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Photograph of a padapuja-style foot ritual in an ashram hall with orange-tinted walls. In the foreground, a woman in a red silk sari with green and gold border stands with bare feet on a golden stone block, her hand holding the sari and bangles on her wrist, a white and red flower garland around her neck. A man seated on an orange cloth, wearing white dhoti and shawl with yellow edging and a white jasmine and red flower garland, reaches toward her feet with his hand. Several seated devotees in white and yellow clothing watch from the left background, and a red-and-gold throne is visible at the back. Petals lie on the floor.

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Close photo of a woman's bare feet standing on a rough golden-yellow stone block during a padapuja. She wears a red sari with green and gold zari border. A man in white ritual clothes with a gold-bordered dhoti sits on an orange cloth, holding and washing her left foot with his hands. He wears a red thread on his wrist and a bangle. Red flower petals lie on the floor, and a garland of white jasmine and red flowers hangs at the upper right. Seated devotees in white sit behind on the floor, and a purple cloth lies beneath the stone.2010-12-23December 23 20102010-12-23December 23 20102010-12-23December 23 20102010-12-23A bald man in white dhoti and shawl, with white jasmine garland and red flower garland, kneels on an orange mat and performs padapuja by washing the bare foot of a woman in a red sari with green border, her foot resting on a yellow stone block. Marigold petals lie on the floor, and a brass plate with offerings sits to the right. Behind them a gold ornate chair stands in a room with orange walls and other women in saris are visible at the edges. The kneeling man's identity cannot be determined from appearance, so he is described by role only.2010-12-23A photograph of a ritual padapuja on a yellow stone block. A woman in a red and green silk sari with gold zari border has one bare foot resting on the stone while a man in white dhoti and shawl with yellow borders, wearing a white jasmine garland with red flowers, kneels and holds her foot, washing or anointing it. Red and white bangles are on her wrist. An orange cloth covers the floor beside a purple striped mat with scattered flower petals. Two people, a wrapped devotee and a partially visible person are at the edges. No clear a person candidate is visible; the kneeling man's face is not shown.2010-12-23A seated man with a shaved head, wearing white dhoti and shawl with gold-bordered edges and a white flower garland, performs padapuja by washing or anointing the bare foot of a standing woman in a red sari with green and gold border. Her foot rests on a yellow stone platform on an orange cloth over a patterned mat. Behind them a gold-carved throne-style chair and a red seat appear, with puja items and a red-and-white flower garland on the woman's side. The man wears a red thread bracelet and a ring.2010-12-23A close photograph of a padapuja-style foot ritual. A woman in a red blouse and green saree with gold zari border stands with bare feet on a rectangular yellow-ochre stone block. A man in white dhoti with gold-bordered cloth kneels on an orange mat and cradles her bare foot with both hands, one hand wearing a ring. He wears a white flower garland with red roses, and her wrist shows red threads and gold bangles. Scattered yellow petals and a red flower lie on the orange and purple mats.2010-12-23December 23 20102010-12-23July 09 20122012-07-09December 26 20082008-12-26 +1 copiesA photograph of a marriage-ceremony style ritual in an indoor hall with brick floor and mats. A bald priest in orange dhoti with white tilak and a gold chain stands at left holding a paper and microphone, while a camera is visible at the edge. A woman in a cream and beige sari with paisley pattern stands on a yellow stone block while a man in white kurta and white dhoti places an orange shawl and yellow-and-white garland on her. Onlookers sit on benches and on the floor at right, including children in colourful sweaters and a man in an orange shawl in the background.2012-07-09