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Close view of bare feet standing on green banana leaves on a stone-tiled floor, with water spreading across the tiles. At right, a seated person in saffron-orange robes holds a small brass vessel (kalasha-style pot) pouring water near the feet. Visible sacred markings on the forearm and beaded wrist malas. A white-dhoti-clad person stands at left. Photo shows a ritual washing or padapuja-type ceremony at a temple, with orange-robed participants in the frame.

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December 22 20162016-12-22December 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual washing on a tiled floor scattered with green banana leaves. A bare-chested man in saffron-orange dhoti and matching shawl kneels at right, holding a brass pot (kalasha) and pouring water over the bare feet of a person in front of him. Other saffron-clad figures sit or kneel behind, and at left a person in white dhoti with gold border stands. Reddish stains mark the floor. The kneeling man wears a beaded necklace, bracelets and white markings on his arms and chest; the pouring is a padapuja-style foot-washing. Orange-clad attendants crowd the background.2016-12-12 +1 copiesDecember 12 20162016-12-12 +1 copiesClose view of a person's bare feet standing on a green banana leaf on a paved courtyard floor, water being poured over the feet from a brass vessel held by another person's hand. The pooled water runs across the leaf and tiles. The person wears a white dhoti with a gold border. The second person, in an orange and maroon garment with a beaded wrist mala, pours from the brass pot.2016-12-12 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesDecember 12 20162016-12-12 +1 copiesJuly 07 20152015-07-07December 12 20162016-12-12