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Close-up photograph of two people's bare feet standing on a yellow turmeric-stained stone slab. Both wear white dhoti-style garments with wide gold-bordered hems. Blurred in the foreground are plates of bananas and other offerings, and scattered yellow petals cover the floor. A white wall-mounted air conditioner unit is visible at upper right. The image shows only feet and clothing, with no faces visible.

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April 23 20132013-04-23April 23 20132013-04-23Close-up photograph of bare feet standing on a rectangular stone block coated with yellow turmeric paste, a ritual padapuja-style gesture. Two people are visible only from the knees down, wearing white dhotis with wide golden-orange borders. The polished white floor is scattered with yellow turmeric powder, and blurred yellow flowers or fruit appear in the foreground bottom edge.2012-04-23 +2 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesClose-up photograph of a woman's bare foot standing on a rough yellow turmeric-coated stone block, with a small silver toe ring visible. She wears a deep red sari with a gold woven border. Behind her on an orange cloth are steel bowls of white, yellow and orange powders and rice, and a red flower lies on the floor. Another bare foot appears at the lower right edge. Only feet and legs are visible, so no faces appear.2010-12-23December 12 20162016-12-12 +1 copiesPhotograph of a padapuja-style foot ritual in an ashram hall with orange-tinted walls. In the foreground, a woman in a red silk sari with green and gold border stands with bare feet on a golden stone block, her hand holding the sari and bangles on her wrist, a white and red flower garland around her neck. A man seated on an orange cloth, wearing white dhoti and shawl with yellow edging and a white jasmine and red flower garland, reaches toward her feet with his hand. Several seated devotees in white and yellow clothing watch from the left background, and a red-and-gold throne is visible at the back. Petals lie on the floor.2010-12-23December 22 20162016-12-22Close-up of bare feet standing on a green banana leaf on a tiled floor during a ritual. The feet are smeared with orange and red kumkum or turmeric paste, and water glistens on the leaf. Beside them, orange-robed devotees and a white dhoti-clad person stand, with more leaves and bright foil-like plates in the background.2016-12-12 +1 copiesClose photo of a woman's bare feet standing on a rough golden-yellow stone block during a padapuja. She wears a red sari with green and gold zari border. A man in white ritual clothes with a gold-bordered dhoti sits on an orange cloth, holding and washing her left foot with his hands. He wears a red thread on his wrist and a bangle. Red flower petals lie on the floor, and a garland of white jasmine and red flowers hangs at the upper right. Seated devotees in white sit behind on the floor, and a purple cloth lies beneath the stone.2010-12-23Close-up photo of two pairs of bare feet on a green banana leaf on a brick floor during a ritual. The feet are smeared with yellow turmeric paste and dotted with red flower petals. A hand holds a brass plate of red petals at upper right, and another hand dips into a small bowl at lower right. Men in white dhotis with yellow borders stand at left, and a person in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits at right. Only the lower legs and hands are visible, so the people are partly cropped.2016-12-12 +1 copiesDecember 12 20162016-12-12 +1 copies