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Close photograph of bare feet in a padapuja offering. A pair of bare feet wearing no footwear rests on a golden tray, with an orange-robed person's leg and orange cloth visible at the right edge. Around the feet are gold-coloured ornamental objects, scattered white jasmine-like flowers with green leaves, a pink cloth, and silver ritual vessels. A red apple sits in a silver bowl at the top left, and a large polished brass or gold plate fills the background. Only the feet and lower legs of the person are visible, so no face or identity can be confirmed. The arrangement suggests a padapuja ritual, where devotees offer flowers and gifts at a guru's feet.

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Close-up of a pair of bare feet in a ritual setting, resting on a golden tray scattered with white flower petals and green leaves. The wearer is in an orange-saffron garment visible at the upper right. Silver and gold bowls and small golden finials surround the feet, with a red-and-yellow fruit visible in a silver bowl at the bottom. This appears to be a padapuja, a ritual worship of the feet, with the feet adorned with flower petals and surrounded by offerings. No face is visible, so no identification is made.2010-10-23 +1 copiesClose view of a pair of bare feet in orange clothing standing on a gold-embossed ornate throne or platform. White jasmine flowers and green leaves are placed over the feet. Below, a silver tray holds gold-coated coconuts or fruits, flowers and small silver bowls, with a red apple in a clear glass bowl to the right. The feet are being worshipped in a padapuja style ritual.2010-09-03 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of bare feet in a padapuja ritual. A person in orange saffron clothing sits with feet resting on a bed of white flowers and gold-coloured ornaments, with a polished gold tray behind and a silver vessel with offerings at the lower right. The focus is on the feet, which appear to be the subject of the ritual veneration.2010-09-19October 08 20102010-10-08 +1 copiesClose photograph of a pair of bare feet resting on a golden ritual tray. The person wears an orange saffron garment with a fold of cloth at the ankles. Around the feet are golden decorative balls, white flowers and silver bowls holding offerings, with a golden plate in the background. The image focuses on the feet and offerings of a puja, a padapuja-style worship scene, with no visible face.2010-09-19Close 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.2010-09-03October 19 20102010-10-19October 08 20102010-10-08Close photo of a pair of bare feet in a padapuja ritual. The feet, with dark skin and visible veins, rest on a polished silver tray containing a red apple, white flowers and a silver bowl. A person in an orange robe sits at the right edge, and pink lotus blooms and white jasmine-like flowers lie scattered around a gold-coloured cloth. At the top left, a figure in white with a gold pendant is partially visible with hands clasped.2010-10-19Close photograph of bare feet in orange robe standing on an ornate gold-embossed surface, with white jasmine flowers, green leaves and a sprinkle of petals at the feet. A hand reaches in from the right toward silver trays holding red apples, small silver bowls and gold-coloured decorative items, possibly coins or sweets. The ritual padapuja setting suggests foot-worship offerings. The orange garment and bare feet are the main visible human elements; no face is shown.2010-09-03Close photo of a bare foot in a padapuja ritual, resting on a golden tray. The foot belongs to a person wearing a saffron-orange garment on the upper left. Pink lotus blossoms, white jasmine flowers and loose pink petals are scattered over and around the foot. Silver bowls hold red apples and green leaves, and small gold vessels and a gold-coloured lamp stand nearby on the golden platter.2010-08-30Close photograph of a bare foot resting on a pile of golden offerings in a silver and gold ritual setting. The person has an orange saffron garment at the top of the frame and hairy legs. Around the foot are golden coconuts or fruit-like offerings, red rose petals or flowers, and silver bowls and plates with decorative engraved rims. A blurred dark shape occupies the lower right corner. Only the lower body is visible, so the wearer's face and identity cannot be determined from the image.2010-10-18 +2 copies