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Close overhead photo of a pair of ornate gold-plated sandal-shaped footwear (padukas) resting on a silver tray with embossed rim and a spouted handle, set on an elaborately embossed gold-coloured base. Each sandal has intricate floral and scroll relief, a triangular yantra-like motif near the toe, and a small red stone inset. A gold plate and a red cloth edge appear at the upper right. No people are visible; the padukas are ceremonial objects used in padapuja.

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August 25 20092009-08-25August 08 20092009-08-08A photograph of a pair of ornate gold-coloured sandals resting on an engraved silver tray with a handle, placed on a white cloth. The sandals are decorated with intricate floral and scroll relief patterns and have small red stone inlays near the front. The tray rim is embossed with repeated floral panels. Used as padukas for paada pooja. No people are visible.2009-08-25Close-up photograph of a pair of ornate gold-plated sandals placed on a silver tray with a raised floral rim and a decorative handle. The sandals have embossed scrollwork, sunburst motifs and small red stone inlays at the heels, and a white flower lies between them. The tray rests on a gold-embossed cloth or box with a patterned surface. No people are visible; the sandals are.2009-08-08A photograph of a pair of ornate gold-toned padukas, the wooden-style sandal footwear, resting on a silver tray with a raised rim and an elephant-trunk handle. Each paduka is richly engraved with floral and scrollwork patterns and has a small red stone set in a raised boss. The tray sits on a white cloth, with a red edge visible at the top right. No people are visible; the padukas are placed for paada pooja, a ritual veneration of sacred footwear.2009-08-25Close photograph of a pair of ornate gold-coloured sandals resting in a large ornamented silver tray on a white cloth. The gold footwear is heavily embossed with scrollwork and floral motifs, with small red stones set near the front and a small emblem at the heel. The silver tray has repoussé shell-and-petal border patterns and a handle at the right edge. No people are visible.2009-08-25August 09 20102010-08-09A pair of gilded metal sandals, or padukas, lies side by side on a polished silver tray set on a red woven cloth with geometric patterns. Each sole has a raised ornamental border, a central deity motif with a crown-like top, a lotus at the heel, and a small inset red stone near the toe. A white flower sits at the top edge. No people are visible, though a partial hand appears at the left edge. The setting suggests a devotional offering of paduka footwear during worship.August 09 20102010-08-09December 14 20102010-12-14A pair of ornate gold-coloured sandals, embossed with floral and scroll patterns and each set with a small red stone, rests on a silver tray with an elephant-head handle. The silver dish sits on a larger gold-toned embossed tray. No people are visible; the sandals appear to be ceremonial padukas offered on the tray.2009-08-18August 25 20092009-08-25