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June 04 20122012-06-04June 04 20122012-06-04August 13 20112011-08-13Close-up photograph of a pada puja, a foot-washing ritual. A person in orange clothing with gold bangles and a rudraksha bracelet pours water from a silver-and-gold vessel over the bare feet of another person. Pink and red flower petals and an ornate gold plate lie beneath the feet, and an orange towel rests on the plate.2010-08-21Close-up photograph of a padapuja ritual in which water is being poured over a bare foot resting on a large ornate silver tray. Several hands hold silver cups and pink lotus flowers, and a bearer's hand wearing gold bangles and an orange garment holds the foot. Bright silver and gilded plates surround the scene, with a pink lotus blossom at the top. Only hands, forearms and one bare foot are visible, so the person whose foot is being washed is not identifiable from this frame.2010-11-03October 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 copiesOctober 08 20102010-10-08October 29 20102010-10-29August 26 20092009-08-26November 26 20112011-11-26Close-up photo of a padapuja ritual: a person in orange robes and gold bangles pours liquid over a pair of bare feet resting on a gold-patterned tray. A silver vessel with engraved designs is held near the feet, and red and pink flowers and small gold bells lie in the foreground. The feet are being washed with milky liquid running down them. Only hands, arms and feet are visible, so no full face is shown. The reverence of the ritual is conveyed by the golden tray, the flowers and the orange robes.2010-08-21