Apart from being India's oldest form of footwear Paduka can also referto the foot prints of Hindu gods such as Vishnu, Shiva and other religious icons that are worshipped in this symbolic form in houses and also in temples built for this purpose. Buddha footprints are also worshipped in a similar way within the Buddhist religious tradition.

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