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April 30 20122012-04-30Close-up photograph of a woman's bare foot standing on a rough yellow turmeric-coated stone block, with a small silver toe ring visible. She wears a deep red sari with a gold woven border. Behind her on an orange cloth are steel bowls of white, yellow and orange powders and rice, and a red flower lies on the floor. Another bare foot appears at the lower right edge. Only feet and legs are visible, so no faces appear.2010-12-23April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesClose-up photograph of bare feet standing on a rectangular stone block coated with yellow turmeric paste, a ritual padapuja-style gesture. Two people are visible only from the knees down, wearing white dhotis with wide golden-orange borders. The polished white floor is scattered with yellow turmeric powder, and blurred yellow flowers or fruit appear in the foreground bottom edge.2012-04-23 +2 copiesClose photo of a woman's bare feet standing on a yellow-orange stone block while a man in a grey sweatshirt and wristwatch kneels and holds her foot. She wears a maroon sari with gold border. On the orange cloth behind are brass bowls of yellow and white offerings and scattered red rose petals.2010-12-23Close-up photograph of a bare foot resting on a yellow cushion or mat in front of a carved dark wooden chair or stool. The person wears a rust-red garment with broad gold-and-orange zari borders, pleated at the lower leg. Only the foot and lower garment are visible; no face is shown. The setting is a dim indoor satsang hall.2015-12-08Close photo of a woman's bare feet standing on a rough golden-yellow stone block during a padapuja. She wears a red sari with green and gold zari border. A man in white ritual clothes with a gold-bordered dhoti sits on an orange cloth, holding and washing her left foot with his hands. He wears a red thread on his wrist and a bangle. Red flower petals lie on the floor, and a garland of white jasmine and red flowers hangs at the upper right. Seated devotees in white sit behind on the floor, and a purple cloth lies beneath the stone.2010-12-23Close-up photo of a ritual in progress: a woman in a red and gold patterned sari and a yellow wrist thread presses her hand on a yellow-smeared dark grey stone object, a shivalingam-like form on a square base. Her hand wears a gold ring and bangles, and several dark beaded malas are on her wrist. Behind her, a garland of pink and yellow flowers. On the left, a small oil lamp burns on a stone base beside a brass plate, and bowls of grains, herbs and red petals sit nearby. A small plastic bottle stands at lower right. No a person is visible.2013-09-16November 18 20112011-11-18Photograph of a padapuja-style foot ritual in an ashram hall with orange-tinted walls. In the foreground, a woman in a red silk sari with green and gold border stands with bare feet on a golden stone block, her hand holding the sari and bangles on her wrist, a white and red flower garland around her neck. A man seated on an orange cloth, wearing white dhoti and shawl with yellow edging and a white jasmine and red flower garland, reaches toward her feet with his hand. Several seated devotees in white and yellow clothing watch from the left background, and a red-and-gold throne is visible at the back. Petals lie on the floor.2010-12-23Close view of a ritual preparation on a striped cloth. A person seated in a maroon-red garment with a gold-edged border has a hand raised, holding and sprinkling yellow turmeric powder; a gold bangle is visible on the wrist. Beside them sits a stone mortar filled with turmeric paste, with a green enamel bowl of loose yellow turmeric powder in front and a white enamel bowl of coarse salt at left. Several small dark clay bowls and a mortar sit on the cloth.2017-09-02