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Close-up photo of a seated figure's bare feet resting on a red cloth covered with scattered white rice and a few petals and grains. The figure wears a red-orange silk garment with a gold zari border. A devotee's hand, adorned with a gold bangle and holding a white cloth bundle, reaches toward the feet. Ornate gold-carved throne armrests frame the scene. No face is visible, so the person cannot be confirmed as a person.

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July 31 20152015-07-31July 31 20152015-07-31July 31 20152015-07-31July 31 20152015-07-31A devotee in an orange saffron cloth with red border and rudraksha mala kneels bare-chested, forehead bowed, touching the feet of a seated figure on an ornate golden throne. The seated figure wears a red-orange silk garment with gold border and a garland of pink and white flowers, and bare feet with a beaded anklet. Heaped white rice and flower petals cover the golden platform in front. Behind, a man in white dhoti with gold border stands with an outstretched hand. The scene resembles a padapuja-style honouring at the feet of a guru. The seated figure's identity is not established by visible cues.2015-07-31July 31 20152015-07-31July 15 20112011-07-15Close photograph of a seated person's bare feet being worshipped during a padapuja-style ritual. The foot, with a white lace anklet, rests on a red patterned cushion beside a red silk garment with gold border. Above, a hand holds a gold-coloured box with small items, and to the left a person in white clothing with gold border and a braided dark hair shows part of their face. a person appearance is not determinable from the visible limbs and clothing.2016-01-03Close-up of a pair of bare feet resting on an ornate gold-embossed throne or seat. The person wears a flowing saffron-orange garment that drapes down over the seat. A green betel-style leaf lies on the toes, with red roses and white petals scattered on the golden surface beside the feet. Only the feet and lower robe are visible, so no face or other identifying features appear. The gold carved cushion and orange cloth dominate the frame.2010-09-12September 07 20122012-09-07March 05 20132013-03-05Close-up photo of a padapuja ritual: a man in orange-saffron dhoti with white border and red sacred thread on his wrist kneels and washes or anoints the bare foot of a seated person draped in a rust-red garment with gold border. He holds a red-cloth-wrapped object and wears a silver wristwatch and rings. Fresh white and red flower petals lie on a red cushion with gold trim. Only the feet, hands and garments are visible, so no face or identity can be determined; the seated person's role is not shown.2015-09-05