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Close-up photo of a padapuja ritual in which a person's bare feet are being washed with water on a gold-ornate tray. A hand in a white-and-pale-skinned sleeve cradles the feet, while the other hand holds a wristwatch. The person wears a bright saffron-orange robe with a pink flower garland at the sleeve. Beside the feet is a folded orange cloth and a small golden vessel, with red and orange flowers at the bottom of the frame. A white-clad devotee wearing a rudraksha mala with a small framed photo pendant sits at upper left, and tilak-like white markings are visible on the arm. The seated figure is visible only from the arm down, so no face is shown.

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A close photograph of a padapuja, the ritual washing of feet. Two people in saffron-orange robes kneel at the front of a gold-ornate throne or platform, pouring liquid over a pair of bare feet with a gold kalasha-style vessel. The feet belong to a seated person whose bare arm wears a rudraksha bracelet. Scattered white and yellow plumeria flowers, pink and red roses, and a strand of gold beads lie on the gilded surface. One attendant wears a wristwatch and a ring. The gold carved edges of the seat frame the scene.2010-08-30November 15 20112011-11-15August 08 20092009-08-08October 14 20102010-10-14October 14 20102010-10-14Close photo of a person's bare feet in orange robes resting on an ornate gold-embossed surface, scattered with white flowers. A second person's hand, wearing a rudraksha bracelet and a white sleeve, dries the feet with a folded orange towel. The gold relief pattern fills the background. The feet belong to a person in orange clothing; the face is not visible, so no identity is asserted.2010-08-26Close-up photograph of a padapuja ritual: a pair of bare feet resting on a gold-patterned tray is being washed by hands in orange and saffron clothing. One hand holds a silver vessel pouring water, while the other presses an orange cloth over the feet. Red and pink flower petals and a bundle of rudraksha beads lie around the feet. The person being washed is visibly the only person in the frame; the attending devotee's sleeve is saffron-orange, and a gold-toned ornament sits in the foreground.2010-08-21Close photo of padapuja: a seated figure in orange robes has bare feet placed on a silver tray filled with white and pink flowers and gold-coloured accessories. A devotee in white clothes with gold rings pours water over the feet with one hand, and rose petals are scattered on a white cloth. The tray rests on a red-orange cushion with gold floral embroidery. Only the feet, hands and garments are visible; no face is shown.2009-09-10Close-up photograph of a padapuja, the ritual washing of feet. Bare feet of a seated figure in orange robes rest on a gold-ornate throne base. A devotee in orange kneels and holds an orange cloth beneath the feet, wiping them. The devotee wears a gold bangle and a red-and-white sacred thread on the wrist, and a rudraksha mala is visible at the upper left. Only hands, feet and robes are visible, with no face shown. The person whose feet are being washed cannot be identified from the visible cues in this crop.2010-09-14Close photo of a padapuja ritual: a person in orange robes sits with bare feet resting on a large ornate silver and gold tray, while a hand in cream sleeve pours water or applies it over the feet. Pink flowers and scattered petals lie on the tray and white cloth. A second hand in orange sleeve holds a small gold ritual vessel with a handle beside the tray. The feet are adorned with a small gold ornament on one toe.2009-09-10Close photo of a bare foot in a large ornate gold tray being washed, a ritual padapuja. The foot belongs to a person in an orange robe, seated on an orange cushion over a red cloth. Another person's hands, one with silver bangles and a pink cloth, pour water over the foot. Fresh white flowers and petals sit in the tray beside a small gold vessel. Two people are partly visible: the robed foot and the attendant's hands.2010-10-14Close-up photograph of a padapuja ritual. A person in white clothing holds a golden vessel and pours liquid over the bare feet of a seated figure wearing saffron-orange robes. The seated figure's hand, wearing a rudraksha bracelet, dries the feet with an orange cloth. The feet rest on a richly embossed gold surface, with white flowers and gold-toned ornaments scattered in the foreground. No faces are visible.2010-08-28