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March 16 2013

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Close-up photograph of a padapuja ritual: bare feet in an orange robe with a maroon edge rest on a golden tray, while a hand pours water over them from a silver vessel. Nearby silver and gilt plates hold white flowers, green leaves, and a lit oil lamp with a small flame. Blurred hands and figures surround the tray in the background. The feet belong to a person in orange clothing; the other hands and people are partly visible at the edges.2010-11-07November 07 20102010-11-07November 07 20102010-11-07Close-up photograph of a person's bare feet resting on a golden tray decorated with white and pink flower petals. The person wears an orange garment with a gold-bordered hem. Beside the feet, a silver oil lamp with a lit flame sits among silver bowls, coconut halves and silver vessels. No face is visible and only the feet and lower garment are shown.2013-01-15Close photo of a ritual on a gold tray: a pair of bare feet in orange-bordered robes rests on scattered white plumeria and orange and pink flower petals. Around them are polished silver bowls filled with saffron-yellow liquid and red kumkum, and silver lamps whose flames are lit. A hand with a tattoo holds one lamp in the foreground. Looks like a padapuja or aarti offering.2013-03-16December 16 20092009-12-16Close view of a padapuja ritual: bare feet of a robed figure in an orange cloth with gold border rest on a spread of silver bowls filled with white, yellow and pink flower petals, rudraksha beads, and a silver kalasha-like vessel. Behind, a young girl in an orange garment with a rudraksha mala and earrings looks down toward the offering. Small oil lamps flicker at the edges of the frame against a dark background.2013-06-09Close photo of bare feet in an orange garment resting on a gold-patterned tray, surrounded by silver bowls and plates holding white flowers and a few pink flowers. A blurred dark-haired person is visible at the right edge. The silver vessels and flowers suggest a worship or offering setting. Only the feet and a partial figure are visible, so no face or identity can be determined from the image itself.2010-10-23March 16 20132013-03-16March 17 20132013-03-17October 27 20102010-10-27Close-up photograph of bare feet in an orange and maroon garment standing on a golden tray. Around the feet are silver and glass bowls holding white flowers, green stems and milk-like offerings, with pink flower petals scattered across the tray. A small golden vessel with a lid sits to the right, and a blurred person in white is visible at the lower right edge. The setting suggests a padapuja or foot-washing ritual. Only the feet and lower legs of one person are visible.2010-11-07