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Close-up photo of a brass plate holding a pair of black wooden sandals (paduka) with a dark stone shiva lingam-like object between them, marked with red kumkum and surrounded by pink, magenta and purple flowers. Behind it, a printed portrait is partly visible, with a yellow marigold garland and a pink-and-white flower garland draped over an orange-clothed figure. No physical people are visible.

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KAILASA MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA on 1/24/2022

A pair of dark brown leather sandals, known as paduka, rests on an ornate hammered gold brass tray. The sandals are decorated with purple and magenta flowers, including purple periwinkle blossoms and magenta daisy-like petals, and two wooden cups holding dabs of yellow-orange paste. No people are visible. This is a close photograph of a padapuja offering arrangement.

2021-03-08 +1 copies

Close-up photograph of a pair of dark wooden padukas, sacred sandals with raised wooden pegs and brown straps stained with kumkum, resting on an ornate brass tray. Pink, magenta, red-and-white and yellow flowers, including geraniums and a white blossom, are scattered over the sandals and tray. No people are visible in the frame.

2021-03-07 +1 copies

Close-up photograph of a pair of wooden padukas, sandal-style footwear, set on a dark cloth over a brass plate, with a small dark cylindrical object standing between them. Purple and red flower petals are scattered over the padukas and plate. Behind, a blurred portrait shows a robed figure with a brown-orange garment and a garland of yellow flowers. No people are visible in the frame.

KAILASA MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA on 1/30/2022

Close-up photo of a pair of wooden padukas, or sandals, resting on a round golden-brown metal tray with a beaded rim. The sandals are dark and the wooden straps are a warm brown, and a small clear crystal or glass piece sits between them. Purple flowers with dark red centres are heaped over the sandals' footbeds, with a couple of brown seeds or nuts visible among them. Yellow marigold garlands and a reddish cloth edge appear blurred at the top of the frame. The sandals are a ritual offering of flowers at a temple shrine, with no people visible.

Close-up photo of a pair of wooden sandal-style padukas resting on a brass tray, with red kumkum marks on the knobs and a heap of fresh purple flowers in front. Behind them, a printed picture shows a figure's draped pink-red garment and a garland of yellow and cream roses. No physical people are visible.

A photograph of a pair of dark wooden sandals, the wooden paduka style, resting on an ornate gold-toned metal tray with embossed dotted borders. The sandals are heaped with fresh pink, magenta and white flowers, possibly geraniums, with two small brown seed pods or nuts among them. Behind the tray, a blurred orange-and-red cloth or image is visible, with a cluster of yellow ribbon-rose ornaments at the top. No people are visible.