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Close photo of a padapuja-style foot ritual. Several hands pour water from silver cups and bowls over a bare foot resting on a golden tray. A person in an orange saffron garment sits at right, wearing gold bangles, and a person in white clothing with a white sleeve reaches in from top left. Silver vessels, white flower petals, a pink flower, and green leaves surround the tray. Water runs down the foot onto the tray. Several people's hands are visible, with one at left wearing rings and bangles.

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October 11 20102010-10-11A padapuja ritual in progress. A pair of bare feet rests on a gold tray, with white jasmine-type flowers scattered over them, and water being poured over the feet from a silver vessel. A person in a white garment and another in saffron-orange cloth reach in with silver bowls, with a pink orchid and a red apple placed among silver ritual vessels, a small gold lamp stand and silver trays. The hands and feet of the people involved are visible, but their faces are not, so the scene is shown in close detail.2010-08-30Close photo of a padapuja ritual at the feet of a person in an orange saffron garment with gold border. A woman in a cream sari with a blue-thread necklace and gold bangles pours water from a silver vessel over the feet, while another person in a teal blue top and a figure in white handle silver bowls, a red apple and pink and white flower petals in a gold tray. Partial view of the seated people.2011-11-26Close view of a padapuja ritual: a bare foot in the foreground, wearing an orange cloth at the ankle, rests on a large ornate silver tray. Water or milk is poured over the foot from a silver vessel held by a hand at left. Around the foot sit silver bowls and a silver cup containing white flowers and offerings. Behind, two women in teal and white saris hold small brass vessels. The foot is that of the person being worshipped, appearance-based identity not established, so no candidate is named.2013-01-20Close-up photo of a padapuja foot-worship ritual. Hands holding silver bowls pour a white liquid over a bare foot, with the water running down the toes. A bare-armed attendant wears gold bangles and a gold bracelet. Pink lotus flowers, white petals and green leaves surround the foot on a gold-coloured tray. The person whose foot is being washed wears an orange robe at the top of the frame. Another person's silver bowl appears at the upper right.2010-10-16 +1 copiesClose photograph of a padapuja ritual. A pair of bare feet rests on a gold tray while hands pour water from silver vessels over them. Several women's hands hold silver cups and bowls; one wears a silver bangle and a ring, another wears bangles. The foreground shows flowers, including red and yellow blooms, with a figure in orange robes at the upper right and a dark-haired head of a participant at the right edge. Silver and brass offering bowls fill the frame.2010-08-02 +1 copiesNovember 26 20112011-11-26Close photo of a padapuja ritual: a bare foot rests on a silver tray, washed with water poured from a silver vessel. Hands in white and orange-red robes pour and offer water; red flower petals and a green leaf sit in a silver bowl, with red apples placed around the tray. Gold and silver ritual vessels frame the scene, with a blurred figure in dark clothing at right.2010-10-18 +1 copiesClose photo of a padapuja ritual: a bare foot resting on a silver tray is being washed and offered to by several hands holding silver vessels and a silver spouted pot. Pink lotus flowers and an apple sit among ornate silver bowls and gold-coloured plates. A person in saffron/orange robes is partly visible at the top, and a rudraksha-style bead strand hangs near the foot. Only hands, a foot and partial limbs are visible, and no face is shown.2010-11-18 +1 copiesNovember 24 20102010-11-24Close-up photograph of a padapuja foot-washing ritual. Several hands pour water from small silver cups over a pair of bare feet resting on a large polished silver tray. Pink lotus flowers and white blossoms sit on the tray, with a small brass lamp at the left edge. A person in saffron-orange robes is visible at the upper right, and a figure in dark clothing appears at the right edge. Hands wear rings and bangles. Water streams over the feet. Only the hands, feet and partial clothing are visible, so no face is shown.2010-11-03 +1 copiesClose photo of bare feet in an orange robe being ritually washed as a padapuja. Two hands, one holding a silver cup, pour liquid over the feet, while a silver tray holds pink lotus flowers, white jasmine-like blossoms, a small brass lamp and silver bowls. The feet belong to a figure in saffron-orange clothing; the face is not visible. Only the feet, hands and sleeves appear, so physical people are limited to the washing hands and the feet, with a second person's white-clad arm at the lower edge.2010-10-29