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Close-up photograph of a seated person's bare feet and ankles during a ritual, with a silver tray decorated with an elephant-head handle at the base. The person wears orange-saffron dhoti-style cloth with gold borders and red-and-gold beaded anklets. The feet rest on a red velvet platform with black tiger-stripe pattern, beside a gold-and-red cord. On the tray are green leaves, gold ornaments, white flowers and red offerings, consistent with a padapuja foot-worship offering. No face is visible.

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September 26 20122012-09-26October 16 20122012-10-16October 20 20122012-10-20October 16 20122012-10-16Close-up photograph of a pair of bare feet resting on a silver tray decorated with lotus-petal relief and an elephant-head handle, with white flowers and a pink lotus bloom scattered around them. The feet emerge from a saffron-orange draped garment with a gold-bordered hem, set against an ornate gold-toned throne or pedestal. The scene reads as a foot-worship ritual (padapuja) before a seated figure whose face and body are cropped out of frame. The lower legs and feet are the only visible human body parts.2012-05-18January 04 20132013-01-04Close photograph of a seated figure draped in orange saffron cloth with gold border, wearing a garland of green leaves and pink flowers across the chest. Seated on a red cushioned seat with ornate gold carved throne base. In the foreground, a hand in white sleeve pours or offers from a gold cup into a silver-toned tray containing pink flowers, green leaves and small brass items; another hand is partly visible at the right edge. The figure's face is not visible, so no identification is made.2009-08-13Close-up of a bare foot resting on a silver elephant-headed tray filled with flower petals, including pink roses, yellow marigold petals, green leaves and rudraksha beads, with a small gold kalasha-like vessel. The tray sits on a red velvet cushioned seat with a gold-framed base. A person in an orange-and-gold-bordered garment sits on the throne; the foot is being bathed in flower offerings as a padapuja.2012-09-29Close photograph of a padapuja ritual. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes has bare feet resting on a silver tray set on an ornate gold pedestal. Gold toe rings are visible on the feet, and red and pink flower petals are scattered over the gold surface. A silver elephant-shaped vessel sits beside the tray. A person in white clothing kneels at the left edge of the frame. A rudraksha-and-cloth garland with blue, white and red threads drapes on the orange-clad arm. The body of the seated figure is only partly visible, so no face or identity is shown.2009-09-07 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of bare feet resting on a silver tray filled with red rose petals, placed on a red velvet cushion with a striped pattern. The feet are wearing orange-red robes with a gold trim visible above. A small gold cup sits among the petals and gold ornate metalwork frames the lower right. Behind, two blurred people in orange robes sit with palms pressed together in namaskar. This appears to be a padapuja, a ritual washing and worship of feet, with the feet of a seated figure being honoured.2014-01-22Close-up photo of a bare-footed person in a rust-red garment with gold border standing on a polished silver tray. The tray has elephant-head handles and repoussé floral motifs. A pink lotus flower with white petals and stamens rests on the tray near the feet, and a gold ornamental vessel sits beside the toes. A hand wearing a gold bangle reaches in from the right to place or arrange the flowers. The setting is a temple or ashram ritual.2012-05-08 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a bare foot resting on a round silver puja plate during a pada puja. The person wears orange saffron cloth with a gold border. The plate holds white flower petals, green leaves, a pink lotus, a small brass kalasha-style vessel and a silver tray. A dark-skinned hand holding a green leaf appears at the right edge. The background is a white wall and a red cloth covering a table.2011-10-09