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Overhead photograph of a pada puja, with a pair of bare feet resting in a round brass tray filled with milk or water and scattered white jasmine-type flowers. The feet are marked with red and white and an orange cloth drapes over the upper part of the frame. Beside the tray are a small brass bowl of loose white flowers, a steel plate with rice grains, a folded paper note and a small packet, all on a woven straw mat with green and red stripes. Several other bare feet of seated onlookers are visible at the edges of the frame. A brass lota stands at the upper right.

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July 09 20122012-07-09Close-up photo of a padapuja ritual. A person in a rust-red and orange-bordered garment has a bare foot resting on a small brass plate, its surface coated in white milk or yogurt. A hand wearing gold bangles pours liquid from a brass vessel onto the foot. Beside the plate are white flowers, orange and red flower petals, and a few yellow fruits or lemons. Another person in white clothing is partly visible at the right edge. No a person candidate is visible in this frame, and the image is a photograph of people performing the ritual.2014-06-26Close-up of bare feet resting on a bed of red and yellow flower petals, with a silver bowl pouring white milk over the feet onto the floral arrangement. Silver trays, a silver plate with a lotus design, and a conch shell with milk sit among the petals, and a green leaf stem lies across them. The pouring suggests a foot-washing ritual, consistent with padapuja. The person's face is not visible, so no one in the scene is identified, and the number of people is one pair of feet.2013-10-19Close photograph of a padapuja-style foot ritual. A pair of bare feet rests on a golden tray scattered with red flower petals and white blossoms. The person wears an orange cloth with a gold-bordered edge. A hand pours milk from a steel vessel over the feet, while another hand holds a silver bowl beneath them. Silver bowls holding liquids and flowers sit in the background, and the setting appears to be a ceremonial abhishekam-type offering.2013-01-15Close photo of a pair of bare feet resting on a silver tray filled with white plumeria and pink and red rose petals during a padapuja. The feet belong to a person wearing a red and gold-bordered cloth, seated on a red tiger-striped cushion. A small silver vessel and a hand holding a brass cup appear at the top right.2014-07-24 +1 copiesNovember 10 20102010-11-10Close-up photograph of a pair of bare feet resting on a gold tray during a padapuja ritual. The feet, belonging to a person in orange clothing visible at the top edge, are surrounded by white jasmine flowers and green stems strewn across the tray. A small red dot of kumkum marks one foot. Around the tray are silver bowls holding red apples, and gold kalasha-style finials rise among the flowers. The setting suggests a foot-worship offering, with no face visible.2010-10-12 +1 copiesClose-up photo of a padapuja ritual: bare feet in orange-saffron cloth rest on a polished silver-and-gold tray, one foot placed among white flower petals and pink lotus blossoms. Silver bowls hold white flower petals, a small silver vessel and a red apple sit nearby, and an ornate silver plate lies at the lower right. A hand on the left reaches toward the offerings. Only the feet and hands of the people are visible, so no whole person can be seen. The feet appear to belong to a person in orange robes, but the figure is not shown fully, so identity is unsure.2010-10-31 +2 copiesNovember 20 20112011-11-20January 15 20132013-01-15January 20 20132013-01-20A close photograph of a padapuja ritual. Bare feet of a seated person in an orange garment with a gold border rest on a gold-patterned tray strewn with red and white flower petals. A hand wearing a silver bangle pours or holds a small silver bowl of milk over the feet, while another hand holds a silver bowl near the feet. Silver bowls with flowers sit in the background. The feet and hands show the ritual washing and offering, with no clearly visible face.2013-01-15