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Close-up photo of a padapuja ritual: bare feet of a person in an orange robe are being washed with liquid poured from a small silver cup held by a hand wearing a ring and bangles. Silver bowls and plates surround the feet, holding an apple, pink lotus petals and white flowers. Dark blurred shapes at the frame edges suggest other devotees. The feet are the focus.

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Close photograph of a pada puja foot-worship offering. Bare feet in the foreground, with a person's hands pouring water from a silver vessel over the feet. Orange-clothed fabric is visible above the feet. Around them are silver trays and bowls holding flower petals, a red apple, a gold-coloured ornamental cup and pink and white flowers. A second pair of hands, with a red thread on the wrist, holds a silver cup at left. The person whose feet are being washed is not shown in full, and no face is visible.2010-11-18 +2 copiesClose photo of bare feet in an orange robe being ritually washed as a padapuja. Two hands, one holding a silver cup, pour liquid over the feet, while a silver tray holds pink lotus flowers, white jasmine-like blossoms, a small brass lamp and silver bowls. The feet belong to a figure in saffron-orange clothing; the face is not visible. Only the feet, hands and sleeves appear, so physical people are limited to the washing hands and the feet, with a second person's white-clad arm at the lower edge.2010-10-29Close-up photo of a padapuja ritual: a person in an orange robe has bare feet resting on a golden tray, while a hand pours milk from a silver vessel over the feet. Other hands hold silver bowls and a red apple sits in a silver dish nearby, with pink flower petals and a gold lamp at the left edge. The scene shows only feet, hands and robe, so the identity of the person in orange cannot be determined from appearance.2010-11-09October 08 20102010-10-08Close view of a ritual offering being prepared on a golden tray. A person in orange robes reaches into a row of polished silver cups and bowls, while another hand holds a small silver vessel. Red apples, shredded white vegetable, green betel-style leaves and pink flower petals are arranged around the tray, with silver and gold ritual vessels. Only hands and orange-clad arms are visible, so people count is limited to one partially visible person. The setting suggests a puja offering with fruit and food.2010-11-09Close-up of a padapuja ritual: a pair of bare feet with toes resting on a gold tray of flowers, pink petals and an apple. A hand in a bangle holds a silver cup of water while another hand in white sleeve pours or rests a silver vessel near the feet. Silver bowls and offerings surround the tray. Only hands and feet of the people are visible, so the figure's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2011-11-26Close-up photograph of a padapuja ritual: a person's bare feet in an orange saffron garment are being washed with water poured from a silver vessel by a hand at left. Silver and gold trays hold white flower petals, a red flower, an apple and a pink-flowered offering. Only the feet and a partial sleeve of an orange-clad person are visible, along with a partial figure at the right edge.2010-10-08Close photo of a pada puja foot-washing ritual. Hands pour water from silver vessels over bare feet of a person in orange clothing, with pink lotus flowers, silver bowls, a red apple and a gold tray arranged around. A hand wearing a red thread bracelet holds a silver pitcher. The orange-clad person's feet are the focus, and the people performing the ritual are partly visible at the edges.2010-11-18 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a padapuja foot-washing ritual. Several hands pour water from small silver cups over a pair of bare feet resting on a large polished silver tray. Pink lotus flowers and white blossoms sit on the tray, with a small brass lamp at the left edge. A person in saffron-orange robes is visible at the upper right, and a figure in dark clothing appears at the right edge. Hands wear rings and bangles. Water streams over the feet. Only the hands, feet and partial clothing are visible, so no face is shown.2010-11-03 +1 copiesClose photo of a padapuja-style foot ritual. A pair of bare feet in orange robes is being washed with water poured from an engraved silver vessel held by a hand wearing silver bangles. Pink flowers, silver plates and bowls of yellow offerings surround the feet. Only the feet, hands and a blurred edge of another person are visible; no face shows.2010-10-30December 10 20112011-12-10October 31 20102010-10-31 +2 copies