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A photograph of a ritual offering scene with a seated figure in a maroon and orange-gold garment on the left, whose lower body and hands are visible while the face is cropped out. Several participants in white and cream clothing and a woman with short light hair in a gold-trimmed top reach toward gold-rimmed silver plates and bowls filled with white flowers, yellow marigolds, red petals and leaves. A gold-patterned throne or seat surrounds the group.

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December 01 20112011-12-01December 01 20112011-12-01A padapuja ritual in progress: a bare foot rests on a brass tray while a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala hands over a silver bowl of milk. Brass and silver bowls hold red roses and orange and pink flowers, with a red-skinned fruit and a conch-shaped vessel on a gold plate. A woman in a mustard-yellow top and gold bangles, and another person's hands, are also reaching toward the offerings. Gold-toned cloth covers the floor.2011-11-20November 29 20112011-11-29A padapuja-style foot ritual: bare feet in saffron-orange robes with gold trim rest on a gold-embossed ceremonial table. Around the feet, silver bowls and trays hold red rose petals, pink flowers, white blossoms, yellow liquid and small offerings. Seated devotees in white and sari-clad women with bangles watch from the right, some wearing rudraksha malas. A striped tiger-print cloth lies on the golden seat at left.2013-02-24Close-up photo of a padapuja, the ritual worship of a person's bare feet. A golden tray with a raised rim holds bare feet being worshipped with white jasmine flowers and petals. Around it sit ornate silver bowls with offerings. Several hands reach in: a child's hand wearing gold bangles on the left, a woman's hand with rings and bangles at lower right, and a man's hand in the upper centre. Upper left and upper right, someone in saffron-orange cloth and a white garment is visible. The person whose feet are being worshipped is only partly visible at the centre; no face is shown.2010-08-01A padapuja-style ritual at close range: a bare foot rests on a golden tray surrounded by silver bowls filled with red rose petals, white flowers, orange turmeric paste, and dark fruit or seeds. Several hands reach in to place white plumeria and red flowers, one wearing rudraksha and beaded bracelets. A woman in a red-and-gold border sari stands at left. Silver kalasha-style vessels sit among the offerings.2013-03-18November 24 20102010-11-24December 11 20112011-12-11September 16 20132013-09-16September 06 20102010-09-06July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copies