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Close-up photo of a bare foot being worshipped during a padapuja. The foot rests on a golden plate scattered with red roses, yellow marigold and white frangipani-type flowers. Around it are polished silver bowls and trays holding red flowers, yellow paste and small silver implements. The wearer's rust-red robe is visible above, with a pink lotus and white flower garland tied with green beads and a gold cylindrical vessel decorated with yellow marigolds. A silver spouted vessel and a silver dish with a small cup sit at the left edge. Gold ornamental backdrop in the upper right. The foot is the central subject of the ritual washing and flower offering.2017-05-24May 24 20172017-05-24May 24 20172017-05-24Close view of a padapuja-style offering: a bare foot in the foreground rests on a gold-embossed tray surrounded by silver bowls and plates filled with red and orange roses, yellow marigolds and pink petals, with silver kalasha-shaped vessels holding flowers and green leaves. The person's lower body wears a maroon silk dhoti with gold zari borders. Ornate silver trays and pooja vessels fill the frame, with a small silver-and-white item and a decorated silver bowl in the centre. No face is visible.2013-11-21 +1 copiesJuly 14 20122012-07-14Close 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.2017-05-24May 28 20172017-05-28Close view of a ritual padapuja setup. A pair of bare feet with gold bangles and a red-bordered garment rests on an ornate gold-embossed base. In front, a large round silver tray holds many small silver bowls containing yellow flowers, rose petals, and other offerings, with a silver ladle and a conch-shaped vessel. A hand at left, wearing a plain shirt cuff, holds a folded orange-red cloth with a white item. Marigold and pink flowers appear at the upper right.2017-05-24Close-up of a pair of bare feet resting on a silver tray filled with pink and yellow flower petals and a few red blossoms, placed on an ornate silver pedestal. The wearer's legs are draped in a rust-red cloth with a gold border. Two hands holding marigold petals are at the edges: one at the left, one at the right wearing gold bangles. Silver bowls sit to the sides and a dark-haired person is partly visible at the far left. The scene suggests a padapuja, a ritual foot-worship offering with flowers. A bare-footed figure's identity cannot be determined from appearance alone.2017-07-31 +1 copiesMarch 25 20182018-03-25Close-up photograph of a pair of bare feet being ceremonially worshipped during a padapuja. The feet are adorned with a white flower garland with blue-centred blossoms and a pink-tinged bud, and rudraksha-style beaded anklets with gold accents. Around the feet lie scattered red, yellow, white and pink flower petals on a golden tray, along with silver and brass puja vessels, a small brass lamp, and silver cups. The person's legs wear a rust-orange garment. The scene conveys a foot-worship ritual with floral offerings.2017-05-30 +1 copiesAugust 15 20102010-08-15