Close-up photo of a pair of gold-toned wooden sandals, padukas, placed on a gold and magenta silk cloth. Red and orange rose petals and a full orange rose are scattered over the footbed, with two pale yellow carnations near the toe posts. Red and white kumkum or vibhuti marks dust the footbed and posts. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close-up photo of a pair of gold-toned wooden sandals, padukas, placed on a gold and magenta silk cloth. Red and orange rose petals and a full orange rose are scattered over the footbed, with two pale yellow carnations near the toe posts. Red and white kumkum or vibhuti marks dust the footbed and posts. No people are visible.

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