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Close-up photograph of a seated person's bare feet and lower legs on a red velvet cushion with gold-embroidered trim. The person wears black trousers with a gold ankle band and gold-edged hem, and rudraksha beads wrap around one ankle. Two wooden rudraksha mala-style cushions or footrests lie on the velvet, with white powder. A tall wooden staff stands beside them. The background is a soft, blurred pinkish wall.

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April 16 20122012-04-16April 16 20122012-04-16Close view of a figure's lower body and bare feet standing on a deep red velvet cloth trimmed with gold embroidery. The figure wears black trousers with gold-edged bands and a leopard-print garment at the top, and a beaded mala is visible at the ankle. Beside the feet are two wooden sandal-like boards studded with rows of iron nails, and a tall metal staff with a rounded tip rests on the cloth. Fine white powder is scattered across the velvet. The background is a soft pink wall.2012-04-16Close photo of a seated figure's lower body and bare feet on a deep red velvet cloth. The figure wears a black garment with gold-edged trim and a leopard-print shawl at the top. A tall copper-and-silver rod stands beside the feet, and next to it a small wooden tray holds rows of metal pins or nails and a yellow object, with scattered white powder on the cloth. The setting appears to be a ritual or worship space with a warm, soft background. No faces are visible.2012-04-16Close-up photograph of a person's bare feet and lower legs standing on a deep red velvet cloth. The figure wears black trousers with gold trim and a leopard-print garment above. A wooden staff with a brass tip rests beside the feet. Nearby stands a wooden board with rows of upright metal nails and a small yellow ball, a nail-bed of the kind used in a ritual walk. The background is a plain pale wall with a blurred partial figure at right.2012-04-16April 16 20122012-04-16Close-up photograph of bare feet standing on a rich red velvet cushion with gold trim. The figure wears black silk-like trousers with gold borders at the ankles. A bare foot rests on a wooden comb-like or brush-like implement, and a tall brass or gold rod stands beside it, possibly a staff or ritual instrument. A gold kalasha-like finial is faintly visible in the background on a pale pink wall. Only feet and lower legs are visible; no face or upper body appears.2012-04-16April 16 20122012-04-16Close-up photograph of a standing person's bare feet on a wooden sandal-style footstool with metal studs, set on a red velvet-draped stage with gold-trimmed edges. The person wears a black dhoti-style garment with a gold border and a leopard-print upper wrap; a tall gold-tipped staff stands beside the feet. Only legs and feet are visible, with a blurred pink backdrop and a red fabric edge at the upper right.2012-04-16April 16 20122012-04-16April 28 20122012-04-28Close photo of a seated person's bare feet pressing down onto two small metal sandal-like stands with spiked bristles and yellow lemons placed beneath them, a ritual gesture of stepping on spiked objects. The person wears a brown garment with gold border and a red flower garland hangs at the side. Behind is an ornate gold-carved throne or chair with a zebra-striped cloth draped over it, and a red carpeted platform below. Only feet and limbs are visible, so no face-based identity is possible.2016-03-02