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October 06 2012

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Close-up of a bare foot resting on a silver tray of yellow and red flowers and small gold-capped vessels, placed on a gold ornate low stool with a maroon cushion. A silver elephant-head handle decorates the tray. Behind, a red tiger-striped velvet seat and a person's saffron-orange and gold-bordered garment with a rudraksha bracelet. A silver bowl sits on a patterned carpet. This appears to be a padapuja foot-worship ritual with flowers.2012-10-06May 24 20172017-05-24Close-up of bare feet resting on a silver tray with a spouted elephant-head rim, set atop an ornate gold pedestal. The feet emerge from flowing orange-red cloth with a gold border, indicating a robed person seated above. The tray holds white flowers, a pink lotus petal and a small gold item. Gilded carved panels stand in the background. The feet belong to an unseen person and no face is visible.2012-05-23 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a seated person's bare feet and ankles during a ritual, with a silver tray decorated with an elephant-head handle at the base. The person wears orange-saffron dhoti-style cloth with gold borders and red-and-gold beaded anklets. The feet rest on a red velvet platform with black tiger-stripe pattern, beside a gold-and-red cord. On the tray are green leaves, gold ornaments, white flowers and red offerings, consistent with a padapuja foot-worship offering. No face is visible.2012-10-16July 31 20172017-07-31 +1 copiesJuly 15 20162016-07-15August 15 20092009-08-15January 02 20162016-01-02Close photo of a padapuja ritual at a gold-decorated dais. A person in an orange-and-gold bordered dhoti stands above, with only their legs and feet visible. In the foreground, a hand with a wristband reaches toward a silver tray holding pink lotus flowers, white flower petals, a small golden kalasha-style vessel, and a silver elephant-spout handle. The surrounding golden carved base suggests a sacred ceremonial setting.2012-05-21 +1 copiesOctober 20 20122012-10-20Close-up photograph of a bare foot resting on a silver tray of puja offerings during a padapuja. The foot, with an orange-saffron garment hem visible above it, rests on a red and gold patterned cushion. The tray holds yellow marigold garlands, red roses, green leaves, a gold-coloured ornament, small silver boxes and a silver vessel. Only the foot and lower garment of one person are visible, so no face or identity can be confirmed; the figure is not an identified person.2012-10-20 +2 copiesJune 23 20172017-06-23 +1 copies