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July 19 20152015-07-19July 19 20152015-07-19 +1 copiesA close photograph of a woman in a teal and maroon blouse with a floral-embroidered garment bending forward to touch her forehead to bare feet resting on a red velvet cushion. The feet belong to a person in an orange robe with a gold-bordered edge. The scene suggests a respectful padapuja or foot-touching gesture of devotion, with the robed person seated and the woman bowed low.2015-07-19Close-up photograph of bare feet resting on a red velvet cushion, with pink rose petals scattered around them and a pink flower placed at the feet. A person in a rust-orange garment with a gold border sits on the left, and a hand rests on the knee at top right. Red and cream patterned floor carpets surround the cushion. Visible cues do not establish a person candidate; no face is shown.2015-07-19 +1 copiesJuly 06 20152015-07-06A devotee in a white checked shirt and white dhoti, with a red cloth draped over one shoulder, bends forward and touches his forehead to the bare feet of a seated figure in an orange-red robe with a gold border. A marigold and yellow flower garland lies on a brass plate with a red-and-white cloth beneath the feet, set against an ornate gold throne with a red cushion. Two other people in white are partly visible at the top edge. The devotee's bangles and a ring are visible. Pada puja is depicted in this moment of seated reverence at the feet of the honoured figure.2016-01-02A photograph of a devotee in a grey and white checked shirt bowing deeply with palms pressed together, his forehead lowered toward the feet of a seated figure. The seated person wears an orange-saffron robe with yellow trim and a red and white floral garland at the shoulder, and their bare feet are visible at the lower right. A reddish cloth-covered seat and a second bare foot are visible at the bottom of the frame, with a dark wooden surface and floral fabric behind. The devotee's bowed posture suggests padapuja-style reverence, but the seated figure's face is not visible and no clear appearance-based identification is made.2015-07-19October 08 20062006-10-08January 02 20162016-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a man in a white collared shirt and grey trousers bowing low in prostration, forehead touching a red velvet cushion on a red carpeted floor. Above him, draped crimson fabric with gold-embroidered borders hangs beside a gold-framed structure. At the lower right, the orange robe of another person is partially visible. The scene conveys reverence and devotion.2016-07-11A devotee in a white shirt and grey trousers kneels on a red-carpeted floor and bows forward, touching the bare feet of a seated figure. The seated person wears a rust-brown dhoti or robe and sits on a gold-carved throne with red cushions. Marigold, jasmine and yellow flower petals are scattered on the carpet, and a red velvet cushion lies in front of the throne. A large garland of red and white flowers drapes over the throne's arm.2016-08-14Close-up photo of a padapuja ritual: a man in orange-saffron dhoti with white border and red sacred thread on his wrist kneels and washes or anoints the bare foot of a seated person draped in a rust-red garment with gold border. He holds a red-cloth-wrapped object and wears a silver wristwatch and rings. Fresh white and red flower petals lie on a red cushion with gold trim. Only the feet, hands and garments are visible, so no face or identity can be determined; the seated person's role is not shown.2015-09-05