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A devotee in a white dhoti and white shirt with a gold-bordered cloth sits on a red-and-orange patterned mat, holding a small steel bowl and pouring or offering from it at the feet of a standing figure. The standing figure wears a red-orange dhoti with a gold border, and the foot is dusted with white powder and rests on a wooden footstool with brass-tipped spikes and yellow fruits. A second young man with a shaved head, tilak on his forehead, and rudraksha malas sits beside the bowl, and a man with a rudraksha mala and gold bangle stands behind to the left. This is a padapuja, a ritual washing and worship of the feet.

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A photograph of a padapuja ritual in a simple tiled-roof room. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala sits on a floral-patterned mat, pouring liquid from a steel bowl onto a bare foot. The foot belongs to a standing figure in a red-maroon and orange-bordered dhoti, whose leg is visible at right beside an ornate silver-trimmed seat. On the tray in front are yellow fruits and a dark cake-like offering dusted white. Around them sit a young woman in white, a shaven-headed young man in white with beads, and a seated man in a striped shirt. Behind, a man in orange robes holds a camera, and another in orange with beads stands at right.2014-07-03June 26 20142014-06-26June 27 20142014-06-27July 04 20142014-07-04A photograph of a devotee's hand resting on a white-wrapped bundle placed on a brass tray decorated with marigold and flower petals, in front of a seated figure wrapped in orange cloth with gold border. A man in white dhoti with orange-gold border and a rudraksha mala stands with palms joined beside a red-cushioned gold throne. The bundle is part of a set of white coconut bundles on the floor, consistent with a padapuja offering of coconuts at the feet of a seated guru on a throne. The seated figure's face is not visible in the frame.2016-01-02A photograph of a padapuja ritual in a room with a silver pillar. A seated figure in orange robes has bare feet placed on a large steel plate of milk and offerings, with yellow fruit or flowers and a dark leaf. A young priest in a maroon and gold-bordered shawl with a rudraksha mala pours liquid from a small steel cup over the feet. Beside him, a woman in a red-and-cream sari with a red blouse and gold earrings kneels and touches the feet with her hand. Other devotees, including a child, are seated and standing in the background. The scene is a devotional foot-washing ritual.2014-06-24A photograph of a padapuja, the ritual washing of feet, in a plain room. A seated figure in a saffron-orange robe with a gold-bordered wrap rests a bare foot on a brass plate of fruit and milk. A man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and wire-rimmed glasses kneels at left, pouring liquid from a small brass vessel over the foot. Two young attendants in orange robes with rudraksha malas and bangles sit behind, one holding a yellow box. A floral cloth lies beneath the plate.2014-07-08 +1 copiesClose photo of a bare foot being bathed in a silver tray during a pada puja ritual. Milky liquid and white paste run over the foot, which rests on a silver plate holding a dark wooden or stone base with a yellow fruit or flower. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a dark rudraksha mala and pendant sits beside it, holding a small silver cup. Women in orange and red saris with rudraksha malas and bangles kneel nearby, and red flower petals and garlands lie on a red cloth. The foot belongs to a person in orange and red-gold robes whose hem is visible at the left edge.2014-06-26July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 27 20142014-06-27June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesA pada puja ritual on an orange cloth. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a red coral mala sits cross-legged, hands folded in prayer and eyes closed, while his bare feet are exposed. Beside him a woman in a deep maroon sari with gold border and a white vibhuti line on her forehead, wearing a beaded mala, bends forward to pour water from a silver vessel over the offering. Attendants in maroon and saffron robes with beaded malas stand behind, and a brass plate holds marigold petals, white flower garlands and a small offering of coconut and sweets.2014-06-26