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A close photograph of a padapuja-style offering at a silver tray. A figure in a saffron-orange robe sits at left, with a garland of yellow marigolds and purple flowers draped over the orange cloth. Several people's hands, including a woman's hand with a bangle and rings, reach in to pour from or hold small silver cups and bowls. Pink roses and white flowers lie on the golden tray beside a small brass lamp, and a bowl of food is visible in the lower left. A man in a yellow garment appears at the top, and a dark-haired head is partly visible at lower left. The saffron-robed figure's face is not visible, so no identification is made from appearance.

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August 02 20102010-08-02 +1 copiesClose-up photo of a padapuja ritual. Hands of several devotees pour water from a silver vessel over a bare foot wearing ring and bangle jewellery, draped in orange saffron cloth. Pink lotus flowers and white flowers are scattered among silver bowls and a decorated gold-toned altar base. Red apples sit in a silver tray at the bottom. A devotee in white clothing with a gold bangle reaches in from the left. The bare foot belongs to the seated figure in orange robes; the face is not visible, so no identification is made.2010-09-16A padapuja ritual in which feet clad in orange robes are washed with water poured from small brass vessels. A figure in orange robes sits on an ornate gilded throne with a bare foot resting on a silver tray scattered with white jasmine flowers and pink petals. Several hands hold brass cups and bowls, one pouring water over the foot, while a child in beige clothing and other adults in white and gold bangles assist. A silver tray with an elephant-shaped spout sits beside. Golden throne carvings are visible behind.2009-08-26Close-up of a ritual offering in progress. A hand wearing a silver ring and bangles holds a small silver vessel over a silver tray, while a sleeve of bright orange cloth reaches in from the right. Nearby silver bowls hold pink and white flowers, a white garland, shredded vegetables and a small gold kalasha-like object. Blurred gold ornaments and a figure in white and gold are visible in the background.2010-10-29Close photo of bare feet in an orange robe being ritually washed as a padapuja. Two hands, one holding a silver cup, pour liquid over the feet, while a silver tray holds pink lotus flowers, white jasmine-like blossoms, a small brass lamp and silver bowls. The feet belong to a figure in saffron-orange clothing; the face is not visible. Only the feet, hands and sleeves appear, so physical people are limited to the washing hands and the feet, with a second person's white-clad arm at the lower edge.2010-10-29Close-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.2010-08-01A padapuja ritual in which hands pour milk from silver bowls over a pair of bare feet resting on a golden tray. The feet belong to a person in an orange saffron robe, visible at the left. Hands in white clothes hold the silver vessels, and a white-sleeved arm reaches in from the right. Pink flower petals, white jasmine-like blossoms, a red apple and a silver plate fill the lower foreground. Silver bangles and a green bangle are visible on the wrists. a person is not visibly identifiable from the feet and hands alone, so the candidate is unsure.2010-09-16August 16 20092009-08-16Close photo of a padapuja ritual: a seated person in an orange garment has bare feet resting in a large silver tray filled with white flower petals, shredded green leaves and red blossoms. Several hands in the frame pour water from gold cups over the feet. One hand wears a gold ring and a silver bangle, another wears a red thread on the wrist. A person in white clothing is partly visible at upper left, and a golden ornamental object stands behind the tray.2009-11-27A 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.2010-11-09Padapuja ritual: two bare feet of a person wearing an orange garment with gold border rest in a silver tray filled with flower petals, including white, yellow, pink and purple blooms. Two hands pour water from golden cups over the feet; one hand wears gold bangles and a ring. A gold-covered table and ornate gold surface surround the tray. Only feet and hands are visible, so the person's identity cannot be determined from the image.2009-08-18Close-up photograph of a padapuja foot-washing ritual. Several hands pour water from small silver cups over a pair of bare feet resting on a large polished silver tray. Pink lotus flowers and white blossoms sit on the tray, with a small brass lamp at the left edge. A person in saffron-orange robes is visible at the upper right, and a figure in dark clothing appears at the right edge. Hands wear rings and bangles. Water streams over the feet. Only the hands, feet and partial clothing are visible, so no face is shown.2010-11-03 +1 copies