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Close photograph of a seated figure's bare feet wearing ornate gold sandals with curled toe posts, resting on a leopard-print mat in front of a striped green and pink floor covering. The seated person wears orange robes. Beside them, other people in orange and saffron clothing kneel, with hands resting on the mat, one wearing a gold bangle and another with a beaded wrist band. A dark monitor sits at the lower left edge. Hands and feet are the main focus, with the ornate gold footwear at the centre.

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Close photograph of a pair of bare feet in orange robes resting on a gold-ornamented wooden sandal or footstool, with a leopard-print cloth beneath. A second person's hands, one wearing a wristwatch and a sacred thread band, hold and apply a small golden vessel or lamp to the feet, in a padapuja-style foot-worship ritual. Behind, two gold-and-green decorated items sit on a striped green and pink mat. The feet are worshipped in a ceremonial setting.2008-12-11December 11 20082008-12-11December 11 20092009-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20092009-12-11 +1 copiesA close photograph of bare feet standing on a polished silver tray with a raised embossed rim, resting on a pink and gold brocade cloth. The legs wear saffron-orange dhoti-style cloth. Two ornate gold sandals with small red-jewelled knobs sit on the tray beneath the feet, and a silver elephant-shaped vessel is visible at the right edge against a leopard-print cloth. This appears to be a padapuja-style foot worship ritual, with the feet of a person in orange being honoured.A seated person in an orange sari-style robe and heavy gold multi-strand necklaces with large gold beads sits on an orange-draped sofa with orange cushions, a red bindi on the forehead and long dark hair. Two men in orange robes kneel on a striped green and multicolour rug and fit gold sandals onto the seated person's bare feet; one kneeling man holds a gold sandal in his hands, and the other, in orange and maroon, adjusts the strap with his hands. A leopard-print mat lies beneath the feet. On the upper right, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" is garlanded with purple flowers, and a tray of snacks sits on a side table beside a steel water bottle. Appearance-based label: the seated figure with long hair, gold necklaces and orange robe is Swamiji (probable), seated and being attended.2008-12-11Close photo of bare feet in orange robes resting on a striped green, pink and blue mat. Two hands are cradling or holding the feet, and two gold padukas (sandal-shaped foot ornaments) with small red-tipped knobs sit beneath them. One person wears a black wristwatch and a black strap, and another wears a beaded bracelet and a silver ring. Padapuja worship of the feet is visible. The image appears to show two or more people in close contact with the feet, but the feet are the only identifiable body parts; no face or full figure is visible.2008-12-11Close-up photograph of a pair of bare feet in gold ornate sandals with pink gemstone toe-post tops, standing in a polished brass or copper plate of water on a leopard-print cloth, with a striped green-and-pink rug in the foreground. The wearer's orange saffron robe hangs above the feet. Only the feet and robe are visible, so no face is shown. This appears to be a padapuja-style foot ritual.2008-12-11A photograph of a padapuja, the ritual washing of feet, taken from above. A seated figure wears orange saffron robes with gold trim and rests bare feet on a golden tray set on a fringed fur-like mat over a red patterned carpet. Rose petals and a small golden kalasha-like vessel sit on the tray. Two people in white clothing kneel beside it: one with a red and orange thread bracelet pours or tends the feet, and another with a shaved head and gold bangles holds a silver container. Orange cushions and red towels surround the seat. Only the feet and hands of the seated figure are visible; no face shows.2010-09-24December 11 20082008-12-11Close-up photograph of a pair of bare feet wearing ornate gold sandals with raised toe-post knobs set with pink stones, standing on a leopard-print cloth over a striped green, pink and blue mat. The orange robe hem of the wearer is visible above the feet. The sandals are elaborately engraved with floral and scroll patterns. No face is visible, so no identification is made and the wearer is not named.2008-12-11December 11 20092009-12-11 +1 copies