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December 06 2011

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Close-up of a padapuja ritual: a pair of bare feet with toes resting on a gold tray of flowers, pink petals and an apple. A hand in a bangle holds a silver cup of water while another hand in white sleeve pours or rests a silver vessel near the feet. Silver bowls and offerings surround the tray. Only hands and feet of the people are visible, so the figure's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2011-11-26December 05 20112011-12-05December 01 20112011-12-01Close-up of a padapuja-style foot ritual with hands pouring milk from a silver bowl over a pair of bare feet resting on a tray. Red roses, white flower petals, apples and silver vessels surround the tray. A woman in a pink sari with a silver bangle pours milk, while another person's hands in white sleeves hold a silver cup at the upper left, and a person with dark hair is at the right edge. Ritual abhishekam-style offering of milk and flowers.2010-12-26November 29 20112011-11-29December 01 20112011-12-01November 24 20102010-11-24December 22 20102010-12-22Close photo of a pada puja, foot-worship ritual. Two hands pour water from a silver vessel over a bare foot, which rests among silver bowls and pink lotus flowers. Another person in an orange garment sits nearby. A red apple sits in a silver bowl at the lower centre. Ornate silver and gold ritual vessels fill the foreground. A hand wears a red beaded bracelet. Camera cropped tightly on the hands and feet.2010-11-18 +2 copiesA padapuja ritual in progress: a bare foot rests on a brass tray while a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala hands over a silver bowl of milk. Brass and silver bowls hold red roses and orange and pink flowers, with a red-skinned fruit and a conch-shaped vessel on a gold plate. A woman in a mustard-yellow top and gold bangles, and another person's hands, are also reaching toward the offerings. Gold-toned cloth covers the floor.2011-11-20Close photograph of a padapuja-style ritual where devotees pour water and flowers over a pair of bare feet resting on a golden tray. Pink lotus or rose petals are held in the hands of a woman in a cream sari with a green-and-gold bangle at the left, while another hand in a saffron-orange garment holds a silver vessel at the upper right. Silver and steel bowls filled with yellow and white offerings, and a silver kalasha-style pot, surround the tray. In the foreground at right, the dark hair of a seated person is blurred. The image is out of focus at the edges.2010-10-30 +1 copiesA close photograph of a padapuja-style foot ritual. Two bare feet of a seated person rest on a golden tray, while several hands pour water from silver vessels and hold pink lotus flowers over them. A person in an orange saffron garment is at the right, with ceremonial bangles on the wrist; a white-clad person's arm and hands appear at the top and left, and more silver bowls, white flowers and marigold petals surround the tray.2010-10-15