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Close-up of a devotee in an orange saree kneeling on a brick floor, pouring or applying a yellow substance from a small bowl onto the bare feet of a person in white dhoti with gold border. Green banana leaves lie on the wet floor beneath the feet, and white rangoli-like lines trace the paving. Only the feet and hands are visible; no face or full figure is shown.

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December 22 20162016-12-22December 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesClose 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.2016-12-12 +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 copiesFebruary 23 20172017-02-23A woman in orange sari kneels at lower left, pouring milk and pouring from a brass vessel onto the feet of a standing man in white dhoti with a gold border. Brass pots of milk and water sit on the tiled floor beside a green banana leaf, and yellow flower petals are scattered on the wet white-painted ground. Another person in orange stands at the right edge. The scene appears to be a padapuja or ritual foot-washing with abhishekam offerings.2017-02-23December 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesClose photo of a person's bare feet being anointed with yellow turmeric paste on a green banana leaf placed over a tiled floor with white paste lines. Only the lower legs and a hand are visible: one figure wears white dhoti cloth, and another person in orange-brown garments kneels at the right, applying the paste with their hand. Darker bare feet of a second person appear at the upper left on another banana leaf. The scene suggests a ritual foot-washing or anointing before a temple ceremony, with no visible deity, face or a person figure in frame.2016-12-12 +1 copiesJuly 07 20152015-07-07