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Close-up photo of a pair of bare feet resting on a gold-coloured tray during a padapuja. The wearer's orange garment is visible at the top of the frame. Fresh white jasmine flowers and their stems are scattered over the feet and tray. Silver bowls hold more white flowers, a red apple, sliced fruit and small packets of sweets, with a pink lotus bloom and a silver kalasha-style vessel at the lower right. The scene is set on ornate gold and silver ritual plates.

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Close photograph of a pair of bare feet in orange-saffron clothing resting on a golden ornate surface, being worshipped in a padapuja. Silver and gold trays hold white jasmine flowers, a pink flower, a red rose, a red apple, a silver conch-shaped vessel, small silver cups, and a stack of packaged sweets or matchboxes. Only the feet and lower orange garment are visible, and no faces appear. The setting suggests a ritual foot-worship offering.2010-09-03Close photo of a person's bare feet standing on a golden ornate platform, with the wearer dressed in orange cloth. Around the feet are silver and steel ritual trays holding white jasmine flowers, a pink lotus-like flower, a silver kalasha-style vessel, small silver cups, a green leaf and packets of sweets. This is a padapuja-style offering of flowers and ritual items at the feet. The feet are the only visible human part, so no face is shown.2010-09-03Close view of bare feet in an orange-clad figure's lap resting on a gold tray surrounded by silver bowls of white jasmine flowers, red roses, red apples and a small brass kalasha-style vessel with a gold finial. Only the lower legs and feet are visible, with an orange cloth above. A partial hand holds a small silver cup of milk at lower right, and a blurred dark-haired figure is visible at the left edge. This is a padapuja-style foot-worship offering with flowers and fruit laid around the feet. The person's face is not visible, so no identity is asserted.2010-09-06September 03 20102010-09-03Close-up photo of a padapuja: bare feet of a person in an orange garment rest on a golden tray surrounded by silver bowls holding red apples, white jasmine flowers, pink lotus blossoms and small brass vessels. Garlands and loose white petals lie across the toes and tray, and a brass kalasha-style vessel stands at the edge. No face is visible, so no one can be identified; the person is only shown from the feet and orange clothing.2010-08-28November 18 20102010-11-18 +1 copiesClose-up photo of a pair of bare feet in saffron/orange robes resting on a golden tray during a padapuja. The feet are adorned with white jasmine flowers and green stems, with a pink rose at the left edge. Silver ritual vessels, a silver bowl with flowers, and red apples sit on the tray. Only feet and orange cloth are visible; no face is shown, and no identity is established from appearance.2010-09-16Close-up photograph of bare feet resting on a golden tray during a pada pooja, the foot-worship ritual. The feet are dark-skinned and adorned with loose white jasmine-like flowers and green stems. The person wears orange (saffron) robes draped over the leg at right. Behind the feet sit silver and crystal vessels and a small brass oil lamp on an ornate gold-toned tray. Only the feet and orange-clad leg are visible, so the person is partially visible, not fully shown.2010-08-25Close photo of a pair of bare feet in orange robes resting on a golden ornate surface during a padapuja. Silver trays hold red apples, silver bowls, a small silver vessel, and white jasmine-like flowers, with pink flowers scattered on the left. The feet are being washed and honoured with flowers and offerings, the feet of a sannyasi in saffron clothing.2010-09-16September 12 20102010-09-12 +3 copiesOctober 19 20102010-10-19October 31 20102010-10-31 +2 copies