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Close photo of a doorway ritual. A person in a white top kneels at left, holding a steel vessel and pouring or arranging a dark liquid and scattered red, green and yellow offerings on the ground. At right, a barefoot figure in a full orange-saffron garment stands on a stone threshold, wearing black slippers and a small gold-coloured toe ring, with only the lower body visible. Pale concrete floor and white wall surround the scene.

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February 16 20092009-02-16Close-up photograph of two pairs of bare feet on a dusty ground at night. On the left, a figure in saffron-orange dhoti stands with bare, cracked feet with small yellow and orange flower petals scattered nearby. On the right, a figure in white dhoti with a maroon border stands with one bare foot resting on a round copper plate strewn with yellow marigold petals and white flowers. Dark liquid stains and scattered petals mark the ground around them.2009-02-16A close photograph of a padapuja-style foot ritual on a dark stone floor. A metal vessel. At right, a person in an orange-saffron garment stands, and at left a person in white dhoti clothing with a gold-bordered cloth and a beaded rudraksha-style mala is partly visible. Only the lower bodies and hands of the participants are shown, with no faces visible. The foreground is blurred by a hand. Several people are partially visible, so the count is a small group.2012-06-05February 16 20092009-02-16February 23 20172017-02-232005 - Visit to Devotee House in Rasipuram PattanamJune 26 20142014-06-26July 03 20142014-07-03A 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 copiesA photograph of a padapuja ritual. A person in white clothing and a red-beaded wrist band holds a silver plate with flower petals and a silver spoon-like vessel, pouring or offering over bare feet resting on a golden-brown ornate platform. The feet belong to a figure in saffron-orange robes wearing a multi-coloured beaded necklace; their face is not visible. Pink and red rose petals scatter across the silver plate and gilded base. Another person's arm, adorned with a silver bangle, reaches in from the left. A small brass dish of kumkum or vermilion sits at the left edge.2009-09-07January 02 20102010-01-02 +2 copiesA woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala kneels on a tiled courtyard floor and offers a brass plate of flowers and red kumkum to a standing figure in white traditional dress with a gold-bordered dhoti. Green banana leaves are laid on the floor as ritual mats, and a few flower petals lie on the leaves. Behind them stand other devotees in white and orange, some with hands folded, and a deity murti on a red pedestal is visible at left with a garland and a bright light. Lit lamps and draped decorations appear in the background.2016-12-12 +1 copies