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September 02 2010

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September 06 20102010-09-06Close-up photograph of a pair of bare feet standing in a large ornate gold tray during a padapuja ritual. The feet are wet and glistening, with water or milk being poured over them. The wearer's orange-red garment has a red and white embroidered border on the lower leg. The gold tray is decorated with embossed patterns and filled with white jasmine-style flowers, red roses, green leaves, and grass blades, with a small gold cup nearby. A gold-patterned cloth covers the surface beneath. Other people in orange garments are partially visible at the edges, and gold temple decor and garlands frame the scene.2010-12-28Close-up photo of a pair of bare feet resting on a heap of small golden bells and scattered white petals. A man's hand, palm open, rests beside the feet at left. White roses and green leaves lie at the upper right, and a red-orange cloth is draped over the legs. Golden ornamental fabric forms the background. This appears to be a padapuja, a ritual foot-worship, with flowers and golden bells as offerings.2010-09-02Close-up of bare feet in a padapuja ritual, standing on a gold-patterned platform. The feet are draped by an orange robe at the top of the frame and are adorned with red roses, white jasmine-like flowers and white petals. Silver trays hold more pink and red roses, and gold-capped small vessels with yellow liquid stand beside the feet. A hand on the left pours or places an offering and a second hand on the right holds flowers. The person whose feet these are is not visible beyond the robe, so no identity can be assigned from the image. Only partial people are visible: two hands and a sliver of dark hair at the right edge.2010-08-21Close photograph of bare feet being ritually washed during a padapuja. A hand with a rudraksha bracelet cups water over the feet while another hand holds an orange cloth above them. Golden kalasha-style pots, small gold bells and white jasmine flowers with green leaves lie in the foreground, with red roses at the top right.2010-09-02Close-up photograph of bare feet standing in a gold-coloured ceremonial plate filled with white jasmine-style flowers, green leaves and pink lotus blossoms. The person wears a saffron-orange dhoti or cloth draped over the legs. Behind the feet, ornate gold-embossed panels and a gold floral medallion surround the platform. Small gold ornaments and red kumkum dots are visible on the feet and among the flowers. Only the lower legs and feet of one person are visible.2010-10-12 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a pair of bare feet in orange robes being washed or dried with an orange towel by a person whose white-sleeved arm and wrist with a rudraksha-style bead bracelet are visible at left. The feet rest on a gold-coloured tray scattered with white jasmine flowers, pink petals, green leaves and gold-toned bells, with ornate gold metalwork in the background.2010-09-06Close-up photograph of a padapuja ritual. A person in white clothing holds a golden vessel and pours liquid over the bare feet of a seated figure wearing saffron-orange robes. The seated figure's hand, wearing a rudraksha bracelet, dries the feet with an orange cloth. The feet rest on a richly embossed gold surface, with white flowers and gold-toned ornaments scattered in the foreground. No faces are visible.2010-08-28Close-up photograph of a person's bare feet standing in a large ornate gold tray during a padapuja ritual. The feet wear an orange-red garment with a decorative border of green, white and red patterned trim. The gold tray holds white jasmine garlands, red flowers, green leaves and blades of grass, with a small gold kalasha-style vessel nearby. Gold ritual vessels and a gold textile sit around the tray, with white flower garlands at the edges.2010-12-28 +1 copiesAugust 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesA close photograph of a padapuja, the ritual washing of feet. Two people in saffron-orange robes kneel at the front of a gold-ornate throne or platform, pouring liquid over a pair of bare feet with a gold kalasha-style vessel. The feet belong to a seated person whose bare arm wears a rudraksha bracelet. Scattered white and yellow plumeria flowers, pink and red roses, and a strand of gold beads lie on the gilded surface. One attendant wears a wristwatch and a ring. The gold carved edges of the seat frame the scene.2010-08-30Close-up of a padapuja ritual: a devotee's hands, one bare, hold and wash a bare foot resting on a red velvet cushion strewn with rose petals. The foot is wrapped in saffron/orange cloth above, decorated with a garland of red roses, yellow marigolds and green leaves. Ornate gold-coloured metal panels surround the scene, and the devotee wears a white garment with gold embroidery on the right.2010-10-24