A close-up photograph of a pair of gold-colored wooden sandals, or paduka, resting on a red and gold brocade cloth. Fresh magenta rose petals are scattered over the sandals and the cloth. A small brooch with stones sits on a folded red fabric at left, and a small potted plant with white leaves appears at upper left. No people are visible, and no person is identified. - Nithyanandapedia

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A close-up photograph of a pair of gold-colored wooden sandals, or paduka, resting on a red and gold brocade cloth. Fresh magenta rose petals are scattered over the sandals and the cloth. A small brooch with stones sits on a folded red fabric at left, and a small potted plant with white leaves appears at upper left. No people are visible, and no person is identified.

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