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Close-up photograph of a ritual offering being poured. A person in an orange garment with a maroon edge holds a silver bowl and pours white milk in a steady stream into a silver vessel, while another hand holds a second silver cup nearby. Silver trays hold white shredded ingredients, green leaves and pink flower petals, and a gold-toned plate sits beneath. Bangles and a gold wristwatch are visible on the arms. Blurred figures appear in the background.

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November 07 20102010-11-07November 07 20102010-11-07Close photo of a padapuja-style foot ritual: silver bowls held by several hands pour milk or water over a pair of bare feet resting on a silver tray. Pink flowers and white jasmine-like blossoms lie to the left. A person in an orange garment sits at the upper right, and a dark-haired head is blurred in the foreground. Gold bangles are visible on one wrist. The feet are the focus, and no face of the person being honoured is visible.2010-10-26October 26 20102010-10-26October 28 20102010-10-28 +1 copiesOctober 26 20102010-10-26Close-up photograph of a padapuja-style foot washing ritual. Several hands pour milk from polished silver bowls over a pair of bare feet, with milk streaming down onto the feet. A man in an orange saffron garment sits at the upper right, and another hand holds a silver bowl at the left. Silver bowls, a silver pitcher, flower petals, sliced fruit and a green leaf fill the foreground. A blurred dark-clothed figure appears at the right edge.2010-11-09Close photograph of a ritual foot-washing. Two hands hold ornate silver bowls, one pouring water from a bowl with a thin stream over a pair of bare feet resting on a white stone slab. A person in an orange and maroon garment with gold bangles and a ring is at right, and a hand with gold bangles and a ring holds the second bowl at left. Pink lotus petals, white flowers and small gold-capped vessels lie on the slab. A dark-haired head is partly visible at the lower right edge.2010-11-10October 28 20102010-10-28Close 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 copiesA close-up photograph of a padapuja ritual. Several hands hold silver bowls and a silver spoon, pouring white liquid over bare feet resting on a golden tray. A person in an orange robe pours from a silver bowl at right, while another person's hand holds a silver vessel and small gold kalasha-like pots sit at left, with pink flower petals and white flowers scattered on the tray. Only hands, feet and partial arms are visible, and the faces of the people are not shown.2010-11-09Close-up photograph of a ritual abhishekam. Two pairs of hands pour milk from ornate silver vessels with engraved floral patterns over a silver tray filled with pink lotus petals and white flower buds. A figure in orange clothing sits at the left edge, and a third hand holds a silver cup at the upper right. Bangles and a silver bracelet are visible on the wrists, and the scene is set against yellow and white fabric.2010-10-30 +1 copies