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Close-up photo of a person seated on a pink and gold brocade cloth, wearing orange robes, with bare feet resting on a silver tray filled with red and white flower petals. Two small gold-coloured ritual vessels stand among the petals, and the silver tray has an ornate handle. Leopard-print fabric and a patterned wall are behind, and a child's hand and leg appear at the left edge. This appears to be a padapuja, the washing and worship of the feet, though the visible cues are limited to the feet, petals and tray.

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Close-up photograph of a pair of bare feet standing on a silver tray filled with red and white flower petals, with gold-coloured cups or lamps set between the feet. The feet are dusted with orange kumkum powder. The person is wearing orange-saffron garments from the knees down. The tray rests on a pink and gold brocade cloth, with a leopard-print fabric behind and a partly visible foot of another person at the left edge. The setting suggests a padapuja, a ritual washing and worship of the feet.Close photo of a pair of bare feet standing in a round polished brass tray during padapuja, the feet washed in milk and strewn with red rose petals and white flower petals. Golden kumkum-marked feet rest on the tray's edge, and a gold-topped cup sits beside them. The figure wears orange saffron cloth. Beside the tray, a seated person in white clothing rests a bare foot on a pink and gold silk cloth. Another brass plate with a small ornate design sits at the far left.A close photo of a person's bare feet standing in a round silver tray filled with red and white flower petals, with two small gold cups beside the feet. The wearer's orange-saffron lower garment is visible above. Beneath the tray is a pink and red brocade cloth with gold patterns, and a leopard-print mat lies behind. The scene looks like a padapuja, where a devotee's feet are honoured with flowers. Only feet and lower garment are visible, so no face or identity can be determined; a partial figure on the left shows a bare leg in blue jeans.A close photograph of a pair of bare feet resting on a large silver plate filled with flower petals, milk and turmeric, with small gold ritual cups placed near the feet. The feet wear orange cloth at the ankles, and a hand with a ring and a bangle holds the plate's edge while a pink silk cloth with gold border lies beneath. Red and white rose petals and yellow flower petals are scattered over the plate, consistent with a padapuja foot-worship ritual. Only a portion of an orange-robed person and a white-clad attendant are visible at the frame's edges.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.A close photograph of bare feet in a silver tray being ritually washed. The person standing has orange-saffron cloth draped over the legs and bare feet. A hand wearing bangles and a gold ring pours water from a golden cup over the feet. The tray is filled with red and white flower petals and sits on a pink and gold patterned silk cloth, beside a silver vessel with an elephant-shaped spout. The background has a leopard-print cloth and a patterned wall. The feet are being bathed in a padapuja style ritual.Close-up photograph of a pair of bare feet in a silver tray, standing on gold sandals decorated with red and white flower petals. The person wears orange saffron cloth at the top of frame. The silver tray sits on a pink and gold brocade cloth over a patterned fabric. A white-clad hand holding a small vessel appears at the left edge, and a silver vessel with an elephant-head spout sits at the right. This appears to be a padapuja, a ritual washing and worship of the feet, with petals scattered over the gold sandals. The person's face is not visible, so no identity is asserted and a person is set to unsure.A close view of bare feet resting on a golden sandal-shaped padukas set on a polished silver tray, with red rose petals and white flower petals scattered over the feet and tray. The feet are covered by the hem of orange robes. The tray sits on a pink and gold brocade cloth with a floral pattern, and a silver vessel with a handle appears at the right edge. The setting suggests a padapuja, a ritual honouring the feet, though no person's face is visible.Close photo of a person's bare feet resting on a round silver tray filled with red and white flower petals, with two small gold cups set among them. The person wears orange clothing, and the tray sits on a pink and gold brocade cloth over a leopard-print mat. Gold vessels stand at the right edge. This appears to be a padapuja, a ritual washing or honouring of feet, though no face is visible. No a person identification is made from appearance.A photograph of a padapuja-style offering: a silver tray filled with red and cream flower petals rests on a pink and gold brocade cloth. Behind it, the lower body of a person in an orange saffron garment is visible, with bare feet partly shown in the petals. A leopard-print cloth and a silver vessel with a spout sit at the edge of the frame, and a small seated person's leg appears at the left.Close-up photo of a padapuja ritual: a bare brown foot rests on a silver tray scattered with red and white flower petals, with gold-coloured cups and a small gold vessel. A hand in a rust-orange garment pours or holds the gold vessel, while another hand in a pink-and-gold brocade cloth rests at the tray's edge. A bangled wrist with blue and pink bangles is visible at right, beside a silver bowl with a spouted rim.A photograph of a pair of bare feet resting on a silver tray filled with mixed flower petals, including pink, white, cream and purple blossoms. The feet belong to a person wearing orange-saffron robes that drape over the knees, seated on a deep red cushion. Behind them a pink and gold brocade cloth hangs over a light fabric. A hand at the right edge holds the tray's ornate silver handle. Only the feet and robes of the seated person are visible; no face is shown.2009-10-11