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June 04 20182018-06-04Close photo of two pairs of hands passing a silver plate holding a small silver bowl filled with pink rose petals. The hand on the right belongs to a figure in a rust-orange robe, with a gold bangle and a red thread wrist band. The hand on the left belongs to a person wearing a dark rudraksha bracelet and a red thread band, offering the petals. Behind them is a red cushioned seat and gold ornamental fabric. Only the hands and arms of the two people are visible.2018-06-04June 04 20182018-06-04Close photo of a ritual offering on a silver tray scattered with pink flower petals. A man in rust-red robes and multiple rudraksha malas on his wrist and neck dips his fingers into a small silver bowl on the tray. A young person in orange cloth with white sacred ash marks on the arm and chest and rudraksha beads at the waist holds the tray steady with both hands. A golden deity murti is blurred in the background. Visible actions suggest a puja or abhishekam offering.2018-03-12September 14 20152015-09-14April 28 20182018-04-28 +1 copiesClose-up photo of a padapuja-style foot ritual on a silver tray filled with white jasmine-like flowers and pink petals. A person's bare feet rest on the flowers while another person's hand, wearing a gold bangle and black beaded bracelet, uses a small silver cup to pour liquid over the feet. A second hand in the frame holds the pouring vessel. Red and orange cloth with dark patterning lies behind the tray, and an ornate silver tray border is visible. No face is shown and no one is identifiable from the frame.2012-10-13March 12 20182018-03-12Close-up photo of devotees in white saris seated in a ritual setting, one woman holding a silver tray heaped with pink flower petals while another woman in the background holds her hands together in prayer. Both wear rudraksha mala beads, and the woman with the tray wears gold bangles, rings and red and green glass bangles. Brass plates of petals sit in the foreground. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam offering of flower petals.2018-02-13A photograph of a padapuja ritual. A person in white clothing and a red-beaded wrist band holds a silver plate with flower petals and a silver spoon-like vessel, pouring or offering over bare feet resting on a golden-brown ornate platform. The feet belong to a figure in saffron-orange robes wearing a multi-coloured beaded necklace; their face is not visible. Pink and red rose petals scatter across the silver plate and gilded base. Another person's arm, adorned with a silver bangle, reaches in from the left. A small brass dish of kumkum or vermilion sits at the left edge.2009-09-07A close photo of a padapuja ritual: a pair of bare feet, smeared with white paste, rest on a golden tray while several hands pour water over them from silver vessels. One hand holds pink lotus flowers, and water streams down past a red-and-green thread on the ankle. The person whose feet are being washed wears no visible face in frame; in the foreground a dark-haired head is partly visible at right. A woman in an orange-and-white outfit with a green-trimmed border and gold bangles pours water, and a man in an orange robe also stands beside the tray. Silver bowls with offerings sit at the bottom of the frame.2010-10-30 +1 copiesClose-up photo of a padapuja-style foot worship ritual. Bare feet of a person in an orange garment with a gold border rest on a tray of pink and white flowers. A hand holding a small ornate silver bowl pours water over the feet, while another hand holds a silver vessel tilting water. Silver bowls and offerings surround the tray, with orange-red powder and yellow fruit pieces visible. A tattoo is visible on the pouring hand's wrist. The scene is focused on the feet and hands; no face is visible.2013-06-21