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Close-up photograph of a padapuja offering. A bare foot in the lower right is draped by orange cloth, and white chrysanthemums with red flowers and green leaves are placed over the foot. Around it sit ornate silver and gold trays and bowls, including small silver cups and bowls filled with yellow offerings, a gold cup with a lid, and a gold-rimmed plate. The setting is a ritual foot-worship offering with a sacred gold and silver arrangement.

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August 08 20102010-08-08August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesMarch 04 20132013-03-04August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesA close-up photograph of a padapuja ritual: a pair of bare feet in an orange-and-gold garment stands at the top left while a hand in a bangle offers flowers at the feet. Silver bowls and trays hold yellow and orange marigolds, red roses, white blossoms and green leaves, with a small brass lamp and a silver kalasha on a gold-edged tray. A woman in a red-brown sari with folded hands is visible at the top. The scene is an offering of flowers and puja items, and the visible people are a worshipper's hands, feet and one partly visible devotee.2013-08-04May 13 20132013-05-13 +1 copiesClose view of a gold-embossed ritual table set with many silver bowls and trays holding flowers, orange and yellow sweets or offerings, and a silver kalasha-style vessel. Red, pink and white flowers, including hibiscus and jasmine, are heaped in the centre. A person in an orange and gold-bordered silk dhoti or garment stands at the left edge, and a man in a white polo shirt with hands joined in prayer sits behind the table, with another person in white at the upper right. The setting suggests a puja or abhishekam offering preparation.2013-07-08Close-up photo of a puja offering arrangement. A hand wearing a silver ring pours water from a small glass vessel over a golden tray. Beside it sit white chrysanthemum-type flowers with red petals, a pair of gold cups, and silver bowls holding yellow offerings. A person in orange clothing sits at the right edge, partly visible, with bare feet and an orange cloth draped over the lap. No face is visible.2010-08-10 +1 copiesA photograph of a padapuja-style ritual. Silver and gilt plates hold pink lotus flowers, small silver bowls of yellow liquid, white flower petals and silver kalasha-like vessels. Bare feet of a person in saffron-orange robes stand on the golden tray, while behind them a person in white with a long gold bead necklace and bangle extends their hands over the offerings. Another person is partly visible at the right edge.2010-10-30 +1 copiesAugust 07 20102010-08-07Close view of bare feet in a padapuja setting. The feet rest on a bed of white flowers with pink blossoms and orange marigold-like petals, arranged on a gold-toned tray. A person wears a saffron-orange garment with a gold border. Silver bowls with offerings and a small gold kalasha-style vessel with red stone accents sit among the flowers. The feet belong to a single person whose body is cropped out of frame.2013-05-05January 12 20132013-01-12