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Close-up photo of a padapuja, a ritual washing of feet. A man in an orange robe sits with bare feet resting on a bed of red rose petals. A hand pours water from a silver vessel over the feet, while another hand holds a silver bowl and an adjacent hand wears a ring. Ornate gold trays hold small gold cups, silver bowls and more red roses. The lower-right corner shows part of a person's head.

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Close view of a padapuja ritual: bare feet in orange robes rest on a silver tray filled with red, pink and yellow rose petals. A person in white holds a gold cup in each hand, pouring liquid over the feet. The ornate gold-toned platform beneath is carved with floral patterns. Only a partial orange-clad figure and a white-clad worshipper are visible, so the feet are the focal point. The orange-robed figure's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so the a person field is unsure.2009-09-07October 20 20102010-10-20August 08 20092009-08-08October 29 20102010-10-29Close-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-up photo of a padapuja ritual. Hands of several devotees pour water from a silver vessel over a bare foot wearing ring and bangle jewellery, draped in orange saffron cloth. Pink lotus flowers and white flowers are scattered among silver bowls and a decorated gold-toned altar base. Red apples sit in a silver tray at the bottom. A devotee in white clothing with a gold bangle reaches in from the left. The bare foot belongs to the seated figure in orange robes; the face is not visible, so no identification is made.2010-09-16Close 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.2010-10-29Close photo of padapuja: a seated figure in orange robes has bare feet placed on a silver tray filled with white and pink flowers and gold-coloured accessories. A devotee in white clothes with gold rings pours water over the feet with one hand, and rose petals are scattered on a white cloth. The tray rests on a red-orange cushion with gold floral embroidery. Only the feet, hands and garments are visible; no face is shown.2009-09-10August 08 20092009-08-08Close photo of a padapuja ritual: a person in orange robes sits with bare feet resting on a large ornate silver and gold tray, while a hand in cream sleeve pours water or applies it over the feet. Pink flowers and scattered petals lie on the tray and white cloth. A second hand in orange sleeve holds a small gold ritual vessel with a handle beside the tray. The feet are adorned with a small gold ornament on one toe.2009-09-10August 15 20092009-08-15Close-up photograph of a padha pooja foot-worship ritual on a gold tray. A figure in saffron-orange robes stands with bare feet, the feet decorated with red and pink flowers. A woman in an orange blouse with a thin gold bangle pours water from a silver vessel over the feet. Nearby are silver bowls of rice or grains, a small lit oil lamp, silver cups, gold-wrapped sweets or offerings, and red roses on the golden plate. The background shows a golden ornamental chair and other devotees in yellow and orange clothing.2009-12-07