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A close photo of a padapuja-style foot washing on a rock. A person in a red garment with gold border stands with bare feet on a wet stone, while another person's hands pour water from a brass pot over the feet. Pink lotus-like flowers are laid along the rock in front. Green foliage fills the background. Only hands and feet of two people are visible, with no face shown.

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May 17 20112011-05-17May 17 20112011-05-17Close photo of bare feet on a rough granite rock being washed with water poured from a polished brass vessel held by a person's hands. The person wears a red garment with a gold zari border. Green foliage and small purple flowers fill the background. This appears to be a padapuja-style foot washing outdoors on rock.2011-05-17May 17 20112011-05-17May 17 20112011-05-17Close photo of bare feet standing on a wet grey rock while a brass vessel is poured over them by a person's hand wearing a bangle. The feet wear red cloth with gold border. Pink lotus flowers are scattered on the rock, with green foliage behind. This appears to be a foot-washing abhishekam or padapuja. The person pouring is partly visible and the wearer's face is not shown.2011-05-17May 17 20112011-05-17Close photograph of a padapuja-style offering on a stone. Bare feet in a red silk dhoti with gold zari border stand on a rock wet with liquid, while a hand holding a polished brass kalasha pours water over the stone. Pink flowers lie scattered at the base of the rock, with green foliage in the background. Only the lower legs and arms of the people are visible, along with a gold bangle on the wrist.2011-05-17A close photo of a padapuja ritual: a pair of bare feet, smeared with white paste, rest on a golden tray while several hands pour water over them from silver vessels. One hand holds pink lotus flowers, and water streams down past a red-and-green thread on the ankle. The person whose feet are being washed wears no visible face in frame; in the foreground a dark-haired head is partly visible at right. A woman in an orange-and-white outfit with a green-trimmed border and gold bangles pours water, and a man in an orange robe also stands beside the tray. Silver bowls with offerings sit at the bottom of the frame.2010-10-30 +1 copiesMay 17 20112011-05-17A padapuja-style ritual at close range: hands pour water from silver vessels with pink lotus flowers over a pair of bare feet resting on a gold-coloured tray. Silver bowls holding yellow and white offerings sit in the foreground. A person in an orange robe on the right holds a silver pot, and another person in orange and white with green bangles stands at left. A dark-haired head appears in the lower right corner. The feet are the focus, with water streaming down over them. No face of the feet's owner is visible, so the person being honoured cannot be identified and no a person candidate is shown.2010-10-30January 02 20102010-01-02 +2 copies