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Close view of a priest's bare feet and hands at a puja setup. The priest wears a red-brown garment with gold woven border. Before him is a brass tray filled with pink, red and yellow flowers, with a silver vessel and a small brass cup nearby. Yellow marigold garlands and offerings lie on a low table, with more trays blurred in the background.

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July 07 20172017-07-07July 07 20172017-07-07 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a pair of bare feet resting on a brass tray filled with flower garlands and petals, a padapuja-style foot worship. The feet wear a maroon garment with gold border at the top left, one foot with a visible toe ring area. The tray holds yellow marigolds, pink and red roses, and white jasmine strands, with a brass vessel with a small golden cap near the feet. Blurred gold metal plates and bowls appear in the background. No faces are visible, so no ceremonial figure can be identified and the person is not named.2017-07-07 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a bare foot stepping onto a silver ritual plate filled with pink, yellow and white flower petals and garlands, a padapuja-style offering. The person's ankle and reddish-brown silk dhoti or sari border with gold zari are visible at upper right, with a pink and white flower garland hanging beside the leg. Behind the plate are silver puja vessels and a golden tray on a golden surface, with scattered petals. No face is visible.2017-08-02March 07 20132013-03-07July 31 20172017-07-31 +1 copiesJune 23 20132013-06-23Close-up photograph of a person's bare feet resting on a brass tray filled with flowers during a padapuja ritual. The feet are in focus, wearing no visible adornment, and the figure wears a deep red garment with a gold-bordered edge at upper left. The tray holds yellow marigolds, white jasmine, pink and red roses, and green leaves, with a small brass vessel near the toes. Blurred brass trays and bowls sit in the background, and a golden ritual setting is visible at right.2017-07-07 +1 copiesClose-up photo of a bare foot stepping onto a silver tray heaped with red and pink rose petals, yellow marigold petals, green leaves and small square sweets or blocks. The foot belongs to a person in a red garment with gold zari border visible at the top right. Beside the tray is a silver elephant-shaped vessel. Silver bowls, plates of sweets and a brass table surround the scene. The person's face is not visible, and no one's identity is established from appearance.2017-07-05Close view of a bare foot with reddish dye and a red dot resting on a gold tray filled with pink, white and orange flower petals and red hibiscus blossoms. A woman's orange sari with a gold border is visible at the top left, and silver bowls holding offerings sit in the background. The scene suggests a padapuja, the washing and worship of feet, with flowers arranged around the foot. No face is visible. a person is not clearly present in this image.2013-09-05 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a pair of bare feet resting on a silver tray during a ritual foot-worship (padapuja). Silver vessels and bowls hold red and yellow flowers, white petals and green blades of grass. The person wears a gold-bordered yellow silk garment, and a blurred smiling face and a white-clad figure appear in the background. The feet are being offered flowers and petals in devotion.2013-07-08Close photo of a padapuja-style foot worship. A bare foot rests on a golden tray with ornate silver bowls holding flowers. A child's hand with gold bangles reaches to offer red and white flowers, including frangipani-like white blooms and a pink-and-yellow flower, onto a heap of red, white and yellow petals. A person in an orange and gold sari-border garment stands above, and another person's hand holding petals appears at the upper left. Only the feet, hands and arms are visible, so people are partially visible.2013-07-21