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Close photo of a person's bare feet and hands pressing white powder onto a rough brown rock outdoors. The person wears a red sari-style garment with a gold border. White powder heaps over the rock, scattered white flower petals and pink lotus-like blooms lie on the stone, and green foliage with small purple flowers fills the background. A gold bangle is visible on one wrist. This appears to be a foot-washing offering or padapuja on a natural rock.

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May 17 20112011-05-17A 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.2011-05-17Photo 11731541July 21 20102010-07-21March 07 20162016-03-07Close photo of hands pouring fine white powder from a cupped palm onto a silver-coloured ornate tray filled with more white powder. A man's bare forearm with a red thread bracelet reaches in from the left, and a second person's hands with red-banded bangles hold the powder below. Nearby are yellow marigold garlands, round yellow fruits and a pink-and-black leopard-print cloth. Ritual preparation scene.2018-02-13A 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.2011-05-17April 28 20182018-04-28 +1 copiesApril 28 20182018-04-28A photo of a wooden table covered with a spread of white powder. A bare arm in a red sleeve reaches across the table in the lower left, wearing a red thread and a beaded bangle. At the upper left, a person in white dhoti with a red-and-gold border stands beside an orange cloth, and a yellow flower garland hangs from above. No face or full person is visible, so no identifiable individual appears in the frame.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21Outdoor photo of three shaven-headed men at a rock shrine on a hillside with trees behind. Two men in saffron-orange robes with gold borders, one wearing a rudraksha-style bead necklace and bangles, stand at left and right. A man in white dhoti and shawl with an orange cloth at the waist stands at centre, bending over and placing his hands on a large boulder draped with white and pink flower garlands and marigold strands. Brass pots and a bowl sit on a rock at right. The scene suggests a pada puja or shrine offering on a sacred rock, but no clear identification of any individual can be made from appearance.2011-05-17