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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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August 02 20102010-08-02August 02 20102010-08-02 +1 copiesSeptember 06 20102010-09-06November 26 20112011-11-26Close-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.2010-09-16Close view of several hands reaching over a golden tray during a ritual offering. Bare feet of a seated person in orange clothing appear at right, with a red flower and small silver bowls, glasses and betel-like leaves on the tray. Hands in white sleeves and gold bangles and rings reach toward the bowls. A rudraksha mala is visible at upper right. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam offering, with silver vessels and fresh flowers arranged around the feet.2010-09-06Close-up photograph of a padapuja foot-washing ritual. Several hands pour water from small silver cups over a pair of bare feet resting on a large polished silver tray. Pink lotus flowers and white blossoms sit on the tray, with a small brass lamp at the left edge. A person in saffron-orange robes is visible at the upper right, and a figure in dark clothing appears at the right edge. Hands wear rings and bangles. Water streams over the feet. Only the hands, feet and partial clothing are visible, so no face is shown.2010-11-03 +1 copiesClose-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.2010-10-29Close photo of a padapuja-style foot ritual. Several hands pour water from silver cups and bowls over a bare foot resting on a golden tray. A person in an orange saffron garment sits at right, wearing gold bangles, and a person in white clothing with a white sleeve reaches in from top left. Silver vessels, white flower petals, a pink flower, and green leaves surround the tray. Water runs down the foot onto the tray. Several people's hands are visible, with one at left wearing rings and bangles.2010-10-15Close-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.2010-08-01Close-up photo of a padapuja foot-worship ritual. Hands holding silver bowls pour a white liquid over a bare foot, with the water running down the toes. A bare-armed attendant wears gold bangles and a gold bracelet. Pink lotus flowers, white petals and green leaves surround the foot on a gold-coloured tray. The person whose foot is being washed wears an orange robe at the top of the frame. Another person's silver bowl appears at the upper right.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 11 20102010-10-11