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Close-up photograph of a pada puja foot-worship ritual on a golden tray. A hand wearing a gold ring pours milk from a steel vessel over a bare foot draped in orange cloth, and a second hand holds a small steel bowl beneath to catch the flow. Scattered red and orange rose petals and silver bowls surround the feet, with ornate gold-toned metalwork in the background.

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Close-up photograph of a padapuja ritual in which a bare foot is being washed. A person in an orange garment is partly visible at upper left, and a bare foot rests on a golden tray scattered with white jasmine flowers, green leaves and pink lotus petals. A woman wearing gold bangles pours liquid from a clear glass cup over the foot, while another hand holds a silver bowl of milk and a silver vessel with a lid above. The gold and silver ritual vessels surround the foot in a bright setting.2010-10-16 +1 copiesJanuary 15 20132013-01-15Close-up photograph of a ritual offering being made at a gilded altar. A person in orange clothing on the left holds a small silver bowl, while hands on the right pour from or hold silver vessels over a tray heaped with golden-coloured offerings, red flowers and white blossoms. A golden ornate backdrop is visible behind, and a gold bangle is visible on the upper right arm. The scene suggests an abhishekam or puja offering, with silver bowls and flowers at the altar.2009-12-07Close photo of a ritual foot-washing. A figure in saffron/orange robes sits with bare feet resting on a gold-coloured tray strewn with white flowers and green leaves. Another person's hands, one wearing a silver bangle, hold a small silver bowl over the feet, while a child-like hand in the lower left pours or holds a silver vessel. Behind them are more silver bowls and a silver cup set on the golden tray. A silver bangle with engraved designs is visible on the saffron-clad wrist. The scene is a padapuja-style washing of feet with flowers and water vessels.2010-08-01A close photograph of a padapuja ritual. Bare feet of a seated person in an orange garment with a gold border rest on a gold-patterned tray strewn with red and white flower petals. A hand wearing a silver bangle pours or holds a small silver bowl of milk over the feet, while another hand holds a silver bowl near the feet. Silver bowls with flowers sit in the background. The feet and hands show the ritual washing and offering, with no clearly visible face.2013-01-15Close-up photograph of a padapuja ritual in which bare feet are being washed. A large ornate gold tray holds white flowers, green leaves and a small gold box. Three people's hands pour water from silver cups and a silver vessel over the feet. The person at right wears an orange garment and a silver bangle on the wrist. Silver bowls with liquid sit in the background.2010-08-01Close-up of a padapuja ritual: a bare foot in the frame is being washed with water poured from a silver vessel held by a hand on the right, while a second hand on the left pours water from a glass. The foot rests on a gold-toned tray scattered with white flowers, green leaves and petals. Silver bowls and cups sit in the background, and an orange-clad arm is visible at upper right. Only hands and feet are visible; no face is shown.2010-08-01May 05 20132013-05-05A photograph of a padapuja-style foot ritual. A person in an orange robe has bare feet being washed, while another person's hands pour milk from a silver bowl over the feet. Pink lotus flowers and silver plates or bowls with yellow turmeric or offerings surround the feet. The orange-robed person's identity is not established by visible cues, so no a person candidate is claimed.2010-10-30 +1 copiesA close-up photograph of a padapuja ritual. Several hands hold silver bowls and a silver spoon, pouring white liquid over bare feet resting on a golden tray. A person in an orange robe pours from a silver bowl at right, while another person's hand holds a silver vessel and small gold kalasha-like pots sit at left, with pink flower petals and white flowers scattered on the tray. Only hands, feet and partial arms are visible, and the faces of the people are not shown.2010-11-09Close-up photograph of a padapuja ritual in which water is being poured over a bare foot resting on a large ornate silver tray. Several hands hold silver cups and pink lotus flowers, and a bearer's hand wearing gold bangles and an orange garment holds the foot. Bright silver and gilded plates surround the scene, with a pink lotus blossom at the top. Only hands, forearms and one bare foot are visible, so the person whose foot is being washed is not identifiable from this frame.2010-11-03Close view of a padapuja-style foot ritual: a person in orange clothing has bare feet being bathed, with milk poured from a small steel cup over the feet by a hand wearing silver bangles. Silver and gold trays hold pink lotus petals, green leaves, a steel bowl of yellow turmeric and other offerings. A blurred figure in the left foreground and another hand at right are partly visible.2010-10-30 +1 copies