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May 28 2017

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July 07 20172017-07-07 +1 copiesClose view of a puja tableau on a gold cloth: a bare foot with toe rings and an ankle bracelet rests among silver bowls and plates of flowers, banana slices, fruit, coconut halves, and marigold and red blossoms. A brass kalasha with yellow marigold garland sits at left, beside a conch-shaped vessel and silver spoons. A person in a red-orange garment is partly visible at the top left, with orange and gold bangles at the top right. Ritual offerings for a puja.2017-05-24July 05 20172017-07-05 +3 copiesClose photo of bare feet being washed in a padapuja ritual, with the feet resting on a bed of red, pink and yellow flowers. Around them are polished silver bowls and plates, rudraksha malas in brown beads, and a silver vessel with a white conch-like spout. A saffron-gold garment edge is visible at the upper left. The feet belong to a person seated off frame, who is not otherwise visible.2013-08-13Close-up of a bare foot resting on a silver tray during a padapuja. Two hands, one wearing a gold bangle, scatter red roses, pink flowers, white plumeria and green leaves over the foot. Silver bowls holding water and a small gold-tone deity figure sit nearby, with an orange-bordered garment at the top left.2013-03-07Close-up of a person's bare feet resting on a silver tray or plate, surrounded by silver ritual vessels filled with yellow and red flowers, white chrysanthemums and green grass blades. The person wears a gold-and-maroon silk garment, and red and green beads are visible on a toe. The feet appear to be in a padapuja style offering, with flowers and silver thali vessels arranged around them. The background is dark.2013-09-13May 14 20132013-05-14 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a bare foot resting on a golden ceremonial tray filled with flower petals in yellow, red, pink and white, with a small gold ritual object between the toes. Behind it, more gold trays with red flowers sit on a golden surface. The foot appears to belong to a person performing a padapuja-style foot offering, a ritual in which the feet of a revered teacher are honoured with flowers. Only a single foot and ankle are visible, so no face or full body can be seen.2017-07-05 +1 copiesA close view of a bare foot resting on a large ornate brass tray filled with red, orange and yellow marigold petals and red roses, with a small golden ornament and a white flower. The foot belongs to a person wearing a long garland of white flowers, pink lotus blooms and gold beads, and a strand of rudraksha beads wraps the ankle. Behind the tray, a golden decorative edge and a silver elephant-shaped ornament are visible, and a second silver tray with cups and offerings sits on a golden table at the upper right. Scattered petals lie on the table. This appears to be a padapuja, the ritual washing and worship of the feet, with the feet offered on a flower-filled tray.2017-06-23Close-up photograph of a bare foot resting on a gold-embossed ceremonial surface, with a pair of bare toes and ankle visible. Surrounding it are yellow and red flower petals and blossoms, a red rose, silver bowls holding a clear liquid and a golden yellow liquid, and a silver tray with white flowers. The person whose foot is shown is not fully visible and no face appears, so no identification is made.2013-03-07Close view of bare feet resting on a golden tray arranged for padapuja, the ritual washing and honouring of feet. The person wears an orange garment with a gold woven border. Around the feet are polished silver bowls and dishes, petals of red roses, yellow marigolds and white flowers, with a silver puja vessel and small silver containers nearby. No face is visible, so the person cannot be identified; the figure is a devotee or priest in ritual dress, and no a person candidate is established from appearance.2013-07-17July 01 20172017-07-01 +1 copies