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November 15 2011

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November 15 20112011-11-15November 15 20112011-11-15January 13 20132013-01-13November 15 20112011-11-15 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a person's bare feet standing in a large ornate gold tray during a padapuja ritual. The feet wear an orange-red garment with a decorative border of green, white and red patterned trim. The gold tray holds white jasmine garlands, red flowers, green leaves and blades of grass, with a small gold kalasha-style vessel nearby. Gold ritual vessels and a gold textile sit around the tray, with white flower garlands at the edges.2010-12-28 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of bare feet resting on an ornate gold-coloured embossed platform or throne step. The legs are wrapped in orange saffron cloth. Beside the feet on the gold tray lie red roses, white jasmine-style flowers, a strand of beads and a small rudraksha-like mala. The visible person is partially shown, showing only legs and feet, so no face or full figure appears. A white garment is faintly visible at upper left. Only the lower body is present.2011-01-23November 15 20112011-11-15Close-up photograph of a pair of bare feet being washed in a large ornate gold tray during a padapuja ritual. The feet, wearing the ends of a red-orange garment with a red and green embroidered border, rest in the tray filled with water and white and red flowers, with green grass blades and a small gold vessel nearby. Gold-patterned ceremonial cloth and white jasmine garlands surround the tray, with a gold deity murti partially visible at the upper right. Only the lower legs and feet of a single person are visible.2010-12-28August 15 20092009-08-15September 07 20092009-09-07 +1 copiesClose-up photo of a padapuja ritual in which a person's bare feet are being washed with water on a gold-ornate tray. A hand in a white-and-pale-skinned sleeve cradles the feet, while the other hand holds a wristwatch. The person wears a bright saffron-orange robe with a pink flower garland at the sleeve. Beside the feet is a folded orange cloth and a small golden vessel, with red and orange flowers at the bottom of the frame. A white-clad devotee wearing a rudraksha mala with a small framed photo pendant sits at upper left, and tilak-like white markings are visible on the arm. The seated figure is visible only from the arm down, so no face is shown.2010-09-15Close photo of a pada puja ritual. A pair of bare feet in orange draped cloth rests on a gold-ornate platform, with the bare feet of a person in orange garment visible at centre. Silver ritual plates hold red apples, a small silver cup, white flowers and red roses, and incense sticks stand upright on the right. A devotee's hands with rings and bangles, one wearing white, pour or offer items from a silver vessel on the left. The scene centres on the washing and worship of the feet during padapuja.2011-01-23