A photograph of a pair of ornate gold-coloured sandals resting on an engraved silver tray with a handle, placed on a white cloth. The sandals are decorated with intricate floral and scroll relief patterns and have small red stone inlays near the front. The tray rim is embossed with repeated floral panels. Used as padukas for paada pooja. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a pair of ornate gold-coloured sandals resting on an engraved silver tray with a handle, placed on a white cloth. The sandals are decorated with intricate floral and scroll relief patterns and have small red stone inlays near the front. The tray rim is embossed with repeated floral panels. Used as padukas for paada pooja. No people are visible.

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Overhead photograph of a pair of ornate gold-plated sandal-shaped footwear, a padukas pair, resting on a round silver-rimmed tray with embossed floral borders. Each sandal has intricate scrollwork and foliate patterns and a small red stone set in a rosette near the toe. The tray and sandals sit on a white draped cloth. No people are visible. This is a photograph of ritual padukas used in padha pooja.

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