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Close-up photo of a pair of bare feet resting in a shallow round stainless steel tray filled with pink flower petals and green leaves. The person wears orange cloth and a white flower garland hangs near the ankles. A hand at the upper right pours liquid from a steel cup over the feet, a padapuja-style foot washing with flowers. Green patterned tile surrounds the tray.

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A photograph of a padapuja ritual: a devotee's hands wash the bare feet of a seated figure wearing orange robes, with the feet resting in a silver plate filled with white and pink flowers, small gold-coloured cups and milk or water. A red and gold cushion lies beneath the plate, and a silver vessel sits at right. Only hands, feet and orange cloth are visible, so the figure's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance; the feet are shown in a padapuja offering. A bangled wrist and white garment appear at left.2009-09-10A padapuja ritual in which a seated figure's bare feet are being bathed. The feet rest on a golden, ornately carved surface and wear an orange-saffron robe above them. A hand in white sleeve at the left lifts a silver cup of milk or liquid to pour. Around the feet are silver bowls holding red apples, green leaves, and white jasmine flowers, with pink rose petals scattered over the feet and tray.2010-08-30Close view of a person's bare feet resting in a shallow round stainless steel tray of milky water, the feet being washed in a padapuja. Petals of red, pink and white flowers float around the feet, and a garland of red marigolds, yellow blossoms and green leaves lies across the ankles. The person wears a saffron-orange cloth draped over the legs. Rice-like white paste and yellow turmeric or kumkum marks show on the feet, and a grey marble floor surrounds the tray.2002-07-07Close-up of a padapuja ritual: a bare foot resting on a silver tray filled with red, pink and orange flowers and green leaves, while a second person pours milk from a silver vessel over the foot. Another person in a rust-brown garment with gold border stands beside it, and a silver bowl sits behind. The foot is being bathed in milk over flowers.2014-04-29 +1 copiesA bare foot rests on a silver tray filled with red and pink rose petals, with a small silver lamp and a bowl of flowers beside it. Water or milk pours from a silver elephant-head spout into a silver vessel below. Above, a person in an orange garment with gold border stands near a second person in a maroon sari, and a hand holds a small silver cup. The scene appears to be a foot-washing ritual (padapuja). No face is visible, and the pictured people are not counted as identified individuals.2012-03-31October 30 20102010-10-30 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a padapuja ritual: a hand pours water from a silver vessel with a long spout over bare feet of a person wearing an orange robe, onto pink lotus flowers and white jasmine-like blossoms arranged on a gold-toned tray. Ornate silver plates and bowls surround the scene. Only the feet, legs and pouring hand are visible, so no face is shown.2010-10-29October 07 20102010-10-07 +1 copiesAugust 08 20092009-08-08Close-up photo of bare feet resting on a gold-patterned tray during a padapuja-style ritual. The feet belong to a person wearing saffron orange robes. Around them are polished silver bowls holding white flowers and small silver dishes, plus pink lotus-like blossoms placed among the offerings. The orange cloth and metallic vessels dominate the frame.2010-10-07Close view of a padapuja-style foot ritual: a person in orange clothing has bare feet being bathed, with milk poured from a small steel cup over the feet by a hand wearing silver bangles. Silver and gold trays hold pink lotus petals, green leaves, a steel bowl of yellow turmeric and other offerings. A blurred figure in the left foreground and another hand at right are partly visible.2010-10-30 +1 copiesClose photo of padapuja: a seated figure in orange robes has bare feet placed on a silver tray filled with white and pink flowers and gold-coloured accessories. A devotee in white clothes with gold rings pours water over the feet with one hand, and rose petals are scattered on a white cloth. The tray rests on a red-orange cushion with gold floral embroidery. Only the feet, hands and garments are visible; no face is shown.2009-09-10