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Close view of several people in orange sannyasi-style cloth with dark red borders kneeling on a tiled floor wet with water. A bright green banana leaf lies in the centre, with a bare foot resting on it beside a small brass vessel being held. The kneeling figure at right has white sacred ash markings on the upper body and a beaded wrist band. Another orange-clad person kneels at left, and a white-clothed person stands in the middle. White chalk-like kolam lines run across the floor.

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December 22 20162016-12-22December 12 20162016-12-12 +1 copiesClose view of bare feet standing on green banana leaves on a stone-tiled floor, with water spreading across the tiles. At right, a seated person in saffron-orange robes holds a small brass vessel (kalasha-style pot) pouring water near the feet. Visible sacred markings on the forearm and beaded wrist malas. A white-dhoti-clad person stands at left. Photo shows a ritual washing or padapuja-type ceremony at a temple, with orange-robed participants in the frame.2016-12-12 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual washing at a temple floor. A man kneels at right in orange saffron clothing, with white tripundra-style markings on his arms and chest, rudraksha and beaded bracelets, and pours water from a brass vessel over the bare feet of a person standing in white dhoti. Green banana leaves lie on wet stone. Another kneeling man in orange sits at left, and a person in white dhoti stands at the left edge. Water pools on the floor.2016-12-12 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual washing on a tiled floor scattered with green banana leaves. A bare-chested man in saffron-orange dhoti and matching shawl kneels at right, holding a brass pot (kalasha) and pouring water over the bare feet of a person in front of him. Other saffron-clad figures sit or kneel behind, and at left a person in white dhoti with gold border stands. Reddish stains mark the floor. The kneeling man wears a beaded necklace, bracelets and white markings on his arms and chest; the pouring is a padapuja-style foot-washing. Orange-clad attendants crowd the background.2016-12-12 +1 copiesClose-up of bare feet standing on a green banana leaf on a tiled floor during a ritual. The feet are smeared with orange and red kumkum or turmeric paste, and water glistens on the leaf. Beside them, orange-robed devotees and a white dhoti-clad person stand, with more leaves and bright foil-like plates in the background.2016-12-12 +1 copiesDecember 12 20162016-12-12 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesJuly 07 20152015-07-07December 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copies