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A woman in a white sari with a yellow-gold border and small red and purple flower embroidery kneels on a paved courtyard floor, washing or touching the bare feet of a standing person in white dhoti and white shirt. Green banana or leaf mats lie beneath the feet, with water and a metal vessel nearby. Behind them, a seated figure in orange garments sits on a low platform draped with a purple cloth, and another woman in white and orange stands in the background. A row of people in white and saffron, with drums and a ceremonial staff, stands along the right side under a canopy.

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July 11 20142014-07-11A photograph of a temple ritual on a tiled floor with green banana leaves laid out. Men in white dhotis with yellow borders stand with bare feet on the leaves, and their feet are being marked with turmeric or kumkum. A woman in orange robes with a rudraksha mala kneels and holds a brass plate of red flowers and offerings toward a leaf. Other people in orange and white clothes kneel and bow along the row, and a man in orange with a bare chest kneels at left. A woman in orange kneels at the centre beside a leaf. This appears to be a padapuja, a ritual of honouring the feet, with devotees in orange and white. No one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person.2016-12-12 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesClose view of several pairs of bare feet in white dhotis standing on banana leaves laid over a tiled floor, with red flower petals scattered around them. The feet appear to be receiving a ritual washing or padapuja. On the right, a woman in orange sari with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marking kneels beside a brass plate holding yellow turmeric or offerings, tending the feet. Other figures in orange robes are visible at the top edge.2016-12-12 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesClose photo of a temple floor during a ritual at night. A woman in an orange sari with a red border and a dark rudraksha mala kneels on a paved floor, pouring or placing a coconut on green banana leaves. Around her, barefoot people in white dhotis with gold borders and saffron-orange shawls stand on more green leaves, with wet patches on the pavers. Gold-coloured decor is visible at the top edge. The people are cropped at the legs and feet, so faces are not visible.2016-12-12 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copies