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A photograph of a padapuja ritual. A bare foot wearing an orange-red cloth stands on a silver bowl filled with white flowers and petals on a gold-coloured pedestal. A hand with a gold bangle holds a pink lotus flower over the bowl. A silver elephant-spout vessel sits to the right, and garlands of white jasmine, pink flowers and red blossoms surround the base. Gilded carved panels form the background. Only a partial figure is visible, so no face can be seen and no person is clearly identifiable.

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May 27 20122012-05-27Close view of a padapuja ritual: a seated figure in orange robes has bare feet resting on a gold-rimmed silver plate filled with yellow marigolds, white jasmine flowers and red and pink petals. A bare hand with a gold bangle pours or touches the feet. Gold ornate pedestal and small gold cups stand beside the feet, and a silver bowl sits at right. Only the feet, hand and lower robe are visible; the face is not shown.2009-08-15Close-up of a padapuja ritual: a pair of bare feet in a saffron-orange dhoti with golden border rests on a gold tray scattered with red and white flower petals. A hand in a silver-brown bowl pours liquid over the feet, while another hand holds a silver bowl and a silver container with yellow flowers nearby. Silver ritual vessels with lemon slices and floral garnish fill the surrounding trays. The lower half of the wearer is visible; no face appears. Only hands and feet of people are visible.2013-01-15 +2 copiesClose photo of a bare foot in a reddish-maroon dhoti with gold border stepping onto a polished silver tray shaped like an elephant-headed vessel, resting on an ornate gold-plated pedestal. The tray holds white jasmine-style garlands, a red flower, and pink lotus blossoms. A gold ring is visible on a toe. The background is a gold-carved panel. The foot belongs to an unseen person, so no face or a person candidate is shown; this appears to be a padapuja-style foot-worship ritual.2012-05-21December 11 20112011-12-11 +1 copiesA close photograph of a padapuja ritual at a gold-decorated base. A person in orange robes stands behind a silver tray shaped like an elephant-headed vessel, holding a garland of yellow marigolds and red flowers. A bare arm wearing gold bangles pours water from a gold cup over two bare feet resting on the tray, which is scattered with pink rose petals and white flowers. The gold base is ornately carved.2009-08-15Close view of an ornate gold-plated throne or altar base with repoussé floral and arch patterns, decorated with pink lotus flowers and white blossoms. A person in orange saffron robes sits above it, with a hand in a white cloth reaching in to arrange the flowers. On the right, a woman in a dark green sari with gold-striped border leans in. Incense sticks and a lit lamp glow at the lower edge.2011-11-06May 10 20182018-05-10August 15 20092009-08-15Close photo of a padapuja ritual: a bare foot resting on a silver tray is being washed and offered to by several hands holding silver vessels and a silver spouted pot. Pink lotus flowers and an apple sit among ornate silver bowls and gold-coloured plates. A person in saffron/orange robes is partly visible at the top, and a rudraksha-style bead strand hangs near the foot. Only hands, a foot and partial limbs are visible, and no face is shown.2010-11-18 +1 copiesClose-up of bare feet resting on a silver tray with a spouted elephant-head rim, set atop an ornate gold pedestal. The feet emerge from flowing orange-red cloth with a gold border, indicating a robed person seated above. The tray holds white flowers, a pink lotus petal and a small gold item. Gilded carved panels stand in the background. The feet belong to an unseen person and no face is visible.2012-05-23 +1 copiesClose view of a padapuja ritual. A standing figure in orange-saffron robes has bare feet placed on a golden-rimmed silver plate filled with pink flower petals and water. A kneeling devotee in a white-and-blue striped shirt pours or washes the feet with a golden vessel held in his right hand. Golden ornate decorative panels and a golden pedestal surround the scene. Only the lower body and feet of the robed figure are visible, so no face or identity cue can be discerned, and the robed figure is described only by role.2009-08-15