Top-down view of a pair of gold-painted wooden sandals, a padukas-style pair, placed side by side on a red velvet cloth. Each sandal has a textured gold surface, multiple ridged straps and a small raised peg. Red ixora flowers and pale pink bougainvillea petals are scattered over the sandals and cloth, with orange marigold garlands visible at the corners. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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Top-down view of a pair of gold-painted wooden sandals, a padukas-style pair, placed side by side on a red velvet cloth. Each sandal has a textured gold surface, multiple ridged straps and a small raised peg. Red ixora flowers and pale pink bougainvillea petals are scattered over the sandals and cloth, with orange marigold garlands visible at the corners. No people are visible.

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A close photograph of a pair of golden metal padukas (sacred sandals) resting on a gold and magenta zari-bordered cloth, decorated with bright pink oleander flowers and red rose petals scattered around them. No people are visible; the padukas are the central object, presented as a ritual offering.

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A photograph of a pair of gold-painted sandals, the padukas, resting on a round brass tray and scattered with red flower petals. The tray sits on a pale cream fabric with gold embroidered borders. Behind it, gold block letters spell GRATITUDE on a red base, with more gold and maroon fabric at the top. No people are visible.

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.

A pair of gold-coloured wooden padukas, sandal-style footwear with raised ridged straps, rests on a maroon fabric cushion patterned with gold brocade motifs. Red rose petals are scattered over the sandals, and a small metallic object resembling a tiny potted plant with white flowers sits among them. The grey wall behind suggests an indoor shrine setting. No people are visible. This is a padukas display of the kind used in puja and padapuja offerings.

A photograph of a pair of gold sandals, or padukas, placed on a red and gold embroidered cloth. White chrysanthemum flowers and white rose petals rest on the sandals, with small brass oil lamps set on the footbeds. A brass box with a gold cushion sits to the right, and a small potted plant with crystal-like sprays stands at the left edge. The setting suggests a padapuja offering of sacred footwear, with no people visible.

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Close view of a pair of gold-coloured wooden padukas, sandal-like footwear with knob handles, resting on a polished brass tray and covered with red bougainvillea bracts and small white flowers. The tray sits on a gold-patterned cloth, with a white lace-edged fabric visible behind. No people are visible. This shows a padapuja offering of sacred padukas arranged with flowers.

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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Close-up photo of a brass tray on a red cloth holding a pair of gold-toned sandals or padukas, with a heap of red flowers including red ixora and orange bougainvillea blossoms and white frangipani/jasmine-type blossoms. Two small gold-toned oil lamps or lamp stands sit among the flowers. No people are visible. The arrangement suggests a puja offering set up for ritual worship.