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A photograph of a hand holding a white printed booklet cover against a dusty ground. The cover has a dark blue bird logo at top right and a Tamil title in blue. Below the title is a framed photo of a pair of bare feet on a tray, decorated with pink and green flower garlands and marigolds, with orange cloth behind. The feet appear to be receiving padapuja, a foot-worship ritual. A wristwatch is visible on the wrist at lower left. No person's face is visible.
Photo 542 of 869 from 1 January 2003

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