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Close-up photograph of a padapuja-style foot ritual on a fresh green banana leaf. A devotee's bare feet, one with a white dhoti hem and yellow border, rest on the leaf, which has milk or water poured over it. A hand in an orange garment holds a small brass bowl of red kumkum powder, ready to offer it to the feet. Another pair of bare feet appears behind, and the tiled floor is visible. The feet are ritually washed and marked with turmeric, and the scene shows an act of worship with offerings of milk and kumkum. No face or head is visible.

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December 22 20162016-12-22December 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesDecember 12 20162016-12-12 +1 copiesClose-up photo of bare feet standing on fresh green banana leaves on a tiled floor. A person in orange clothing kneels at right, holding a brass bowl of yellow-orange turmeric paste and applying it with a brush to the feet, while white milk or liquid pools on the leaves around them. The feet are wearing white garments with gold borders at the top. A ritual foot-anointing in a temple setting, consistent with the page's Karthigai Deepam context.2016-12-12 +1 copiesClose-up of bare feet standing on a green banana leaf on a tiled floor during a ritual. The feet are smeared with orange and red kumkum or turmeric paste, and water glistens on the leaf. Beside them, orange-robed devotees and a white dhoti-clad person stand, with more leaves and bright foil-like plates in the background.2016-12-12 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesClose-up photo of two pairs of bare feet on a green banana leaf on a brick floor during a ritual. The feet are smeared with yellow turmeric paste and dotted with red flower petals. A hand holds a brass plate of red petals at upper right, and another hand dips into a small bowl at lower right. Men in white dhotis with yellow borders stand at left, and a person in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits at right. Only the lower legs and hands are visible, so the people are partly cropped.2016-12-12 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22Close view of bare feet standing on a green banana leaf placed on a tiled floor, with a hand steadying the ankle. The person wears a white dhoti with a golden border, and a second person in an orange saffron garment with a maroon border stands alongside, with a red thread bracelet on the wrist. The feet appear to be covered in a dark paste or wet pigment, and the banana leaf is glossy with water. Ritual footwashing or padapuja setting in a temple courtyard.2016-12-12 +1 copiesDecember 12 20162016-12-12 +1 copies