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Close-up photo of a padapuja-style foot ritual outdoors on a rock. A person in red dhoti-style cloth has bare feet on the stone while another person in orange and yellow cloth pours water from a brass vessel over the feet. Pink lotus flowers lie in a line on the wet rock, with green foliage and a hillside behind.

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May 17 20112011-05-17A close photo of a padapuja-style foot washing on a rock. A person in a red garment with gold border stands with bare feet on a wet stone, while another person's hands pour water from a brass pot over the feet. Pink lotus-like flowers are laid along the rock in front. Green foliage fills the background. Only hands and feet of two people are visible, with no face shown.2011-05-17May 17 20112011-05-17May 17 20112011-05-17May 17 20112011-05-17May 17 20112011-05-17Close-up photo of a person's bare feet on a wet, dark rock outdoors, being washed with water poured from a polished brass pot held in the right hand. The person wears a red garment with a gold border, and gold bangles are visible on the wrist. Water splashes around the feet, and pink lotus flowers rest on the rock in the lower right corner, with green foliage behind. This appears to be a paada pooja foot-washing ritual.2011-05-17Close photo of bare feet on a rough granite rock being washed with water poured from a polished brass vessel held by a person's hands. The person wears a red garment with a gold zari border. Green foliage and small purple flowers fill the background. This appears to be a padapuja-style foot washing outdoors on rock.2011-05-17Close photograph of a padapuja-style offering on a stone. Bare feet in a red silk dhoti with gold zari border stand on a rock wet with liquid, while a hand holding a polished brass kalasha pours water over the stone. Pink flowers lie scattered at the base of the rock, with green foliage in the background. Only the lower legs and arms of the people are visible, along with a gold bangle on the wrist.2011-05-17Close photo of bare feet standing on a wet grey rock while a brass vessel is poured over them by a person's hand wearing a bangle. The feet wear red cloth with gold border. Pink lotus flowers are scattered on the rock, with green foliage behind. This appears to be a foot-washing abhishekam or padapuja. The person pouring is partly visible and the wearer's face is not shown.2011-05-17Close photo of a padapuja ritual: a person in white clothing pours water from a small golden cup over the bare feet of a figure draped in orange-red robes, standing on an ornate gold-carved pedestal. A silver-rimmed tray beneath the feet holds pink and red flower petals, green leaves and small golden cups. The person's wrist wears a silver watch and bangles, and a ring is visible on one finger. Only the lower legs and feet of the robed figure are visible, so no face or other identifying features can be seen.2009-08-15January 15 20132013-01-15