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Close photo of a silver padapuja ritual: a pair of bare silver feet resting on a round silver pedestal set on a silver tray, with liquid flowing over them. A person's hand with silver bangles at left pours or touches the water. The figure above wears a yellow garment with maroon-and-gold bordered cloth. Gold-coloured decorative edging frames the surround. The scene shows padapuja or abhishekam of a sacred pair of feet, with no face visible.

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December 14 20102010-12-14December 14 20102010-12-14Close photograph of a hand pressed on the silver padapuja feet of a seated deity murti, with a silver lotus pedestal beneath. A person's hand with silver bangles, wearing a brown and maroon textured garment at the top edge, performs abhishekam-style washing with liquid spreading across the golden-hued base. The feet and toes are finely detailed and polished silver, with gold ornamentation visible in the background. No people's faces are shown and no a person candidate is visible.2010-12-14Close-up photograph of a silver-plated or polished metal statue's bare feet standing on a round silver pedestal with a ridged base. The figure wears a dark maroon and gold patterned dhoti or cloth with a golden-yellow upper fabric. Behind is a golden ornate frame and a pool of pale liquid. The toes and ankles are highly reflective. No living people are visible; the subject is a murti being bathed.2010-12-14December 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesSeptember 19 20112011-09-19December 19 20102010-12-19January 08 20122012-01-08December 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesClose-up photo of a padapuja at a gilded pedestal. A priest in white dhoti and white shawl with a gold-coloured neckpiece, wearing gold bangles, reaches toward the feet of a gold-plated deity murti, placing green leaves and flower petals on the feet. He holds a silver tray with small silver bowls and a silver vessel. Beside him, a figure in an orange-saffron garment and beaded rudraksha-style necklace stands near the statue's bare feet. The foreground pedestal is ornately carved gold. Warm evening light and a dim background.2012-01-08September 19 20112011-09-19October 07 20112011-10-07