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Close photo of a padapuja ritual at the base of a gilded ornate seat. Only a person's lower body is visible: green and maroon striped silk dhoti or pant legs with a gold border and a circular emblem, and bare feet resting on a red patterned carpet. In front of the feet is a round black tray decorated with a gold fringed mat, holding a large orange-red hibiscus flower, pink flowers, white flowers and small orange-brown items, forming a padapuja offering. The gold carved armrests of the seat and a white stage edge frame the scene.

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September 03 20112011-09-03September 03 20112011-09-03 +2 copiesOctober 05 20112011-10-05September 02 20112011-09-02February 16 20132013-02-16October 05 20112011-10-05October 09 20112011-10-09Close-up photograph of a seated figure's bare feet resting on a red velvet cushion placed on an ornate gold-carved throne or dais. The lower legs are draped in peach-coloured dhoti fabric with a gold-edged anklet. Orange and black sandals lie on the cushion, scattered with red and white flowers including roses and hibiscus. In the blurred foreground is a glass bowl holding white offerings with red petals. The background is a plain pale wall and a dark pillar.2011-09-02November 14 20102010-11-14Close-up of a pair of bare feet resting on a gold-patterned silk cushion placed on a brass plate, decorated with yellow marigold garlands and white flowers. The feet belong to a person wearing a saffron-orange robe that drapes over the right side of the frame. Two small gold kalasha-style vessels with red flower accents sit between the toes and the cushion, and red tasselled fabric hangs around the edges. The orange cloth beneath the scene suggests an outdoor ritual setting. This appears to be a padapuja, the ritual washing or worship of feet, with the person receiving the offering. Only the feet and robe are visible, so the person's face is not shown.2010-07-24Close-up photograph of a bare foot resting on a red velvet cushion, decorated with a garland of yellow and red flowers and white jasmine-like blossoms draped over the ankle. A striped cream and maroon cloth edge is visible at the top left, and a wisp of smoke or incense drifts across the right side against a soft blurred background. The foot is. No face is visible, so the person cannot be identified.2011-01-23Close-up photograph of a bare foot resting on a red cushioned seat, decorated with garlands of red roses, yellow marigolds and white jasmine flowers. Wisps of incense smoke drift across the frame at right. The foot belongs to a seated person whose body and face are out of frame, so no person is visible. Background is soft-focused with gold and cream draped cloth at upper left, consistent with a satsang or puja setting.2011-01-23