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A photograph of a devotee kneeling on sandy ground and pouring water over the bare feet of a person in an orange saffron garment. The kneeling devotee wears white dhoti and shirt with a gold-bordered cloth, and holds a brass vessel. Around them, other people in white dhotis stand barefoot on sandy earth beside a concrete edge. The scene suggests a foot-washing gesture of reverence. Water splashes across the dusty ground.

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2005 - Visit to Devotee House in Rasipuram PattanamA photograph of a padapuja ritual outdoors on a dusty ground. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands with his bare feet on a brass plate filled with milk or water. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a steel wristwatch kneels and pours flower petals from a brass vessel with lion-head handles over the standing man's feet. Other devotees in white dhotis stand barefoot on plates around them, and garlands of orange and purple flowers hang nearby.2010-07-24December 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a firewalk preparation at a rural ashram site with bare dirt ground. A devotee in white dhoti and orange shawl bends low, pouring a golden-yellow liquid from a brass pot onto the ground beside the path. Two men in orange shawls and white dhotis stand alongside, one holding a long ornate golden staff or ceremonial rod. A dark ash-covered firepit area sits to the left with scattered straw. Behind, a line of people in white clothes, some holding bundles of straw or leaves, stand near a blue tarp and a white shrine structure. A man in white stands at far left near buckets and pots.2007-02-14A close photograph of a padapuja-style foot ritual on a dark stone floor. A metal vessel. At right, a person in an orange-saffron garment stands, and at left a person in white dhoti clothing with a gold-bordered cloth and a beaded rudraksha-style mala is partly visible. Only the lower bodies and hands of the participants are shown, with no faces visible. The foreground is blurred by a hand. Several people are partially visible, so the count is a small group.2012-06-05December 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a padapuja-style ritual on a plain concrete floor. A man in white ordinary clothes crouches low on the left, bending forward and placing white flower petals or rice on the bare feet of a standing figure in saffron-orange robes. A small metal plate sits near the feet, and a white powder circle is drawn on the floor to the right. Several other people in orange robes and white dhotis stand around the edges of the frame, and a garland of orange flowers hangs on a pillar at upper left. The feet being honoured are bare and the people are shown from the waist or knees down, so no face is visible.2011-05-23December 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a padapuja ritual on bare ground. A man in a white kurta with a yellow sash bends forward and pours water from a brass vessel over the bare feet of another person standing on a brass plate. The standing person wears white trousers rolled at the ankles and a white flower garland with yellow marigolds. Other devotees in white garments with maroon borders stand nearby, and one person in the background stands on a brass plate. The ritual is a padapuja, the washing of feet.2010-07-24December 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a pada puja on an outdoor ground. A man in saffron/orange robes with a matching orange-red waistband kneels and bends forward, reaching toward the bare feet of a standing devotee dressed in white kurta and dhoti. A large brass vessel and a brass plate with flower petals sit on the ground beside them. The standing devotees wear white garments and white-and-orange-flower garlands, and bare feet are visible at the left edge where other white-clad people wait. The kneeling man is a priest-like figure in orange with short dark hair and a trimmed beard; his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so no a person candidate is asserted.2010-07-24