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Close photo of a padapuja, with a devotee in white clothes on the left arranging pink and red flower petals and a white jasmine garland over a bare foot in a golden-rimmed tray. The foot rests on red cloth and a seated figure wears orange saffron robes at the upper right, with a golden throne-like base behind. Only hands, feet and clothing are visible, with no face shown. Decorative gold trim and a small pale green leaf sit among the blossoms.

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A padapuja ritual in progress: a bare foot in a silver tray heaped with pink and red rose petals is being washed or honoured by a man in white kurta and white dhoti kneeling at left, who holds a small brass plate in his other hand and wears red and black wrist threads. The foot belongs to a person in a saffron-orange robe with a gold-and-black beaded rudraksha-style mala across the chest. A gold-coloured ornate peetha or pedestal sits beneath the tray with a silver vessel beside it. A partial face in profile appears at far right, dressed in dark clothing.2009-09-07 +1 copiesNovember 20 20092009-11-20December 01 20092009-12-01 +2 copiesAugust 13 20092009-08-13September 07 20092009-09-07August 08 20092009-08-08Close view of a padapuja ritual: an orange-robed seated figure's feet rest on a red cloth, with a garland of pink and white flowers draped over the orange fabric above. Two hands, one in a plain white sleeve and one bare with silver bangles, hold a metal plate filled with red flower petals and ornate gold objects, including gold-coloured ornaments and a figure in front. A gilded throne edge is visible behind. A person in pink clothing is partly visible at the left edge. Visible evidence is limited to the feet, garland and offering tray; the seated figure's face is not shown.2009-12-01Photograph of a padapuja-style ritual before a seated figure draped in orange cloth with a red flower garland over the shoulder, seated on a gold-carved throne with a red velvet cushion. A bald elderly man in white clothes on the left holds rose petals and a tray of white jasmine garlands and red flowers. A man in white with a cream shawl on the right presses his palms together in prayer, and two women in yellow sit in the foreground with their heads bowed. Marigold and red petals are scattered on the cushion and base.January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesClose photo of a padapuja, the feet-worship ritual. A bare foot rests on a silver plate heaped with red rose petals and marigold-like blooms, with small brass lamps among them. The worshipped person wears saffron/orange cloth and a garland of pink lotus buds and petals. Beside the plate, a hand holds a silver tray with folded orange cloth topped by a red flower, and another orange-cloth offering sits at lower left. The seat is draped in deep red velvet with gold-carved wooden trim. A devotee in white sleeves holds the tray at right.2010-01-02 +1 copiesClose-up photo of a padapuja ritual: bare feet in the foreground rest on a golden tray while a devotee's hand, wearing a silver bangle and red-and-yellow thread, places pink and red flower petals on the feet. The feet belong to a person in an orange saffron garment. Other devotees in white clothing are blurred in the foreground, and silver ritual plates sit at the bottom edge. The scene is a foot-washing or foot-worship offering rather than a full view of the person's face.2011-09-15A close photo of a padapuja ritual on a red velvet cushion with gold-edged woodwork. A figure in orange robes sits above a silver tray holding pink lotus blossoms, scattered white and pink petals, and a small gold cup. An elderly person in a white garment reaches toward the tray with palms open, while another person's hands in white hold a brass bowl and a strand of grass near the right edge. Brass bowls with turmeric-yellow contents sit on either side. The frame is tightly cropped to the feet and hands.