Close-up photograph of a ritual offering on a brass plate draped with red cloth edged in gold. A green banana with dark streaks is curved around the plate, decorated with small pink flower petals. In the centre, a brass bowl holds diced white fruit, possibly coconut or a similar pale food. A brass cup of liquid sits to the right. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close-up photograph of a ritual offering on a brass plate draped with red cloth edged in gold. A green banana with dark streaks is curved around the plate, decorated with small pink flower petals. In the centre, a brass bowl holds diced white fruit, possibly coconut or a similar pale food. A brass cup of liquid sits to the right. No people are visible.

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A close photograph of a ritual offering arranged on a brass and wooden tray for worship. Two long green plantains lie across the front, with pink flower sprigs placed among them. Behind them sit a brass bowl of cut white coconut pieces, a bowl of golden jaggery chunks, a small empty brass cup, and a brass bowl of cashews and dried fruit. A brass vessel of liquid sits at the right edge, and a red and gold cloth with pink blossoms forms the background. No people are visible.

Close-up photo of a ritual offering on a polished brass plate. A green unripe banana lies diagonally across the front. Beside it are a small brass bowl of roasted nuts, a brass cup holding a pale yellow-orange sweet paste with grains, and a small brass bowl of clear liquid. Pink flower sprigs are tucked among the offerings. A second brass vessel sits at the right edge, and a red and green cloth backdrop is visible at the top. No people are visible.

A close-up photo of a brass offering plate on a dark table holding a raw green plantain laid across the front, decorated with pink flowers, alongside a heap of brown peanuts with some shells, a small mound of pale sugar or jaggery, and a small brass bowl. A green citrus fruit sits in a brass dish at left with pink flowers, and a brass cup stands at right. No people are visible, and the setting suggests a puja offering arrangement.

A brass plate holds an offering for a puja: a small brass bowl of cooked white rice sprinkled with dark seeds, a green banana decorated with pink flowers, and a brass bowl of cut fruit with cashews. A small brass cup with a spoon and a lit oil lamp in a decorative brass dish sit in the background on a dark surface. No people are visible in the scene.

Close-up photograph of a ritual offering arranged on a red cloth. A green mango sits on a brass plate at left, with a banana wrapped in pink flower petals in front. A brass bowl holds peeled cashews and chopped nuts beside a plate of sliced fruit. A steel cup with a lit flame glows at right. Pink petals are scattered across the cloth. No people are visible.

A close photo of a brass puja offering plate on a dark table. The large round tray holds a bowl of roasted peanuts, a small bowl of yellow sweet paste, and a green-and-dark mashed offering decorated with two pink flower petals. Beside it stands a small brass cup with a spoon holding a clear liquid. A lit oil lamp glows at the right edge, and a pink cloth lies behind the plate. No people are visible.

A close photo of a ritual food offering on a brass plate. A large green unripe plantain lies diagonally across the plate, decorated with a sprig of small pink flowers. Behind it sits a brass bowl heaped with yellow-tinted rice mixed with cashews and pieces of fried nuts or fruit. To the right stands a brass tumbler filled with water on a dark surface, with pink flower petals at the top edge. No people are visible.

A close photo of a ritual offering arranged on a round wooden tray. A ripe banana lies across the front of the tray, decorated with pink flowers. Behind it sits a brass bowl heaped with brown nuts and white pieces, possibly cashews, and a small brass dish holds more offerings. To the right, a polished brass cup filled with liquid stands beside a brass spoon on a dark surface. A pink and cream embroidered cloth lies in the background with scattered pink petals. No people are visible.

Close-up photograph of a brass ritual offering plate on a dark surface. A brass bowl holds a heap of white cooked rice, next to a smaller brass cup with reddish-brown peanuts or groundnuts. A ripe banana, partly peeled, lies at the lower left edge of the plate. A tall brass tumbler sits on the right, and a red woven cloth with a patterned texture is behind the plate. No people are visible, and no figure can be identified in the frame.

A photograph of a brass ritual offering arranged on a dark surface. Two ripe bananas with dark speckles lie in the foreground, with a scatter of small pink flower petals across them. Behind them on a brass plate sit a brass bowl of white cooked rice with black seeds, and a small dish of orange-yellow pieces. At the top left is a small polished brass bowl, and at the right a brass cup holds a brass spoon. No people are visible; the scene shows food offerings only.

Close-up photograph of a puja offering arranged on a red cloth with gold border. A brass bowl holds heaped white cooked rice dotted with black specks, beside a green unripe banana and a small dish of nuts. Pink flower petals are scattered across the cloth. At upper right stand a gilded metal figure and a small brass deity murti, with an orange-brown carved figure at right. A small brass vessel sits at the bottom edge. No people are visible.

Close-up photo of a large round brass plate laden with ritual food offerings in small brass bowls. Visible items include sliced yellow mango, pale white coconut pieces, orange sweet pieces, a bowl of mixed nuts and dried fruit, sliced white fruit, a shallow bowl of clear liquid, and a heap of white rice in a brass vessel at the left. Pink flower petals and sprigs are scattered across the plate and dark wooden table, with a pink floral garland and a brass vessel at the right edge. No people are visible.