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Close view of bare feet standing on a green banana leaf placed on a tiled floor, with a hand steadying the ankle. The person wears a white dhoti with a golden border, and a second person in an orange saffron garment with a maroon border stands alongside, with a red thread bracelet on the wrist. The feet appear to be covered in a dark paste or wet pigment, and the banana leaf is glossy with water. Ritual footwashing or padapuja setting in a temple courtyard.

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December 22 20162016-12-22December 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22 +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 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesClose-up photo of bare feet standing on fresh green banana leaves on a tiled floor. A person in orange clothing kneels at right, holding a brass bowl of yellow-orange turmeric paste and applying it with a brush to the feet, while white milk or liquid pools on the leaves around them. The feet are wearing white garments with gold borders at the top. A ritual foot-anointing in a temple setting, consistent with the page's Karthigai Deepam context.2016-12-12 +1 copiesClose photograph of bare feet standing on green banana leaves on a tiled floor, wet and glistening. A person in white dhoti with a yellow border stands on the left leaf. Beside them, a hand holds a shiny brass vessel poured with water, while another person in an orange-and-maroon garment stands at the right edge. The scene suggests a ritual foot-washing or padapuja set on banana leaves, with a brass pot used for water. No face is visible, and the upper body is cropped out of frame.2016-12-12 +1 copies