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Photograph taken at low angle on a stone-tiled floor at night during a ritual. A woman in orange clothing with a red-orange top and ochre cloth, with a vermilion mark on her forehead and a thin necklace, crouches at center arranging brass kalasha pots and small brass bowls with flowers and green leaves on a white-washed design line. Around her, standing men in white dhotis with gold borders and orange-robed devotees stand barefoot. Strings of coloured lights glow in the background, and a red digital clock shows the time at upper right.

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A night-time ritual on a stone-paved courtyard. A woman in orange robes and a white forehead marking kneels at the centre, placing a brass vessel and a small brass dish on a green leaf beside a white chalk or rangoli line. Around her, men in white dhotis with gold borders stand barefoot, and other brass pots and offerings sit on the ground. Strings of coloured lights glow in the background, and orange cloth hangs at the left edge.2017-02-23February 23 20172017-02-23A woman in an orange sari with a white forehead mark kneels on a stone floor washing a bare foot of a man in white dhoti with a gold border. She pours water from a brass pot while on a green banana leaf sprinkled with yellow flower petals, beside small bowls of orange and red powder. Milk-white liquid spreads over the floor. Another man in white dhoti stands at right with bare feet. This is a padapuja-style foot-washing ritual.2017-02-23December 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesFebruary 23 20172017-02-23December 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesA woman in orange sari kneels at lower left, pouring milk and pouring from a brass vessel onto the feet of a standing man in white dhoti with a gold border. Brass pots of milk and water sit on the tiled floor beside a green banana leaf, and yellow flower petals are scattered on the wet white-painted ground. Another person in orange stands at the right edge. The scene appears to be a padapuja or ritual foot-washing with abhishekam offerings.2017-02-23Close view of devotees performing padapuja on a brick-tiled courtyard floor covered with green banana leaves. A man in white dhoti and shawl with orange-bordered cloth stands with bare feet on a leaf, and a woman in orange saree with rudraksha mala kneels beside him, placing flowers from a red-and-white floral plate onto his feet. Other men in white dhotis and orange shawls and a bare-chested man in orange dhoti kneel and bend nearby, with flowers and red kumkum visible on the leaves.2016-12-12 +1 copiesDecember 12 20162016-12-12 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual washing at a temple floor. A man kneels at right in orange saffron clothing, with white tripundra-style markings on his arms and chest, rudraksha and beaded bracelets, and pours water from a brass vessel over the bare feet of a person standing in white dhoti. Green banana leaves lie on wet stone. Another kneeling man in orange sits at left, and a person in white dhoti stands at the left edge. Water pools on the floor.2016-12-12 +1 copiesFebruary 23 20172017-02-23