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Close photograph of a padapuja ritual. Bare feet of a seated person rest on a gold-coloured tray with silver bowls holding white flowers and pink petals. A person in a white dhoti with a gold border kneels beside, with another hand pouring from a silver vessel onto the feet. Blurred foreground figures in white garments frame the scene. a person is not visibly present; only feet and hands of attendees are shown.

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Close-up photograph of a padapuja ritual at the feet of a seated figure. Bare feet rest on a golden tray or platform with a raised scalloped edge. Around the feet sit silver bowls and trays holding white flowers and pink petals. A figure in a white dhoti with a gold border sits to the left, and another hand reaches in from the top. In the foreground, a blurred person in white clothing sits, and a dark-skinned arm rests in the left foreground. The shallow focus emphasises the feet and offering vessels.2011-02-14August 21 20112011-08-21Close 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-up photograph of a pair of bare feet resting on a silver tray during a ritual foot-worship (padapuja). Silver vessels and bowls hold red and yellow flowers, white petals and green blades of grass. The person wears a gold-bordered yellow silk garment, and a blurred smiling face and a white-clad figure appear in the background. The feet are being offered flowers and petals in devotion.2013-07-08November 20 20112011-11-20Close photograph of a padapuja-style offering on a brass tray. Bare feet of a seated person rest on the golden tray, surrounded by silver bowls holding pink lotus blossoms, yellow marigold-type flowers, green leaves and a red apple. Two women's hands, one wearing a gold ring and bangles, one with a beaded bracelet, pick up small green leaves to offer. A woman in a white blouse with a dark mala-style necklace sits in the background. The foreground is blurred with dark hair of onlookers. No a person candidate is visibly identifiable in this frame.2011-12-05Close-up photograph of a bare foot resting on a silver thali tray filled with white rice and red kumkum, with yellow marigold flowers and a gold-coloured item beneath the sole. The foot is wrapped in the edge of an orange-yellow garment, and a silver lamp or vessel sits behind it on a red cloth. A tapestry rug lies in the background. The scene resembles a padapuja foot-worship ritual. No face is visible; the foot belongs to a person in orange robes. Identity cannot be determined from the foot alone.2012-10-14Close-up photo of bare feet resting on a gold-embossed tray during a padapuja ritual. The feet wear a fold of orange saffron cloth at the ankle and are decorated with a garland of white jasmine flowers across the toes. Silver and gold ritual vessels surround them, including silver bowls with white flowers, a pink lotus, a red apple, a silver spouted vessel and small gold-topped containers. A hand in the lower left holds a silver cup or spoon for pouring. The feet appear to belong to a person seated above the frame, so the visible body is limited to the feet and hands.2010-08-30Close-up photograph of a person's bare feet being washed or anointed with a pale liquid, the feet resting on a gold-coloured tray. The person wears a bright orange robe, visible at the upper left. Around the feet are silver bowls and dishes holding white flowers, green leaves, and a red apple, with pink lotus blossoms on the right. The setting is a ritual padapuja-style foot offering with silver and gold vessels. A blurred dark figure appears in the foreground at the left edge and a blurred orange cloth at the lower right.2010-11-03Close photo of a padapuja-style foot worship. A bare foot rests on a golden tray with ornate silver bowls holding flowers. A child's hand with gold bangles reaches to offer red and white flowers, including frangipani-like white blooms and a pink-and-yellow flower, onto a heap of red, white and yellow petals. A person in an orange and gold sari-border garment stands above, and another person's hand holding petals appears at the upper left. Only the feet, hands and arms are visible, so people are partially visible.2013-07-21December 23 20102010-12-23Close-up photograph of a padapuja ritual in which water is being poured over a bare foot resting on a large ornate silver tray. Several hands hold silver cups and pink lotus flowers, and a bearer's hand wearing gold bangles and an orange garment holds the foot. Bright silver and gilded plates surround the scene, with a pink lotus blossom at the top. Only hands, forearms and one bare foot are visible, so the person whose foot is being washed is not identifiable from this frame.2010-11-03