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Close-up photo of several people's hands and arms gathered around a pair of bare feet on the ground. A bare ankle with a red line of paint or dye is visible, and a white cloth is being wrapped or tied around the leg. Hands wear wristwatches, bangles and rings; the clothing is white with an orange and yellow edge visible at the lower left. Dry grass lies on the ground beneath them. The scene appears to be a ritual or devotional service, with hands attending to the feet of a seated or reclining person whose face is not visible.

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December 26 20092009-12-26Close-up photo of a padapuja-style foot worship: a devotee's hands, one wearing a silver ring, cradle and touch a bare foot of a seated person dressed in orange and maroon, while a standing person in white clothes stands beside them against a golden cloth backdrop. Only partial limbs and clothing are visible; no face is shown.2010-11-14November 14 20102010-11-14November 14 20102010-11-14Close view of a padapuja ritual: a seated figure in orange-red robes has bare feet extended onto a stone or metal basin, and an adult's hand, adorned with gold bangles, is washing or touching the feet while holding a folded white cloth or paper. A white garland of jasmine flowers with pink blossoms lies across the robes. Behind, a tiger-striped orange cloth and gold-toned ornamental objects are visible. A child in white dhoti is partly visible at the lower left edge. Right edge shows a person in white clothing. Feet and hands are the central focus, with a photo credit overlay on the lower right.2016-05-24Close-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.2015-09-05Close photograph of a seated man in white ceremonial clothing receiving foot care. He wears a gold bead necklace and a small red tilak on his forehead. His bare foot is being held and massaged by hands of an attendant in white sleeves at lower left, while his own hand supports the foot. A gold and red throne or seat is partly visible behind. Only the two people visible in the frame are counted.2010-11-14A 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.2016-01-02Close photograph of a seated man in white ritual clothing and a long gold bead necklace having his bare foot massaged by a bare-chested young attendant in the lower left, while a second person's hands hold the foot from below. Gold-toned ceremonial fabric and a red cushion sit behind. The seated man's face is cropped out; the mood is one of devotional foot service. Attribution of the seated man is not established from appearance, so the role is given as a seated devotee receiving padapuja-style foot care.2010-11-14November 14 20102010-11-14Close-up photo of a padapuja-style foot ritual on a stone floor. A man in a white dhoti with a gold border kneels and pours water from a brass vessel over a bare foot, with a wristwatch visible on his wrist. Another person in white dhoti stands at left with bare, wet feet. Scattered white and pink flower petals, a red flower and green leaves lie on the wet floor. Only legs, feet and hands are visible, so no face is shown.2015-07-07June 23 20132013-06-23