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February 13 2018

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Close photograph of bare feet resting on a round silver plate filled with red roses, yellow marigolds and white flowers, with a small brass oil bottle or kalasha-like vessel beside them. The feet belong to a seated person in an orange-red garment at left; a teal fabric edge appears at right. Silver ritual railings and an ornately carved silver base frame the scene, and an oil lamp glows at the lower right. The image suggests a padapuja-style foot offering, though no face is visible. a person's presence is not established by any visible cue.2018-02-13October 15 20122012-10-15 +1 copiesAugust 08 20172017-08-08 +2 copiesJuly 12 20172017-07-12 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a bare foot in a padapuja setting. The foot, with an orange-saffron cloth edged in gold hem at the left, rests on a silver tray scattered with red and orange flower petals, set on an orange and brown patterned cloth with fringe. The blurred background shows warm golden and orange decorative elements. Only the foot and lower garment are visible; no face is shown, so the person cannot be identified and is described only by role as a devotee receiving padapuja.2013-02-16Close-up of a bare foot resting on a silver tray during a padapuja. Two hands, one wearing a gold bangle, scatter red roses, pink flowers, white plumeria and green leaves over the foot. Silver bowls holding water and a small gold-tone deity figure sit nearby, with an orange-bordered garment at the top left.2013-03-07July 05 20172017-07-05 +3 copiesClose-up photograph of a bare foot resting on a silver tray of puja offerings during a padapuja. The foot, with an orange-saffron garment hem visible above it, rests on a red and gold patterned cushion. The tray holds yellow marigold garlands, red roses, green leaves, a gold-coloured ornament, small silver boxes and a silver vessel. Only the foot and lower garment of one person are visible, so no face or identity can be confirmed; the figure is not an identified person.2012-10-20 +2 copiesJuly 12 20172017-07-12 +1 copiesClose view of a pair of bare feet resting on a silver tray filled with red flower petals, set on an ornate gold-toned platform. A gold-coloured vessel with a spout sits at the front of the tray, and a gold finial stands among the petals. The feet are wrapped at the top by a red and gold striped garment, and a seated person in white and blue is partly visible at the left edge. This appears to be a padapuja, a foot-worship ritual, though the individual is not clearly identifiable from the feet alone.2015-07-21Close-up photograph of a bare foot resting on a golden ceremonial tray filled with flower petals in yellow, red, pink and white, with a small gold ritual object between the toes. Behind it, more gold trays with red flowers sit on a golden surface. The foot appears to belong to a person performing a padapuja-style foot offering, a ritual in which the feet of a revered teacher are honoured with flowers. Only a single foot and ankle are visible, so no face or full body can be seen.2017-07-05 +1 copiesJuly 12 20172017-07-12 +1 copies