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A photograph of a seated person's lower legs and red-trousered feet resting on a red and blue patterned rug, with a pair of red foot-shaped cushions or padukas and a folded yellow cloth placed in front. A zebra-print cushioned seat is behind the feet, an oval cream and tan fringed mat lies on the orange floor to the right, and a few seated children in white and patterned clothes sit in the background near a wooden chair.

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Close view of a devotee kneeling on a red and blue patterned rug, wiping or cleaning a red foot-shaped cushion with a yellow cloth held in her hands. Her red salwar-style outfit and red bangled wrists are visible at top left. Beside it on the orange floor cloth lies a white and tan fur-textured oval mat with fringed gold edging. Behind, two seated children in light clothing sit on the floor near a white box. Setting appears to be an informal ashram gathering with padapuja-style preparation.2010-12-22Close view of a seated person's bare foot resting on a leopard-print cushion placed on a multicoloured striped rug in pink, blue, green and purple. The person wears rust-red robes with gold border trim and sits on an ornate gold throne with carved scrollwork and a red seat cushion, draped with a tiger-striped fabric. A silver-finished stand stands at the left edge, and blurred foreground objects frame the scene. No faces are visible. The throne and footrest suggest a seated teaching or darshan setting.2017-07-07May 27 20152015-05-27Close-up photograph of a seated figure's bare feet and lower legs resting on a white fluffy mat set on a wooden platform. The figure wears an orange-saffron cloth with a gold-thread border and a garland of red and yellow flowers draped over the legs. Behind is a zebra-striped black and gold textile backdrop on an orange stage area.2010-12-16October 22 20152015-10-22 +1 copiesClose photo of bare feet resting on a leopard-print mat over a red and cream patterned rug, with a person in a green silk garment with a gold-and-purple border above. Behind them, a seated person in orange robes sits on the floor with hands folded.2011-11-01July 19 20152015-07-19 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of bare feet resting on a red cushion, seated on a golden ornate tray with flower petals scattered around. The person wears orange saffron cloth draped over the legs, and a second person in white with a rudraksha mala is visible at the upper left beside a golden bowl. Petals dot the cushion and tray.2009-07-07A photograph inside a room with red draped walls and a red cushioned throne. A figure in saffron-orange robes, an orange turban, long dark hair and a leopard-print seat sits on the throne with one palm raised in blessing; he wears rudraksha-style beaded garlands and ornate ceremonial adornments. Garlands of pink and orange flowers drape the throne. Two women kneel before him: one in an orange sari with hands folded in namaskar, and another in a red patterned sari seated beside an ornate brass tray heaped with yellow and pink flowers. A third person in a pink top and patterned pants bows low with forehead to the floor on red and patterned mats. Two brass oil lamps with lit flames stand nearby, and a small table holds a bottle and red boxes.2012-10-25A close view of a ritual foot-washing or padapuja. A bare foot in a maroon-red robe rests on a silver plate filled with white and pink flower petals and small lamps, set on an ornate gilded wooden stand. A large tiger-striped cloth or tiger-skin-patterned draping sits behind the foot. A seated woman in a red dress and a rudraksha mala watches in the background, and several heads of seated devotees in white and red clothing are in the foreground. The warm pink-red lighting gives the scene a ceremonial feel.2018-01-03Indoor darshan scene in a white-walled room with a red velvet throne-like seat. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, a crown-like orange turban-free head, rudraksha malas and gold necklaces, and orange-saffron dhoti sits on the red cushioned seat, his foot being worshipped by a woman in white and red sari with bindi who presses palms together while a girl in yellow and red dress sits on the floor. A man in a light blue striped shirt and a seated shaved-head person in white sit nearby. A gilded throne holds a statue of a seated saffron-robed figure with a turban and mala, and a brass tray of offerings with rice and flowers lies in front. a person cues: long swept hair, ornate gold necklaces, rudraksha malas, saffron clothing; he is the figure receiving padapuja.2012-10-13Close-up photograph of a bare foot resting on rust-red saffron robes, with the sole and toes in sharp focus. A leopard-print cloth lies at the left edge, and a gold-embroidered red sleeve appears at the upper right. Another hand rests softly above the foot. The soft lighting and shallow depth of field keep the foot as the main subject, with the surrounding fabric blurred. The image is a photograph of a seated figure's foot and robes, with no visible face or other people in frame.2017-07-12