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A standing man with long dark hair stands barefoot on a rock outcrop in a hillside setting with shrubs and rocky slopes behind him. He wears a red-pink silk dhoti with a gold border, a white and red flower garland, a gold bead necklace, a gold armlet and a bangle, and a red bindi on his forehead. A man in orange and saffron clothing with a shaved head and gold bead necklace kneels and pours white powder from a brass plate over the standing man's feet, a padapuja. Flowers lie on the rock.

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A standing man in a rose-pink silk dhoti and shawl, adorned with a white and red jasmine-and-marigold garland, a heavy gold bead necklace, and a gold armlet, stands barefoot on a flat rock outdoors. A red tilak marks his forehead. Behind him rise scrubby hills and green trees. A second man in saffron-orange robes, with a shaved head and a rudraksha mala, bends beside him, pouring or arranging yellow offerings on the stone from a metal vessel, consistent with a padapuja foot-worship ritual. Only the standing man's identity is unclear from appearance alone.2011-05-17A photograph on a hillside outdoors with green shrubs and a rocky mountain behind. A standing person in a red-pink silk garment with gold border wears long white and red flower garlands, a gold beaded necklace and a gold armlet, with a red bindi on the forehead and long dark hair. Standing barefoot on a rock, this figure is receiving a pada puja, with white powder poured over the feet. A second person in orange robes with a gold border and a gold beaded necklace leans forward, holding a brass plate of white powder and pouring it. Pink flower petals lie on the rock in the foreground.2011-05-17A man with long dark swept-back hair and a red kumkum mark on his forehead stands outdoors on a hillside, looking down. He wears a pink-red silk garment with a gold-bordered waist cloth, layered white jasmine and red flower garlands, a heavy gold and rudraksha necklace, and gold bangles. He holds a pink lotus flower in one hand. Dry rocky hills and green trees form the background, and part of another person is visible at the lower right edge.2011-05-17A photograph of a man standing outdoors against a rocky, scrub-covered hillside with green trees in the foreground. He wears a salmon-pink silk garment draped over the torso and a pink dhoti-style wrap, with a gold-coloured border band at the waist. He has long, dark, swept-back hair, a red bindi and a white tilak on the forehead, and he wears layered white jasmine and red flower garlands, a green leaf garland, a heavy gold bead necklace with rudraksha beads, and gold bangles. He holds pink flower petals in his raised right hand and looks downward with a slight smile. A partially visible bald person in orange clothing is at the lower right edge of the frame.2011-05-17Outdoor photo on a rocky hillside with a rugged brown mountain and green shrubs behind. A standing man in long dark hair, wearing a red-pink dhoti and shawl with gold border, a gold necklace of large beads, gold armlets and bangles, and a red forehead mark, stands barefoot on a flat rock. A bald priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a rudraksha-style bead necklace, bends forward and pours water from a brass vessel over the standing man's feet. Pink flowers lie on the wet rock, with brass pots and a bowl on the ground to the right. Two people are visible.2011-05-17November 11 20062006-11-11Outdoor photo on a rocky hilltop with a mountain behind. A woman in a red sari with white and orange flower garlands stands on a large rock with flowers scattered at her feet, hands joined before her chest. To the right, a shaved-headed man in orange robes holds a bell and a ritual plate, while two men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand nearby and a brass vessel sits on the rock. The scene reads as a puja performed on the rock with flowers and a bell.2011-05-17Outdoor photo on a rocky hilltop with green hills and trees behind. A man with long dark hair stands barefoot on a large rock, wearing a red-pink draped garment with gold border, a white and red flower garland, layered gold necklaces and gold armlets, and a red tilak on his forehead. Pink lotus flowers are laid on the rock beneath his feet. To the right, a bald man in orange-saffron robes bends down holding a brass vessel, apparently performing a pada puja ritual. Distinctive long hair, garland and gold ornaments are visible, but no caption confirms the identity, so the first figure is described by role only.2011-05-17May 05 20122012-05-05A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits on a golden throne heaped with garlands of red, pink, orange and white flowers and loose jasmine petals. He wears layered gold necklaces, a rudraksha mala, a red bindi and a flower garland, and smiles while gathering his orange cloth. In the foreground a man in a white shirt bows low, pressing his forehead to the petal-covered seat, in a devotee's act of reverence. Marigolds and jasmine fill the lower frame.2012-07-03May 31 20152015-05-31April 14 20132013-04-14