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Close-up of bare feet standing on a green banana leaf on a tiled floor during a ritual. The feet are smeared with orange and red kumkum or turmeric paste, and water glistens on the leaf. Beside them, orange-robed devotees and a white dhoti-clad person stand, with more leaves and bright foil-like plates in the background.

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December 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22December 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesJuly 07 20152015-07-07Close photo of a person's bare feet being anointed with yellow turmeric paste on a green banana leaf placed over a tiled floor with white paste lines. Only the lower legs and a hand are visible: one figure wears white dhoti cloth, and another person in orange-brown garments kneels at the right, applying the paste with their hand. Darker bare feet of a second person appear at the upper left on another banana leaf. The scene suggests a ritual foot-washing or anointing before a temple ceremony, with no visible deity, face or a person figure in frame.2016-12-12 +1 copiesClose-up photo of bare feet standing on fresh green banana leaves on a tiled floor. A person in orange clothing kneels at right, holding a brass bowl of yellow-orange turmeric paste and applying it with a brush to the feet, while white milk or liquid pools on the leaves around them. The feet are wearing white garments with gold borders at the top. A ritual foot-anointing in a temple setting, consistent with the page's Karthigai Deepam context.2016-12-12 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesDecember 12 20162016-12-12 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesDecember 12 20162016-12-12 +1 copies