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A close photograph of a padapuja-style foot ritual. Two bare feet of a seated person rest on a golden tray, while several hands pour water from silver vessels and hold pink lotus flowers over them. A person in an orange saffron garment is at the right, with ceremonial bangles on the wrist; a white-clad person's arm and hands appear at the top and left, and more silver bowls, white flowers and marigold petals surround the tray.

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Close photograph of a padapuja-style ritual where devotees pour water and flowers over a pair of bare feet resting on a golden tray. Pink lotus or rose petals are held in the hands of a woman in a cream sari with a green-and-gold bangle at the left, while another hand in a saffron-orange garment holds a silver vessel at the upper right. Silver and steel bowls filled with yellow and white offerings, and a silver kalasha-style pot, surround the tray. In the foreground at right, the dark hair of a seated person is blurred. The image is out of focus at the edges.2010-10-30 +1 copiesNovember 18 20102010-11-18 +2 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.2010-10-29Close photo of a padapuja ritual. Bare feet rest on a silver tray, and a pair of hands in the foreground pours water over them from a small silver vessel. Pink lotus flowers and white petals lie on the golden plate beside the feet. Another person in orange clothing sits at the edge with bangles on the wrist, and more hands hold silver bowls and offerings around the tray. The feet and hands are the visible subjects; no face is shown clearly.2010-11-03October 15 20102010-10-15October 29 20102010-10-29Close-up photo of a padapuja, the washing of feet ritual. A bare foot rests on a gold tray in the lower left, while hands pour water from a small silver cup over it. The person being honoured wears orange-saffron cloth draped at the ankle. Pink lotus flowers, white petals, and silver bowls holding offerings and a red apple surround the tray. Visible hands belong to attendants in white clothing, with a braided red and white wristband on one wrist. Only hands and feet are visible, so the scene shows no identifiable face.2011-09-15Close-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 copiesA padapuja-style ritual at close range: hands pour water from silver vessels with pink lotus flowers over a pair of bare feet resting on a gold-coloured tray. Silver bowls holding yellow and white offerings sit in the foreground. A person in an orange robe on the right holds a silver pot, and another person in orange and white with green bangles stands at left. A dark-haired head appears in the lower right corner. The feet are the focus, with water streaming down over them. No face of the feet's owner is visible, so the person being honoured cannot be identified and no a person candidate is shown.2010-10-30Close photo of a pada puja foot-washing ritual. Hands pour water from silver vessels over bare feet of a person in orange clothing, with pink lotus flowers, silver bowls, a red apple and a gold tray arranged around. A hand wearing a red thread bracelet holds a silver pitcher. The orange-clad person's feet are the focus, and the people performing the ritual are partly visible at the edges.2010-11-18 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20112011-09-15Close-up photograph of a padapuja ritual: a hand pours water from a silver vessel with a long spout over bare feet of a person wearing an orange robe, onto pink lotus flowers and white jasmine-like blossoms arranged on a gold-toned tray. Ornate silver plates and bowls surround the scene. Only the feet, legs and pouring hand are visible, so no face is shown.2010-10-29