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Close-up photo of a ritual setting on a gold-ornamented wooden stand with carved legs and a red-and-gold cloth. A person seated in a saffron-and-green garment wears beaded bangles and a long bead mala, and their hand rests near two small metal lamps or vessels with green fruit placed on the stand. A thin white cord hangs from above beside a silver pole, and a patterned floral cushion lies behind. No face is visible. The scene is lit with warm pink and red light.

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Close-up photograph of a seated person's bare foot resting on a gilded ornate throne or peetha with carved golden panels and a maroon velvet cushion. The person wears a rust-brown and gold-bordered silk garment and a beaded necklace with white shell or bone beads, and bangles of metal beads on the wrist and ankle. Brass cup-shaped fittings with incense-like items sit near the foot, and a silver staff or rod rises beside it. Patterned textiles and colourful draped fabrics fill the background.2013-05-01March 18 20132013-03-18Close-up photo of a person's bare foot resting on an ornate gold-and-red stand, with a braided pink cord running diagonally across the frame. The foot wears a wide copper or bronze anklet hung with many small bell-like pendants. Nearby, a dark carved stone or metal pedestal holds small yellow-orange offerings, and a red cloth sits beneath the gilded base. Red and gold fabric covers the seat above, and a metal pole stands at the right edge. The scene is lit with warm reddish and green tones.2013-05-01A close photograph of a seated person's bare feet and lower legs on a plum-coloured velvet cushion set on an ornate gold-carved throne. The person wears a rust-brown garment with gold border trim and gold anklets with pearl-like studded ornaments; a pink flower garland hangs at the top edge. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits in the blurred foreground beside a wooden stand, and a dark rod is visible at left. Only feet and legs are visible; no face is shown, so no identification is made.2016-10-11December 03 20162016-12-03A photograph of a padapuja ritual in which bare feet resting on a folded maroon cloth are being worshipped. Pink and red roses and a garland with yellow marigolds are placed over the feet, and a small green fruit, a brass or gold-toned object and yellow and purple flowers sit on the cloth below. Several devotees in saffron-maroon and gold-bordered dhotis or shawls and rudraksha wrist malas reach in with their hands to offer flowers and fruit. A gold-patterned throne or seat is visible at left and an ornate carpet beneath. The feet belong to the seated figure whose face is not shown.2016-03-06 +1 copiesDecember 02 20162016-12-02April 08 20172017-04-08July 08 20172017-07-08March 02 20162016-03-02Close photo of a seated person's bare feet pressing down onto two small metal sandal-like stands with spiked bristles and yellow lemons placed beneath them, a ritual gesture of stepping on spiked objects. The person wears a brown garment with gold border and a red flower garland hangs at the side. Behind is an ornate gold-carved throne or chair with a zebra-striped cloth draped over it, and a red carpeted platform below. Only feet and limbs are visible, so no face-based identity is possible.2016-03-02December 12 20162016-12-12