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Close-up photo of a padapuja-style ritual: hands offer red and white rose petals from a bowl onto a silver tray resting on a pink and red silk cloth. A figure in orange robes sits above the tray, only the lower body and robe visible. Several other hands are visible at the edges, one wearing gold bangles and a beaded bracelet, another in white sleeves, and a gold kalasha-like vessel sits at the left. Leopard-print fabric lies behind.

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Overhead view of a seated puja ritual on a pink and gold brocade cloth. An orange-robed figure sits at the top of the frame, cropped at the torso, and holds a golden cup over a silver plate heaped with red and white flower petals. Several hands hold small gold cups and bowls around the plate, and a woman with dark hair sits at the lower right, pouring or offering. Silver and brass vessels, including a silver pot with a spout, sit on a leopard-print cushion and a tray. The scene suggests a flower-offering ritual.A photograph of a padapuja ritual in which devotees wash and honour a pair of bare feet resting on a silver tray filled with red and white flower petals and a small golden stand. The feet belong to a person wearing orange saffron robes, and the cloth draped over the knees is orange. Several hands are visible: one wearing a gold ring and bangles, another with a beaded bracelet, and others offering petals or water. A pink and gold brocade cloth lies beneath the tray, and a gold vessel sits at the left edge beside a leopard-print cushion. The photograph shows hands and feet only, with the person's face outside the frame.January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesOctober 20 20102010-10-20 +1 copiesAugust 15 20102010-08-15A close photograph of a padapuja ritual. A pair of feet rests on a silver tray scattered with red and white flower petals and two small gold cups. A woman in a blue-beaded bracelet pours milk from a silver pitcher over the feet, while a child's hand holds a gold cup on the left. The person being honoured wears orange saffron cloth. The background includes a leopard-print cloth and a pink silk brocade sheet.A photograph of a padapuja in progress: a person in orange robes stands with bare feet placed in a silver tray filled with milk and scattered red and white flower petals. A hand holding a gold bangle pours or cleanses over the feet. Beneath the tray is a pink and gold brocade cloth, and behind is a leopard-print fabric and a patterned wall. Only the lower body and hands are visible; no face is shown. The feet are being washed in a ritual manner with gold cups in the tray.September 07 20092009-09-07 +1 copiesClose view of a ritual worship scene seated on a patterned sofa with leopard-print cushions. A figure in orange-saffron robes sits cross-legged with a sacred white and red flower arrangement on a large silver tray, along with a small gold kalasha-style vessel. A hand holding a gold cup pours liquid over the offering. Silver bowls with sugar or prasadam sit nearby, and a silver vessel with a spout is at right. A child's hand in white sleeves rests at left. The scene looks like abhishekam or puja preparation.Close-up photo of a ritual pada puja. A woman in a red sari with gold bangles pours water from a golden kalasha-style vessel over a silver tray of red and white flower petals, with a silver bowl of offerings nearby. In the foreground a person in white clothing holds a golden cup, and a figure in orange robes stands behind a golden deity murti. A purple velvet cloth with gold border lies beneath the tray.2009-10-02Close photograph of a padapuja ritual on a golden platform. Several hands in white garments with gold borders are washing or anointing a pair of bare feet resting on a silver tray scattered with red rose petals. A silver tray with a small oil lamp and a silver lotus-shaped vessel sits beside. A person in an orange garment stands in the background, and a white-clad devotee at left has a red thread on the wrist. The scene is a foot-worship ceremony.2009-09-07A padapuja ritual in which devotees wash and honour a pair of bare feet in orange robes. A woman in a dark purple sari with a pink wrist band pours water from a small silver vessel over the feet, while a man in a white shirt holds a silver tray of red and white flowers and a small brass cup. The feet rest on a pink and gold brocade cloth over a gilded base. Another woman with a dark bun and a light beige top sits in the foreground. The orange garments of the seated figure are visible above the feet, and pink silk brocade saris frame the scene. The setting appears to be a formal temple or hall with the honoured person seated on a raised platform.2009-10-03