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Close-up photo of a pada puja ritual: a bare foot rests on a golden tray while a woman in a dark top pours liquid from a silver bowl over it, with another hand holding a silver vessel. Surrounding golden and silver plates hold flower petals in red, yellow and white. A person in orange robes sits at the upper right, and a hand with a silver bangle and ring appears at left.

Close photograph of a padapuja ritual. A pair of bare feet rests on a gold tray while hands pour water from silver vessels over them. Several women's hands hold silver cups and bowls; one wears a silver bangle and a ring, another wears bangles. The foreground shows flowers, including red and yellow blooms, with a figure in orange robes at the upper right and a dark-haired head of a participant at the right edge. Silver and brass offering bowls fill the frame.

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Close-up photograph of a padapuja ritual in which a devotee's bare feet are being washed. Two hands pour water from a small silver vessel over the feet, which rest on a large ornate gold tray scattered with white flowers. Blurred in the foreground, a woman with dark hair pulled back in a bun wears an orange garment, and at the upper right a woman wears a red sari with floral embroidery and a white flower garland. A figure in orange robes with gold bangles pours from a second vessel at the top left. No face of the person receiving the washing is visible.

Close-up photo of a padapuja ritual. Hands of several devotees pour water from a silver vessel over a bare foot wearing ring and bangle jewellery, draped in orange saffron cloth. Pink lotus flowers and white flowers are scattered among silver bowls and a decorated gold-toned altar base. Red apples sit in a silver tray at the bottom. A devotee in white clothing with a gold bangle reaches in from the left. The bare foot belongs to the seated figure in orange robes; the face is not visible, so no identification is made.

Close-up of a ritual offering in progress. A hand wearing a silver ring and bangles holds a small silver vessel over a silver tray, while a sleeve of bright orange cloth reaches in from the right. Nearby silver bowls hold pink and white flowers, a white garland, shredded vegetables and a small gold kalasha-like object. Blurred gold ornaments and a figure in white and gold are visible in the background.

A padapuja ritual in which feet clad in orange robes are washed with water poured from small brass vessels. A figure in orange robes sits on an ornate gilded throne with a bare foot resting on a silver tray scattered with white jasmine flowers and pink petals. Several hands hold brass cups and bowls, one pouring water over the foot, while a child in beige clothing and other adults in white and gold bangles assist. A silver tray with an elephant-shaped spout sits beside. Golden throne carvings are visible behind.

October 26 2010

September 06 2010

Close-up photo of a padapuja, the ritual worship of a person's bare feet. A golden tray with a raised rim holds bare feet being worshipped with white jasmine flowers and petals. Around it sit ornate silver bowls with offerings. Several hands reach in: a child's hand wearing gold bangles on the left, a woman's hand with rings and bangles at lower right, and a man's hand in the upper centre. Upper left and upper right, someone in saffron-orange cloth and a white garment is visible. The person whose feet are being worshipped is only partly visible at the centre; no face is shown.

November 18 2010

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Close photo of a padapuja-style foot ritual: silver bowls held by several hands pour milk or water over a pair of bare feet resting on a silver tray. Pink flowers and white jasmine-like blossoms lie to the left. A person in an orange garment sits at the upper right, and a dark-haired head is blurred in the foreground. Gold bangles are visible on one wrist. The feet are the focus, and no face of the person being honoured is visible.

Close-up photo of a padapuja, a ritual washing of feet. A man in an orange robe sits with bare feet resting on a bed of red rose petals. A hand pours water from a silver vessel over the feet, while another hand holds a silver bowl and an adjacent hand wears a ring. Ornate gold trays hold small gold cups, silver bowls and more red roses. The lower-right corner shows part of a person's head.