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Close photograph of a pair of bare feet resting in a large polished gold tray during a padapuja foot-washing ritual. The person wears an orange-red kurta with a red and gold embroidered border along the hem and pocket. Fresh white flowers and petals lie in the golden tray, with a small gold vessel and a brass bottle visible at left. Blurred hands holding flowers appear at the top left, and a dark-haired person's head is partly visible at the right edge. Only the feet, lower garment and hands are visible, and no face is shown.

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Close-up photograph of a pair of bare feet standing in a large ornate gold tray during a padapuja ritual. The feet are wet and glistening, with water or milk being poured over them. The wearer's orange-red garment has a red and white embroidered border on the lower leg. The gold tray is decorated with embossed patterns and filled with white jasmine-style flowers, red roses, green leaves, and grass blades, with a small gold cup nearby. A gold-patterned cloth covers the surface beneath. Other people in orange garments are partially visible at the edges, and gold temple decor and garlands frame the scene.2010-12-28Close photo of a padapuja ritual: a pair of bare feet in a red garment with green embroidered border rests in a large gold plate filled with white jasmine flowers, green leaves and a small gold kalasha-like vessel. A person in orange-saffron clothing and gold bangles on the left holds a silver spoon-shaped vessel with a red flower, while another person's hands with bangles pour or offer water over the feet from the left. Garlands of white flowers surround the gold tray and ornate gold base.2010-12-28Close-up photograph of a pair of bare feet being washed in a large ornate gold tray during a padapuja ritual. The feet, wearing the ends of a red-orange garment with a red and green embroidered border, rest in the tray filled with water and white and red flowers, with green grass blades and a small gold vessel nearby. Gold-patterned ceremonial cloth and white jasmine garlands surround the tray, with a gold deity murti partially visible at the upper right. Only the lower legs and feet of a single person are visible.2010-12-28Close-up photograph of a person's bare feet standing in a large ornate gold tray during a padapuja ritual. The feet wear an orange-red garment with a decorative border of green, white and red patterned trim. The gold tray holds white jasmine garlands, red flowers, green leaves and blades of grass, with a small gold kalasha-style vessel nearby. Gold ritual vessels and a gold textile sit around the tray, with white flower garlands at the edges.2010-12-28 +1 copiesClose photo of a bare foot in a large ornate gold tray being washed, a ritual padapuja. The foot belongs to a person in an orange robe, seated on an orange cushion over a red cloth. Another person's hands, one with silver bangles and a pink cloth, pour water over the foot. Fresh white flowers and petals sit in the tray beside a small gold vessel. Two people are partly visible: the robed foot and the attendant's hands.2010-10-14October 14 20102010-10-14October 14 20102010-10-14Close-up photo of a pada-puja, the ritual washing and worship of feet. Bare feet in an orange-saffron garment rest on an ornate gold tray decorated with repoussé scrollwork. White jasmine-type flowers and red rose petals are scattered over the feet and tray. Small gold cups with purple-tipped finials stand on the tray, and silver bowls holding offerings such as grain or sweets and a clear liquid sit at the top edge.2010-08-05October 14 20102010-10-14Close-up photograph of a bare foot resting on a gold tray during a padapuja ritual. The person wears an orange garment with a deep red border. Around the foot are silver and glass bowls holding water, petals and green stems, and a gold kalasha-like vessel with flower petals sits to the right. Pink flower petals are scattered across the tray.2010-11-07Close-up photograph of a padapuja ritual: bare feet resting on an ornate gold-toned tray or throne base, with a person in orange robes visible at the upper right. A hand pours water from a silver bowl with engraved floral patterns over the feet, and white jasmine flowers are scattered on the golden tray in the lower left. The orange garment and bare feet are the only parts of the body shown.2010-09-16October 31 20102010-10-31 +1 copies