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A close photograph of a padapuja ritual. Bare feet in orange-saffron clothing rest on a golden-edged silver tray. Around the feet are silver bowls, a conch-shaped vessel, a silver cup, small offerings, pink flowers, and gold rudraksha-style beads or ornaments. Gold and red ornate fabric or furniture fills the background. A partially visible person in a cream garment sits at the right edge of the frame, blurred. The feet belong to a person whose appearance is not clearly identifiable as a specific individual, so no identity is asserted.

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Close-up photo of a padapuja ritual: bare feet in orange-bordered cloth rest on a gold tray scattered with pink and white flower petals. Hands pour water from a silver vessel over the feet, while silver bowls with flowers and a silver conch-like vessel sit nearby. The person whose feet are shown wears an orange garment with gold border. Only hands and feet are visible, so no full person can be counted.2013-01-15A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual. Silver and gilt plates hold pink lotus flowers, small silver bowls of yellow liquid, white flower petals and silver kalasha-like vessels. Bare feet of a person in saffron-orange robes stand on the golden tray, while behind them a person in white with a long gold bead necklace and bangle extends their hands over the offerings. Another person is partly visible at the right edge.2010-10-30 +1 copiesJanuary 15 20132013-01-15March 07 20132013-03-07December 11 20112011-12-11 +1 copiesJanuary 15 20132013-01-15Close view of a padapuja ritual: a seated figure in orange robes has bare feet resting on a gold-rimmed silver plate filled with yellow marigolds, white jasmine flowers and red and pink petals. A bare hand with a gold bangle pours or touches the feet. Gold ornate pedestal and small gold cups stand beside the feet, and a silver bowl sits at right. Only the feet, hand and lower robe are visible; the face is not shown.2009-08-15A photograph of bare feet resting on an ornate gold surface beside silver offering plates and red flowers. The person's legs are wrapped in orange saffron cloth, and the feet are placed on a golden tray near silver bowls with pressed patterns. Red roses, white blossoms and a yellow flower lie on the left, with a small gold-toned ritual object nearby. Several silver bowls are arranged in a curved row along the foreground. The face and upper body are outside the frame, and a sleeve of white clothing appears at the top left beside a partly visible hand.2010-10-22 +1 copiesClose-up photo of a padapuja ritual: a seated figure's bare feet rest on a gold-coloured tray decorated with red and yellow flower petals, a yellow and green flower garland, and white blossoms. A person's bare hand with a gold bangle holds a silver vessel pouring water over the feet. Silver bowls with offerings sit on a gold base, and a silver elephant-spout vessel stands at the right. The figure wears orange-saffron cloth and a yellow-green flower garland. Gold carved panels form the background.2009-08-15May 13 20132013-05-13 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a pair of bare feet in an orange garment resting on a ritual tray during a padapuja. The feet are placed among white flower petals, pink rose petals and green leaves on a silver plate. Gold-coloured rudraksha-style beads or a gold mala lie on the tray beside a small framed portrait photo and a red apple in a silver bowl. Silver bowls with shredded white offerings and a silver spoon surround the scene. The person's face is not visible, so no identification is made, and the feet belong to a person in orange robes.2010-09-20November 08 20102010-11-08