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Close overhead view of a pada puja offering on a gold tray. Several hands pour milk from silver bowls over the bare feet of a person in orange robes, whose feet are covered in flower petals. Yellow marigolds, red flowers and white blossoms surround the feet, and silver bowls of offerings sit around the tray. Women wearing silver bangles and a ring pour the liquids. A dark-haired head is visible at the bottom edge, and a small brass kalasha sits among the flowers.

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August 02 20102010-08-02Close photo of a ritual pouring: a pair of hands holds a small vessel and pours a white liquid. Pink lotus flowers and white flowers lie on the tray beside brass ritual items. A second pair of hands, wearing red-thread bracelets and a ring, rests on the tray at right. At right edge, a person in orange garment sits beside the tray. In the foreground, a dark-haired head is partly visible at left. The setting suggests abhishekam or puja.2010-10-29A photograph of a padapuja ritual: a bare foot in the foreground, resting on silver and gold trays, is being bathed. A woman with red nail polish and beaded bracelets pours milk from a small silver vessel over the foot, which is strewn with white flowers, pink rose petals and a red apple. The person's orange robe fills the left edge, and another silver bowl sits nearby with green leaves. The scene is set on an ornate gold-patterned surface.2010-08-30Close-up photograph of a ritual abhishekam. Two pairs of hands pour milk from ornate silver vessels with engraved floral patterns over a silver tray filled with pink lotus petals and white flower buds. A figure in orange clothing sits at the left edge, and a third hand holds a silver cup at the upper right. Bangles and a silver bracelet are visible on the wrists, and the scene is set against yellow and white fabric.2010-10-30 +1 copiesOctober 26 20102010-10-26Close-up photograph of a padapuja-style foot washing ritual. Several hands pour milk from polished silver bowls over a pair of bare feet, with milk streaming down onto the feet. A man in an orange saffron garment sits at the upper right, and another hand holds a silver bowl at the left. Silver bowls, a silver pitcher, flower petals, sliced fruit and a green leaf fill the foreground. A blurred dark-clothed figure appears at the right edge.2010-11-09Close-up photo of a ritual pouring at a temple altar. Hands in white and bare arms hold silver cups and a silver vessel, pouring liquid over an offering. An ornate gold and silver tray surrounds the scene, with a bright orange cloth and garlands of yellow, red, pink and purple flowers at the top left. A man in white clothing stands at the left edge, wearing a red thread on his wrist and a gold bangle. The robed figure at upper right is only partly visible, and the central object is most. No clear face of a central figure is visible, so a person identification is not possible from appearance.2010-08-15October 28 20102010-10-28Close-up photograph of a ritual abhishekam. A hand pours milk from a silver bowl over a golden tray holding white jasmine flowers, pink petals and a red-and-yellow apple. Other hands, one wearing bangles, hold silver bowls and a silver ladle nearby. A figure in saffron-orange robes sits at the left edge beside a person in white, and a person with dark hair is at the right. Silver vessels with decorative engraving surround the offering.2010-10-28 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a padapuja ritual. A hand in a silver bangle pours white milk from a small silver cup over a pair of bare feet, which are almost hidden under heaps of white jasmine-like flowers, red and orange rose petals and green leaves. A second person in a saffron-orange robe sits beside the feet, and a bare arm wearing a gold bangle reaches in from the right. Around the scene are ornate gold-coloured trays, clear glass and silver bowls, small brass oil lamps and scattered red flowers.2010-08-05Close 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.2010-10-26October 26 20102010-10-26