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A close photograph of a padapuja-style ritual at an ornate golden throne. A bare foot wearing a red-and-pink flower garland rests on a rust-coloured cushion, while a man in a saffron-red robe with a gold border and a black rudraksha mala sits beside it, his hands near a tray of red and yellow flower petals, a small green fruit and a coin-like offering. Another robed figure in red and gold stands behind, and a person in white clothing reaches in from the lower right. The foot is visible, but the person it belongs to is not shown. The scene is a sacred offering of flowers and fruit at the feet of a seated figure.

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March 06 20162016-03-06March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesClose-up photo of a padapuja, a ritual washing of bare feet. A pair of bare feet in a maroon cloth with gold border is adorned with a garland of pink roses, red and yellow flowers. Two hands in brown and orange robes with rudraksha malas and bracelets pour liquid over the feet from a vessel, while a hand in white sleeves holds a brass tray with flowers, a green coconut or fruit and a small brass lamp. Ornate gold-patterned furniture and a rug are visible at left.2016-03-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a pratyaksha padapuja ritual. A person's bare feet rest on a red velvet cushion on an ornate gold throne draped with a striped tiger-skin cloth. Devotees gather rose and pink petals, white flowers and marigold-type garlands in a red plate, and a hand reaches down to offer petals to the feet. The person whose feet are shown wears a rust-brown dhoti-style garment with a gold border. Nearby devotees in white kurtas and red and white shawls, one wearing a rudraksha mala, stand on a red carpet. Petals are scattered across the red cloth.2016-05-20A close view of a ritual foot-washing or padapuja. A bare foot in a maroon-red robe rests on a silver plate filled with white and pink flower petals and small lamps, set on an ornate gilded wooden stand. A large tiger-striped cloth or tiger-skin-patterned draping sits behind the foot. A seated woman in a red dress and a rudraksha mala watches in the background, and several heads of seated devotees in white and red clothing are in the foreground. The warm pink-red lighting gives the scene a ceremonial feel.2018-01-03January 01 20182018-01-01Close-up photo of a padapuja ritual: a man in orange-saffron dhoti with white border and red sacred thread on his wrist kneels and washes or anoints the bare foot of a seated person draped in a rust-red garment with gold border. He holds a red-cloth-wrapped object and wears a silver wristwatch and rings. Fresh white and red flower petals lie on a red cushion with gold trim. Only the feet, hands and garments are visible, so no face or identity can be determined; the seated person's role is not shown.2015-09-05A photograph of a devotee's hand resting on a white-wrapped bundle placed on a brass tray decorated with marigold and flower petals, in front of a seated figure wrapped in orange cloth with gold border. A man in white dhoti with orange-gold border and a rudraksha mala stands with palms joined beside a red-cushioned gold throne. The bundle is part of a set of white coconut bundles on the floor, consistent with a padapuja offering of coconuts at the feet of a seated guru on a throne. The seated figure's face is not visible in the frame.2016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02 +1 copiesJuly 09 20152015-07-09 +1 copiesJanuary 09 20182018-01-09A seated elder in orange saffron robes with a red and yellow flower garland sits with bare feet extended, while a younger man in maroon-brown robes and a gold-beaded rudraksha necklace kneels beside him, holding a steel bowl of pink petals and a yellow object, as if performing padapuja. Behind them an older man in a brown shawl sits in front of ornate orange cushioned golden thrones, and a fruit and coconut offering lies at the lower right on a striped cloth. The scene is a ritual foot-worship in an indoor setting with a patterned backdrop. Another person's face is not described.2015-09-14