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Close-up photograph of a padapuja ritual: a bare foot in the foreground, wearing an orange and gold garment edge, rests on a gold-toned tray arranged with silver bowls and cups filled with pink, red and yellow flowers, petals, and yellow and orange liquid. Silver vessels and a silver spouted pot surround the central flower arrangement. No physical people beyond the foot are visible.

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July 09 20132013-07-09July 09 20132013-07-09July 09 20132013-07-09March 07 20132013-03-07June 24 20132013-06-24June 30 20132013-06-30July 19 20132013-07-19Close view of a padapuja-style offering: bare feet in the upper left, wearing a gold-bordered orange-and-maroon cloth, rest on a gold tray filled with red roses, yellow marigolds, white flowers and petals. Around the feet are silver bowls and conch-shaped vessels, some holding orange liquid, pink and green flower decorations, and a small silver stand. Another silver tray with bowls and a coconut sits at the top right. No face is visible.2013-07-15Close photograph of a puja arrangement on a gold-patterned tray. A pair of bare feet, with a visible toe ring, rests among silver bowls holding white plumeria and frangipani flowers, pink and red petals, green leaves and small amounts of yellow liquid. Above the feet, the edge of an orange and maroon cloth with gold border is visible. Silver cups and a silver bowl sit on the tray, and a pale conch-shaped vessel with a silver rim is at the right. The setting suggests a padapuja or foot-worship ritual.2013-05-11Close view of a puja arrangement on a golden cloth: a person's bare feet in the upper left, wearing an orange-red garment, are seated behind rows of ornate silver bowls, cups and spouted vessels. Pink roses, white frangipani-like flowers and green leaves are heaped among them, with white petals scattered in several bowls. No face is visible and no readable name appears on the sign-free surfaces.2014-08-29July 25 20132013-07-25Close view of a padapuja ritual: bare feet of a person in a maroon garment with gold border rest on a bed of white and yellow flowers, with a pink rose at the centre. Around them are ornate silver trays holding small silver bowls of orange-yellow liquid, white flowers and silver spouted vessels with green leaves. The gold-embossed platform beneath suggests a formal puja setting. No faces are visible.2013-05-04