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Close view of a ritual offering arrangement on silver plates. Gold-coloured bell-shaped ornaments and white and pink flowers are heaped together, with a red apple in a silver bowl and a silver cone-shaped vessel at right. A bare foot of a person in orange clothing rests on the plates at upper right. Only a foot and orange cloth are visible, so no face or identity can be confirmed.

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September 17 20102010-09-17 +1 copiesClose view of bare feet on a gold-embossed metal tray during a padapuja-style ritual. The feet belong to a person wearing orange saffron cloth. Around them are silver bowls and vessels, white jasmine flowers, pink lotus-like petals, green leaves, a strand of gold beads, and a small silver dish of round yellow sweets. The scene is an offering of foot worship with floral and sweet offerings.2010-11-08Close-up photograph of a ritual offering spread on a gold-edged silver tray. A pair of bare feet in the foreground, with dark skin, rests beside the tray; the wearer's orange-saffron garment is visible at upper right. Silver bowls hold fresh red apples, a bowl of shredded white vegetable with green chilli, a green leaf, pink lotus flowers, and small gold-toned kalasha-like containers. A silver spouted vessel sits among the bowls. Dark blurred shapes of onlookers appear at the left and right edges. The arrangement suggests a padapuja style offering.2010-11-09Close-up photo of a bare foot resting on a golden tray filled with silver-rimmed bowls, white flower petals and pink lotus blooms. A person in orange saffron clothing is seated or standing at the top, only the lower leg and foot visible. The foot appears to be placed in a ritual puja setting, surrounded by silver and crystal vessels and garlands. No face is visible, so the person cannot be identified and a person is unsure.2010-10-26November 15 20102010-11-15Close photograph of a bare foot resting on a pile of golden offerings in a silver and gold ritual setting. The person has an orange saffron garment at the top of the frame and hairy legs. Around the foot are golden coconuts or fruit-like offerings, red rose petals or flowers, and silver bowls and plates with decorative engraved rims. A blurred dark shape occupies the lower right corner. Only the lower body is visible, so the wearer's face and identity cannot be determined from the image.2010-10-18 +2 copiesClose photo of a ritual scene on a large gold-toned tray. A person in orange-saffron cloth stands at the right edge, showing bare feet with a cracked heel and pale toenails pressed against the tray. The tray holds small golden kalasha-style vessels, pink lotus flowers, sliced white vegetables or coconut pieces in shallow silver bowls, and a red apple. Silver-toned plates with embossed rims surround the arrangement, a pink flower petal in the foreground. This appears to be a puja offering arrangement rather than a full group scene, with the orange-clad person visible only from the feet to the hem of the garment.2010-10-31 +2 copiesA close view of a padapuja ritual: bare feet in orange clothing rest on a silver tray heaped with shredded white vegetables and pink flowers. Around them are silver bowls of sliced white produce, red apples, silver spouted vessels and a stack of gold-coloured rudraksha-style beads or a gold mala. A small framed portrait photo sits among the beads. Only the feet and lower orange garment of one person are visible.2010-09-20Close view of bare feet resting on a tray of offerings during a pada puja. The feet belong to a person wearing orange clothing at the left edge. Around them are silver bowls holding shredded white and green vegetables, a sliced red apple, pink rose petals, and green leaves. Gold rudraksha-style beads or ornaments are scattered across the tray, and a small round framed photograph sits among them. Silver vessels and a silver spoon frame the foreground.2010-09-20October 18 20102010-10-18 +2 copiesClose photo of bare feet in a padapuja-style offering. A person in an orange-red garment kneels or bends at left, with dark bare feet resting on or near a golden peetha. Around the feet are silver plates and bowls holding red apples, white flower petals, and pink lotus flowers strung with yellow-gold beads. A silver kalasha-like vessel and a silver spouted ladle sit nearby. Gold ornate carving forms the background.2010-11-19Close-up photograph of a bare foot in a ritual washing scene. A person in orange saffron clothing stands with bare feet on a golden plate surrounded by silver bowls and trays. Pink lotus flowers and white jasmine-like flowers lie beside the plate, with a small gold ornament at the edge. Water droplets glisten on the foot. Only the lower legs and feet are visible, so the person's face and identity cannot be judged. Silver vessels and a gold tray fill the foreground and background.2010-10-26