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Close view of a pada puja ritual on a large gold tray. A man's hand in a white sleeve, wearing a gold bangle, pours water from a silver cup over a bare foot resting on the tray at left. The tray holds red roses, a pink lotus, a white flower, silver bowls and a conch-like silver vessel. Behind, a woman in white and a small child with a red tilak look on softly blurred.

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Close-up photo of a padapuja ritual on a large gold-embossed tray. A person in white clothing with a gold bangle pours water from a silver cup over bare feet resting on the tray. Pink lotus, red roses and yellow and white flowers lie on the gold plate, beside silver bowls and a silver-handled brush. A figure in white sits in the blurred background. Only partial bodies are visible, mainly hands and feet.2011-11-04Close photo of a padapuja ritual at the feet of a person in an orange saffron garment with gold border. A woman in a cream sari with a blue-thread necklace and gold bangles pours water from a silver vessel over the feet, while another person in a teal blue top and a figure in white handle silver bowls, a red apple and pink and white flower petals in a gold tray. Partial view of the seated people.2011-11-26November 04 20112011-11-04June 25 20132013-06-25November 15 20112011-11-15October 11 20102010-10-11A padapuja ritual photographed close up: bare feet of a devotee in an orange-and-maroon bordered garment rest on a large gold-embossed tray, while a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala reaches to touch a small brass vessel with red and pink flower petals and a kumkum-colored offering. A red apple and silver bowls sit at the edge of the tray. The second man's face is cropped out of frame, so no portrait is visible.2011-11-15Close photo of a padapuja-style foot ritual. Several hands pour water from silver cups and bowls over a bare foot resting on a golden tray. A person in an orange saffron garment sits at right, wearing gold bangles, and a person in white clothing with a white sleeve reaches in from top left. Silver vessels, white flower petals, a pink flower, and green leaves surround the tray. Water runs down the foot onto the tray. Several people's hands are visible, with one at left wearing rings and bangles.2010-10-15November 26 20112011-11-26August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesNovember 25 20102010-11-25Close photo of a pair of bare feet with dark skin resting in a large ornate gold-coloured metal tray with embossed floral and scroll patterns. Gold coins are placed on the toes and across the feet, and a hand in gold bangles pours water from a silver vessel with embossed floral motifs over them. The wearer's cream-and-gold silk garment is visible above, and white and yellow flower petals surround the tray.2010-01-01