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Close-up photograph of a person's hands holding a heap of loose flower petals in red, pink and yellow, with a gold ring on one finger. The person wears a rust-red garment with a wide gold-orange border. Another pair of hands, with a ring, is pressed together in anjali at the upper right, and a white-clad arm appears at the right edge. The setting is a ritual offering.

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Close-up photograph of a bare foot resting on a tray or cloth decorated with yellow and magenta flower petals and a small golden kalasha-like object. Orange and gold silk fabric drapes across the frame and the blurred background shows white flowers. The foot appears to belong to a seated person in ritual pada puja style, with the flowers and metal vessel highlighting an act of worship at the feet.2016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a person's bare feet resting on a brass tray filled with flowers during a padapuja ritual. The feet are in focus, wearing no visible adornment, and the figure wears a deep red garment with a gold-bordered edge at upper left. The tray holds yellow marigolds, white jasmine, pink and red roses, and green leaves, with a small brass vessel near the toes. Blurred brass trays and bowls sit in the background, and a golden ritual setting is visible at right.2017-07-07 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20162016-01-02Close-up photograph of bare feet resting on a polished silver tray filled with pink and red flower petals and a small gold cup or vessel. The feet belong to a person wearing a red and gold-bordered ceremonial garment, with a shimmering gold border, and a silver-toned ornate ritual implement rests behind them. A hand with a ring appears at the top edge. The setting suggests a padapuja, a ritual washing or honouring of the feet, with flowers and a dish of offerings. No face is visible, so the identity of the person cannot be determined from the image.2014-05-21July 07 20172017-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 12 20172017-07-12 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20162016-01-02Close view of a person's bare feet standing in a silver tray filled with white jasmine flowers, red roses, pink petals and a yellow marigold, with small gold-toned vessels among the blossoms. The person wears a maroon garment with wide gold-toned borders. A silver vessel with a spout sits at the left edge. This appears to be a foot-washing or pada puja offering, with the feet being honoured with flowers.2014-06-28 +1 copiesJuly 07 20172017-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 24 20142014-07-24Close-up photo of a padapuja ritual: a man in orange-saffron dhoti with white border and red sacred thread on his wrist kneels and washes or anoints the bare foot of a seated person draped in a rust-red garment with gold border. He holds a red-cloth-wrapped object and wears a silver wristwatch and rings. Fresh white and red flower petals lie on a red cushion with gold trim. Only the feet, hands and garments are visible, so no face or identity can be determined; the seated person's role is not shown.2015-09-05