Close overhead photograph of a brass puja tray lit warmly by oil lamps. A small brass cup of dark liquid sits on the tray beside a brass spoon, incense sticks laid across the tray, and a brass diya with a flame. Fruit above includes a banana, an orange and a mandarin with leaves in a brass bowl. No people are visible, only ritual objects and offerings arranged for worship. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close overhead photograph of a brass puja tray lit warmly by oil lamps. A small brass cup of dark liquid sits on the tray beside a brass spoon, incense sticks laid across the tray, and a brass diya with a flame. Fruit above includes a banana, an orange and a mandarin with leaves in a brass bowl. No people are visible, only ritual objects and offerings arranged for worship.

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