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Close-up photograph of a pair of bare feet resting on a bed of red, pink, yellow and white flowers at a ritual puja setup. The feet wear a gold anklet with a beaded rudraksha-style strand and a gold-toned ornament. The person is wearing a deep red-orange silk sari with gold zari border. Surrounding them are silver puja vessels, a silver spoon, pieces of sandalwood or camphor, green grass blades and a small brass lamp. A gold-embroidered cloth lies in the upper left. The scene suggests a padapuja, a ritual washing and worship of the feet.

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Close-up of a pair of bare feet being worshipped in a padapuja ritual. A figure's feet, with a gold anklet set with stones and a strand of rudraksha beads on one ankle, rest on a silver tray. Around them lie yellow marigold petals, red roses and white flowers. Behind, silver bowls and a kalasha-like vessel hold offerings and flowers on a gold-toned cloth. A silver footwear-shaped item and a flower-decorated plate sit in the lower foreground. Only the feet and ankles are visible, so no face is shown.2017-05-24May 24 20172017-05-24May 28 20172017-05-28May 28 20172017-05-28May 28 20172017-05-28Close-up of a pair of bare feet resting on a tray surrounded by silver ritual vessels, bowls and a brass kalasha-style vessel, with pink, red and yellow flower petals scattered around. The feet belong to a person in orange-brown clothing, wearing a beaded wooden bead bracelet or anklet on one ankle. This appears to be a padapuja-style foot worship offering among silver puja items.2017-05-28Close view of a puja tableau on a gold cloth: a bare foot with toe rings and an ankle bracelet rests among silver bowls and plates of flowers, banana slices, fruit, coconut halves, and marigold and red blossoms. A brass kalasha with yellow marigold garland sits at left, beside a conch-shaped vessel and silver spoons. A person in a red-orange garment is partly visible at the top left, with orange and gold bangles at the top right. Ritual offerings for a puja.2017-05-24May 30 20172017-05-30Close photo of a bare foot resting on a large silver-toned tray heaped with flowers and offerings. The foot wears an orange-beaded anklet with gold ornaments. The person's lower leg is covered by a rust-orange cloth with gold zari border. The tray holds pink lotus and rose petals, yellow marigold flowers, green leaves, red petals, and brown strips of ornate ritual material. A pink and white flower garland with blue beads hangs from the ankle. A gold-patterned throne or cushion edge is at left, and silver puja vessels sit in the upper right. Appears to be a padapuja-style offering of feet.2017-06-23Close-up photograph of a bare foot resting on a golden ritual tray strewn with white jasmine flowers and orange and red marigold and rose petals. The foot wears a red-brown rudraksha mala around the ankle and is draped in orange cloth with gold border at the edge. Around it sit silver bowls holding flowers, a white conch shell, a small brass kalasha-style vessel and a silver tray. The foot is the only visible body part, so the ceremony's participants are not identifiable in frame.2012-09-05May 28 20172017-05-28Close-up photograph of a pair of bare feet resting on a silver tray of flowers during a padapuja ritual. The feet belong to a person wearing orange-and-gold silk garment at the ankles. Around them are silver bowls with a yellow liquid and white liquid, red roses, pink roses, yellow marigold petals, white frangipani blossoms, green leaves, and a small ornate golden kalasha-style vessel. The scene suggests a foot-worship offering.2013-03-07 +1 copies