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Close photo of a devotee prostrating on a red carpet strewn with rose petals and marigold flowers, long dark matted hair falling forward, bare upper back and rudraksha beads visible. Above, the feet of a standing person in a rust-orange cloth with gold border rest near an ornate silver stand or throne base. The devotee's hand touches the standing person's foot in an act of padapuja-style reverence.

Close photo of a devotee in white clothing with long dreadlocked brown hair bowing forward and touching the feet of a seated figure. Garlands of green leaves and white and red flowers hang nearby, and the ground is covered with scattered pink, yellow and red petals. A gold object and brown cloth are visible at the upper left. The bowing devotee is a person in a padapuja-style gesture; no printed name is visible, and no appearance-based identification is made.

July 19 2015

2015-07-19 +1 copies

Close-up photo of a padapuja ritual: a man in orange-saffron dhoti with white border and red sacred thread on his wrist kneels and washes or anoints the bare foot of a seated person draped in a rust-red garment with gold border. He holds a red-cloth-wrapped object and wears a silver wristwatch and rings. Fresh white and red flower petals lie on a red cushion with gold trim. Only the feet, hands and garments are visible, so no face or identity can be determined; the seated person's role is not shown.

A photograph of a padapuja ritual at a silver throne. Bare feet in a rust-red robe with gold border rest on a silver tray filled with white and red flower petals. Ornate silver throne legs and a silver footstool are visible. Several devotees with dark hair are seated in the foreground, one bending forward with folded hands in worship, and a woman in a dark top watches from the upper right. The feet belong to a seated figure whose face is not visible; the appearance is not clear enough to confirm identity.

July 31 2015

July 31 2017

2017-07-31 +1 copies

Close photo of a padapuja ritual. A bare foot rests on a silver tray filled with red and yellow flower petals and garlands. The foot belongs to a person in a rust-orange garment with gold border seated behind an ornate silver-gilt structure. A second person in white cloth sits at right, partly visible, and a bare-backed person in the foreground faces the scene. Ornate metalwork and silver vessels fill the frame.

A devotee in a white checked shirt and white dhoti, with a red cloth draped over one shoulder, bends forward and touches his forehead to the bare feet of a seated figure in an orange-red robe with a gold border. A marigold and yellow flower garland lies on a brass plate with a red-and-white cloth beneath the feet, set against an ornate gold throne with a red cushion. Two other people in white are partly visible at the top edge. The devotee's bangles and a ring are visible. Pada puja is depicted in this moment of seated reverence at the feet of the honoured figure.

July 31 2015

A photograph of a pratyaksha padapuja ritual. A person's bare feet rest on a red velvet cushion on an ornate gold throne draped with a striped tiger-skin cloth. Devotees gather rose and pink petals, white flowers and marigold-type garlands in a red plate, and a hand reaches down to offer petals to the feet. The person whose feet are shown wears a rust-brown dhoti-style garment with a gold border. Nearby devotees in white kurtas and red and white shawls, one wearing a rudraksha mala, stand on a red carpet. Petals are scattered across the red cloth.

Photograph of a padapuja ritual at a silver ornate throne. A seated figure in reddish-maroon robes with gold-bordered hems has bare feet resting over a silver tray filled with white and pink flower petals, a small brass lamp and offerings. Several devotees with dark hair in the foreground, bent forward, face the feet. A woman in a red and maroon sari with gold jewellery is visible at upper right. Ornate silver throne legs and carved silver footstool frame the scene.