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A night-time ritual on a stone-paved courtyard. A woman in orange robes and a white forehead marking kneels at the centre, placing a brass vessel and a small brass dish on a green leaf beside a white chalk or rangoli line. Around her, men in white dhotis with gold borders stand barefoot, and other brass pots and offerings sit on the ground. Strings of coloured lights glow in the background, and orange cloth hangs at the left edge.

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Photograph taken at low angle on a stone-tiled floor at night during a ritual. A woman in orange clothing with a red-orange top and ochre cloth, with a vermilion mark on her forehead and a thin necklace, crouches at center arranging brass kalasha pots and small brass bowls with flowers and green leaves on a white-washed design line. Around her, standing men in white dhotis with gold borders and orange-robed devotees stand barefoot. Strings of coloured lights glow in the background, and a red digital clock shows the time at upper right.2017-02-23A woman in an orange sari with a white forehead mark kneels on a stone floor washing a bare foot of a man in white dhoti with a gold border. She pours water from a brass pot while on a green banana leaf sprinkled with yellow flower petals, beside small bowls of orange and red powder. Milk-white liquid spreads over the floor. Another man in white dhoti stands at right with bare feet. This is a padapuja-style foot-washing ritual.2017-02-23February 23 20172017-02-23February 23 20172017-02-23December 12 20162016-12-12 +1 copiesA woman in orange sari kneels at lower left, pouring milk and pouring from a brass vessel onto the feet of a standing man in white dhoti with a gold border. Brass pots of milk and water sit on the tiled floor beside a green banana leaf, and yellow flower petals are scattered on the wet white-painted ground. Another person in orange stands at the right edge. The scene appears to be a padapuja or ritual foot-washing with abhishekam offerings.2017-02-23December 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesClose view of devotees performing padapuja on a brick-tiled courtyard floor covered with green banana leaves. A man in white dhoti and shawl with orange-bordered cloth stands with bare feet on a leaf, and a woman in orange saree with rudraksha mala kneels beside him, placing flowers from a red-and-white floral plate onto his feet. Other men in white dhotis and orange shawls and a bare-chested man in orange dhoti kneel and bend nearby, with flowers and red kumkum visible on the leaves.2016-12-12 +1 copiesFebruary 23 20172017-02-23Close 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 copiesFebruary 23 20172017-02-23December 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copies