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Close photograph of a padapuja ritual: a person's bare feet rest on a golden tray while another person's hand reaches toward a silver plate. The seated figure wears an orange garment with a red border at the ankle, and a bangle is visible on the wrist. Surrounding the feet are silver bowls and plates holding offerings, including a coconut, rice, and flowers. Red roses lie to the right on the gold surface.

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Close-up photograph of a pair of bare feet resting on a golden ornate platform during a padapuja ritual. The figure wears an orange-saffron garment with a maroon-red hem. The feet are surrounded by silver and glass offering vessels holding fruit, coconut halves, flowers and small bowls, with red roses placed to the right. Ornate gold-toned metalwork and a silver kalasha-like vessel appear in the background.2011-01-21Close-up photo of bare feet resting on a golden ornate platform during a padapuja ritual. The feet belong to a person wearing bright orange cloth wrapped around the ankles. Surrounding them are silver ritual vessels holding milk-like liquid, red apples, a silver pitcher with a spout, and bright red roses with white flowers. Incense sticks stand upright near the feet. A hand holding a small silver bowl appears at the left edge. The gold-patterned throne is visible in the background.2011-01-23Close photo of a pada puja ritual. A pair of bare feet in orange draped cloth rests on a gold-ornate platform, with the bare feet of a person in orange garment visible at centre. Silver ritual plates hold red apples, a small silver cup, white flowers and red roses, and incense sticks stand upright on the right. A devotee's hands with rings and bangles, one wearing white, pour or offer items from a silver vessel on the left. The scene centres on the washing and worship of the feet during padapuja.2011-01-23Close-up photo of a pair of bare feet in an orange and maroon garment resting on an ornate gold tray during a padapuja ritual. Around the feet are silver bowls filled with water, red roses and white flowers, and a silver lamp or vessel in the background. The feet are the central focus of the ritual offering.2011-01-21Close view of a pair of bare feet in a saffron-orange garment being bathed or worshipped during a pada puja. The feet rest on a silver tray with gold-coloured decorative ornaments, red flowers and a small silver vessel with a white cone-shaped pour spout. Silver bowls and gold plates surround the feet, and a gold cloth is visible in the background. The image is a cropped photograph of ritual foot worship.2010-10-18 +2 copiesClose-up photograph of a pair of bare feet in an orange saffron garment resting on a golden ceremonial platform, placed over silver padapuja plates. The plates hold red flower petals, white flowers, a red fruit, a small silver cup and bowls of offerings. Golden ornate carving decorates the platform. Two blurred people in white and dark clothing sit at the edges, one with hands folded. The scene suggests a padapuja ritual in which feet are washed and honoured.2010-10-22 +1 copiesClose photo of a pair of bare feet in orange, ankle-length drapery resting on a gold-patterned platform during a padapuja. Around the feet are silver bowls and trays holding red apples, white flowers in a metal dish, a silver vessel with a pouring spout, and red roses. A person's hand with a silver bangle reaches in from the lower left, and incense sticks rise at the right.2011-01-23Close photo of bare feet resting on a gold-patterned ritual platform during a padapuja. The person wears an orange upper garment and a maroon lower cloth. Around the feet are silver bowls and plates with water and offerings, and red roses with white flower petals are scattered on the right. A silver kalasha-like vessel and other metal pots fill the background. No face is visible, so no identification is made.2011-01-21Close-up photograph of a bare foot resting on a gold tray during a padapuja ritual. The person wears an orange garment with a deep red border. Around the foot are silver and glass bowls holding water, petals and green stems, and a gold kalasha-like vessel with flower petals sits to the right. Pink flower petals are scattered across the tray.2010-11-07October 20 20102010-10-20 +1 copiesClose view of a padapuja ritual: a person in orange robes stands with bare feet placed on a silver tray, while a silver pitcher pours liquid over the feet. Silver bowls hold apples, white flower petals, pink flowers and other offerings around the tray. In the foreground, a person with dark hair watches, and gold-colored ritual items are visible at the left edge. A gold-patterned throne or seat is visible behind. The orange-robed figure's feet are the main subject. Only partially visible people are present: the orange-robed person and a figure with dark hair at the right edge, plus hands at the left.2010-09-20Close-up photograph of a padapuja offering: a pair of bare feet in the foreground rests on a polished gold tray decorated with embossed motifs. Around the feet are silver bowls and cups, red roses with white flower stems and green leaves, and incense sticks standing upright. The wearer's orange and maroon garment is visible at the upper left. No face is visible and identity cannot be determined from the feet, so the a person field is unsure.2011-01-21