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A photograph of a padapuja ritual. A person in white clothing and a red-beaded wrist band holds a silver plate with flower petals and a silver spoon-like vessel, pouring or offering over bare feet resting on a golden-brown ornate platform. The feet belong to a figure in saffron-orange robes wearing a multi-coloured beaded necklace; their face is not visible. Pink and red rose petals scatter across the silver plate and gilded base. Another person's arm, adorned with a silver bangle, reaches in from the left. A small brass dish of kumkum or vermilion sits at the left edge.

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September 07 20092009-09-07A close photo of a padapuja ritual: a pair of bare feet, smeared with white paste, rest on a golden tray while several hands pour water over them from silver vessels. One hand holds pink lotus flowers, and water streams down past a red-and-green thread on the ankle. The person whose feet are being washed wears no visible face in frame; in the foreground a dark-haired head is partly visible at right. A woman in an orange-and-white outfit with a green-trimmed border and gold bangles pours water, and a man in an orange robe also stands beside the tray. Silver bowls with offerings sit at the bottom of the frame.2010-10-30 +1 copiesAugust 15 20092009-08-15November 20 20112011-11-20Close photograph of a bare foot in a golden ritual tray being worshipped by hands. A woman's hand with gold bangles and a silver ring holds a garland of red, white, yellow and purple flowers while another hand, with a rudraksha bead bracelet and wearing white, touches the foot. The foot wears orange-saffron robe fabric at the ankle, and the tray is filled with red and pink rose petals, a green leaf and gold-coloured ornaments. Whose foot it is cannot be determined from the image.2010-08-15November 27 20092009-11-27Close photo of a padapuja ritual: a person in orange robes sits with bare feet resting on a large ornate silver and gold tray, while a hand in cream sleeve pours water or applies it over the feet. Pink flowers and scattered petals lie on the tray and white cloth. A second hand in orange sleeve holds a small gold ritual vessel with a handle beside the tray. The feet are adorned with a small gold ornament on one toe.2009-09-10A padapuja ritual in progress: a bare foot in a silver tray heaped with pink and red rose petals is being washed or honoured by a man in white kurta and white dhoti kneeling at left, who holds a small brass plate in his other hand and wears red and black wrist threads. The foot belongs to a person in a saffron-orange robe with a gold-and-black beaded rudraksha-style mala across the chest. A gold-coloured ornate peetha or pedestal sits beneath the tray with a silver vessel beside it. A partial face in profile appears at far right, dressed in dark clothing.2009-09-07 +1 copiesNovember 20 20112011-11-20A photograph of a padapuja foot-worship ritual. Bare feet in orange-saffron robes rest on an ornate gold tray decorated with embossed floral patterns. A man in a cream-gold kurta leans forward and pours water from a small golden vessel over red and orange rose petals arranged on the tray. Silver bowls holding more orange petals and a red sweet-like offering sit to the right. A dark blurred figure is at the lower right edge.2011-11-05January 02 20102010-01-02 +2 copiesClose photograph of a padapuja offering. An elderly man in a white shirt, seen from behind and partly at left, holds pink lotus petals in cupped hands above a large silver tray. On the tray are a small golden figure, pink lotus blossoms and scattered red, yellow and white flower petals. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a red cloth at the centre, with bare feet visible resting on the tray. At the right edge, another person's hands hold flower petals in a gesture of offering. A golden object and red cushion complete the scene.