessel over red and orange rose petals arranged on the tray. Silver bowls holding more orange petals and a red sweet-like offering sit to the right. A dark blurred figure is at the lower right edge.2011-11-05Close-up photograph of a bare foot resting on a shallow golden plate filled with red rose petals during a padapuja. The foot is placed over a golden ornate base, with a small golden kalasha-like finial and a silver lingam-shaped object beside the plate. A golden-orange cloth edge is visible at the top right. Only the foot and lower leg of one person are visible, plus a hand at the top left, so the person is partially visible.2015-07-21May 25 20132013-05-25