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A photograph of a devotee's hand resting on a white-wrapped bundle placed on a brass tray decorated with marigold and flower petals, in front of a seated figure wrapped in orange cloth with gold border. A man in white dhoti with orange-gold border and a rudraksha mala stands with palms joined beside a red-cushioned gold throne. The bundle is part of a set of white coconut bundles on the floor, consistent with a padapuja offering of coconuts at the feet of a seated guru on a throne. The seated figure's face is not visible in the frame.

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January 02 20162016-01-02A devotee in a white shirt and dark trousers kneels and performs padapuja, washing or offering to the feet of a seated figure draped in orange-saffron cloth. The seated figure's bare feet rest on a red velvet cushion with gold-embroidered border, scattered with rice grains. Garlands of white and orange flowers, including roses, lie in the foreground, and a brass bowl sits at the lower edge. Other people in yellow and white clothing stand behind, one holding a black bag. Ritual foot worship is visible; the seated figure's face is not shown.2009-07-07Close view of a padapuja ritual: bare feet resting on a red cloth over an ornate gold-edged tray, with a seated figure in orange and red garments and a silver anklet. A devotee in white kneels to the right, hands pressed together in namaskar, and flowers in red, white and orange lie around the tray. A brass bowl sits in the foreground, and a black handbag appears in the background among white-clad attendees.2009-07-07A close photograph of a padapuja-style ritual at an ornate golden throne. A bare foot wearing a red-and-pink flower garland rests on a rust-coloured cushion, while a man in a saffron-red robe with a gold border and a black rudraksha mala sits beside it, his hands near a tray of red and yellow flower petals, a small green fruit and a coin-like offering. Another robed figure in red and gold stands behind, and a person in white clothing reaches in from the lower right. The foot is visible, but the person it belongs to is not shown. The scene is a sacred offering of flowers and fruit at the feet of a seated figure.2016-03-06 +1 copiesClose-up photo of a padapuja ritual: a man in orange-saffron dhoti with white border and red sacred thread on his wrist kneels and washes or anoints the bare foot of a seated person draped in a rust-red garment with gold border. He holds a red-cloth-wrapped object and wears a silver wristwatch and rings. Fresh white and red flower petals lie on a red cushion with gold trim. Only the feet, hands and garments are visible, so no face or identity can be determined; the seated person's role is not shown.2015-09-05January 02 20162016-01-02 +1 copiesNight-time devotional scene: an older man with grey hair, wearing a white shirt and orange shawl, kneels low and touches the bare feet of a seated figure in red-orange cloth with a gold border. Flower petals in yellow and pink lie on a brass plate near the feet. Behind them, a cameraman in white with a camera on his shoulder films, and several men in white and saffron-orange shawls with rudraksha malas and white forehead marks stand nearby, while a red-and-gold carved seat is visible at right.2016-01-02A photograph of a devotee in a white dhoti and shirt with a saffron-red shawl and a yellow cross-body cloth kneeling and offering a white-wrapped coconut bundle at the bare feet of a seated person in a red-orange dhoti with gold border. The seated figure's leg rests on a bed of marigolds and rose petals on a red cloth. A white vertical tilak marks the kneeling devotee's forehead. Gold-trimmed ornate wooden seating is visible on the right, and a blurred crowd of white-clad people stands in the background at night.2016-01-02A photograph of a pratyaksha padapuja ritual. A person's bare feet rest on a red velvet cushion on an ornate gold throne draped with a striped tiger-skin cloth. Devotees gather rose and pink petals, white flowers and marigold-type garlands in a red plate, and a hand reaches down to offer petals to the feet. The person whose feet are shown wears a rust-brown dhoti-style garment with a gold border. Nearby devotees in white kurtas and red and white shawls, one wearing a rudraksha mala, stand on a red carpet. Petals are scattered across the red cloth.2016-05-20July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesDevotional padapuja scene in a seated gathering. An elderly woman in a white sari with gold border kneels at lower left, reaching toward a brass plate of flowers, fruit and garland-wrapped offerings. Another older woman in white sits behind her. In the centre, a seated figure in a deep orange-red robe has bare feet extended onto the plate while devotees touch them. Behind, several young men in orange robes and rudraksha malas sit in rows, and a seated young man in white dhoti with gold border and a white shawl rests his hands together. A white-clad man with a shaved head sits at upper left. Pink floral cloth lies on the floor and a metal stand stands at right.2014-07-04 +1 copiesA devotee in a white top and rust-orange cloth bends forward in prostration, forehead pressed to the ground at the feet of a seated figure in orange-brown robes with a gold border. The devotee's hair is tied in a bun and they wear a gold bangle. In front lies a silver tray holding pink and purple flowers and a white cloth bundle tied with a knot. Behind them, other people in orange and white clothing sit or stand under a red and gold canopy, and a camera on a stand is visible. The scene suggests a darshan or offering. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues.2014-07-11