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Close view of a padapuja in progress: a pair of bare feet with a red-brown and gold-bordered cloth stands on a wooden paduka-shaped platter set on a white cloth, surrounded by yellow lemons or limes, a black stone, white crystals and red and yellow flower garlands. Seated beside are a child in a blue striped shirt holding flowers and two women in orange and white saris with bangles and beads, presenting offerings. Red kumkum-like marks appear on the foot. The paduka and feet are the central subject.

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July 07 20142014-07-07July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 20 20142014-06-20July 24 20142014-07-24June 26 20142014-06-26March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesDecember 14 20132013-12-14July 03 20142014-07-03July 31 20172017-07-31 +1 copiesA padapuja ritual in a bright room with peach walls and a wall-mounted fan. In the foreground, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a gold border has bare feet resting on a silver plate heaped with white jasmine garlands and pink flowers. A man in a white dhoti and shirt sits at the feet, holding flowers and green leaves. Beside him, a woman in an orange sari with gold border and dark-rimmed glasses, wearing a beaded necklace and gold bangles, offers leaves and flowers. Behind them, standing devotees in orange and saffron garments wear rudraksha-style beads and marigold garlands, and a man in an orange robe with a bead mala stands near a window. Several people in the background look on.2014-06-26January 02 20162016-01-02Close-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