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Close-up photo of a bare-footed devotee's feet resting on an ornate silver padapuja tray shaped with an elephant-headed spout at its base. The person wears a reddish-orange garment with gold-embroidered borders. A hand from the right pours water from a small silver bowl over the feet, and a gold-topped small vessel and white flower petals sit on the tray. Striped woven mat beneath. Padapuja foot-washing ritual.

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May 08 20122012-05-08 +1 copiesClose-up photo of a ritual foot-washing (padapuja-style) in a temple setting. A person in an orange-red sari with gold border stands with bare feet on a polished silver tray; a hand with bangles and a henna-like tattoo pours liquid from a small silver cup over the feet. Pink lotus flowers and white petals sit on the tray, a silver elephant-headed vessel is at left, a red apple on a silver dish is at right, and a striped woven mat lies beneath. A brass or gold lamp stand is visible at upper right. No face is visible.2012-05-07January 15 20132013-01-15Close photo of a bare foot resting on a gold-toned ritual tray scattered with white plumeria flowers and pink and red roses. A pair of bare feet in an orange garment with gold border stands on the tray, with the toes touching the flowers. Nearby are silver bowls holding flower petals, a small silver container, a silver spouted vessel and a dish of yellow turmeric paste. The setting suggests padapuja foot worship with flower offerings. No faces are visible and no people beyond the feet are shown.2013-03-16Close-up photo of a bare-footed person in a rust-red garment with gold border standing on a polished silver tray. The tray has elephant-head handles and repoussé floral motifs. A pink lotus flower with white petals and stamens rests on the tray near the feet, and a gold ornamental vessel sits beside the toes. A hand wearing a gold bangle reaches in from the right to place or arrange the flowers. The setting is a temple or ashram ritual.2012-05-08 +1 copiesJanuary 15 20132013-01-15November 15 20112011-11-15Close photo of a padapuja-style foot ritual. A pair of bare feet in orange robes is being washed with water poured from an engraved silver vessel held by a hand wearing silver bangles. Pink flowers, silver plates and bowls of yellow offerings surround the feet. Only the feet, hands and a blurred edge of another person are visible; no face shows.2010-10-30Close-up photo of a padapuja ritual: a devotee in a silver-handled vessel pours water over a pair of bare feet resting in a large gold-embossed tray. Small white jasmine flowers, grass blades, a red flower and a gold-capped object sit in the tray. A woman's hand with gold bangles and a ring holds the feet, and the wearer's red-orange garment with embroidered border is visible. No face is shown; the scene shows only the hands, feet and ritual items.2010-12-28Close photo of a padapuja-style ritual. Bare feet in an orange-saffron robe rest on a golden tray, while a hand with silver bangles pours water from a small silver cup over the feet. Around them sit silver bowls holding red apples, shredded white vegetables, a green leaf and a pink flower petal. The sitting person's feet and robe dominate the frame, with no visible face.2010-11-09August 01 20102010-08-01Close-up photograph of bare feet in a silver tray resting on a deep red velvet cloth. The person wears orange-saffron robes visible at top left. The tray holds white flowers, green leaves, a red flower, rudraksha beads, and two small gold-coloured ceremonial pots or kalasha-like vessels beside the feet. No faces are visible.2011-10-10