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A 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.

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A 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 20102010-12-23A 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.2010-12-23December 23 20102010-12-23Close 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 20102010-12-23Photograph 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.2010-12-23A 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.2010-12-23Close photo of a bare-footed woman in a maroon sari with gold zari border standing with her feet on a yellow-brown stone block, while a man in a grey sweatshirt, a white flower garland and a black wristwatch kneels and holds her foot. Orange cloth and scattered red petals lie on the floor, with brass bowls of offerings and stacked yellow sweets behind. The scene appears to be a padapuja-style foot-washing ritual. No face of a person is visible; the kneeling man is only partly shown.2010-12-23December 23 20102010-12-23October 18 20152015-10-18May 24 20162016-05-24