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Close overhead photo of two people standing barefoot in shallow brass plates filled with water, marigold petals, white jasmine-like flowers and red petals. The person on the left wears white dhoti-style cloth with a yellow border and has hands pressed together at the waist; the person on the right wears white trousers. Dark floor and night-time lighting, with scattered petals on the ground. This appears to be a foot-washing ritual (padapuja) in a ceremonial setting.

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February 16 20092009-02-16Close-up photograph of two pairs of bare feet on a dusty ground at night. On the left, a figure in saffron-orange dhoti stands with bare, cracked feet with small yellow and orange flower petals scattered nearby. On the right, a figure in white dhoti with a maroon border stands with one bare foot resting on a round copper plate strewn with yellow marigold petals and white flowers. Dark liquid stains and scattered petals mark the ground around them.2009-02-16Close photograph at night on a dirt ground of a devotee's bare foot stepping into a shallow metal plate of water mixed with red and yellow flower petals, a ritual foot-washing or padapuja gesture. The standing figure wears white dhoti with a maroon border. At right, a person in an orange saffron cloth and white garment holds cupped hands full of red and white flowers. Other white-clad feet and yellow petals lie on the ground. Only partial figures are visible and no face shows, so no identity can be given from appearance.2009-02-16Close photo of a pair of bare feet standing in a shallow round brass plate filled with milk and scattered with yellow marigold petals and red rose petals. The person wears white cloth at the ankle. Above, a second ornate brass tray holds small brass bowls of orange paste and a red-lined cup, with petals on the tray. The ground is dry earth with scattered petals, consistent with a foot-washing ritual of padapuja.2010-07-24March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20092009-02-16Close photograph of bare feet standing on wet banana leaves and scattered yellow marigold petals on a stone floor at night. One person in white dhoti-style clothing stands with bare feet, next to a second person in an orange-red patterned cloth, and a third person's dark trousered legs at the right edge. At the left, a person in orange robes kneels beside a steel bowl holding yellow and orange flowers and brass vessels. Wet footprints and water sheen mark the floor. The scene suggests a foot-washing or padapuja offering at a temple entrance. No face is visible and no one is identified.2016-01-02 +1 copiesDecember 30 20182018-12-30December 12 20162016-12-12 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20092009-02-16December 30 20182018-12-30 +1 copiesClose photo of a ritual foot-washing at a wedding-style ceremony. A person in a red-and-gold silk dhoti with bare feet stands on a brass tray while another person's hands, adorned with gold bangles and henna-decorated fingers, pour or wash the feet. A bare-skinned shoulder and arm of a second person appear at left, and a white jasmine garland rests nearby. On the floor are a silver plate holding white rice grains and a yellow flower, a small silver bowl of red kumkum, and a brass vessel. Scattered petals lie on the white floor.2013-09-16