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Overhead photo of a pair of black rubber sandals arranged as an offering on a brass tray, covered with yellow flowers, pink rose petals and green leaves, with a terracotta ring placed across them. Behind the tray is a dark brass base and a field of rudraksha beads on a red cloth with a pink and gold patterned textile below. The arrangement appears to be a ritual flower offering.

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Close-up photo of a pair of black rubber sandals placed on a brass tray and heaped with flowers as an offering. Pink roses and red blossoms are mixed with bright yellow jasmine-type flowers and green leaves, with terracotta cups and a terracotta ring among them. Behind is a cushion covered with dark rudraksha beads in front of a brass base and a pink-and-gold patterned cloth. No people are visible.2021-03-20KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 3/24/20212021-03-24A pair of black rubber sandals, sometimes treated as ritual footwear, is covered in yellow jasmine-like flowers, orange marigolds, pink roses and petals, with green leaves and an orange-red flower. Two terracotta rings or bands lie across the sandals. Behind is a row of rudraksha beads and a red and gold patterned cloth on a brass tray. No people are visible.2021-03-17Close-up photo of a pair of black rubber sandals. A curved terracotta-coloured band, possibly a clay ring, rests across the centre. Behind the plate are a pink and gold patterned cloth and an orange and red floral fabric. No people are visible.2021-03-28A photograph of a pair of dark rubber sandals laid on a brass plate over a golden-orange silk cloth, decorated with fresh flowers. Pink rose petals, red and pink hibiscus blooms, a large yellow-orange flower, white blossoms, purple flowers and green leaves and grass blades are arranged across the sandals, with two terracotta bangle-like rings resting on them. This appears to be a padukapuja offering of flowers to footwear, and the image shows only objects with no people visible.2021-05-27A top-down photograph of flower offerings arranged on a brass plate over a deep red cloth. Red hibiscus blossoms, pink petals, yellow flowers, a marigold centre and white blooms are heaped around a terracotta bowl and a black rubber slipper, with thin green grass blades and leaves among them. The arrangement resembles a padukapuja offering of flowers placed on footwear, with no visible people.2021-07-09Close overhead photo of a flower-decorated ritual object on a brass tray. A terracotta-coloured curved vessel. Small green leaves and a couple of nuts sit among the blooms. Behind it, a wall of brown rudraksha beads is edged with a string of orange marigolds, and a pink patterned cloth lies beneath the tray on a white marble floor. No people are visible.2021-03-16KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 5/13/20212021-05-13KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 5/23/20212021-05-23Overhead photo of a pair of dark sandals placed on a brass tray over a bright orange-red cloth. The sandals are heaped with pink, magenta and red flower petals, green leaves, small yellow and white blossoms, and marigold-yellow petals, with two small clay cups holding saffron-coloured paste. The flower-covered sandals represent padukapuja, a ritual honouring the sacred footwear of a guru, and no people are visible in the scene.2021-05-12KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 5/22/20212021-05-22KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 5/19/20212021-05-19