Close-up photo of a brass offering plate on a metal tray. Two small brass bowls hold a clear liquid and cut yellow fruit pieces, and a mound of white cooked rice sits beside them. A large red hibiscus flower with ruffled petals fills the right side of the frame. No people are visible; the arrangement appears to be a food offering as part of a puja. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close-up photo of a brass offering plate on a metal tray. Two small brass bowls hold a clear liquid and cut yellow fruit pieces, and a mound of white cooked rice sits beside them. A large red hibiscus flower with ruffled petals fills the right side of the frame. No people are visible; the arrangement appears to be a food offering as part of a puja.

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Close-up photograph of a ritual offering on a brass plate in a home shrine. A brass bowl holds a heap of cooked white rice, and a smaller brass bowl beside it holds a golden-yellow sweet. In the background stand small brass deity murtis, including a figure with raised hands, a brass lamp or kalasha-style vessel, and a red cloth. A small seated figure in dark robes with raised hands and a blurred screen behind it complete the shrine. No people are visible.

Close-up photograph of a brass thali on a dark surface holding offerings for a puja. Clockwise from the left, a small brass bowl of golden liquid, a brass bowl of cooked white rice dotted with black peppercorns, a brass bowl of cooked red-skinned peanuts, a small bowl of pale jaggery or sugar pieces, and a green-yellow banana with brown spots lying across the front of the plate. No people are visible.

Overhead photo of a ritual offering arranged on a dark wooden surface beneath a red and gold patterned cloth. A large brass thali holds small brass bowls of cooked white rice, a mound of peanuts, and chunks of jaggery, with a ripe green-yellow banana with a brown spot placed in front. To the right, a brass spoon rests beside a silver-toned plate holding a lit oil lamp with a white camphor-like flame. A small brass bowl with a golden cup sits at the left edge. No people are visible.

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A close photograph of a ritual food offering on a brass plate. A large ripe banana dominates the centre, with peeled white coconut pieces, cashew nuts, and a small portion of sweet paste in brass bowls on the plate. A separate wooden bowl holds cooked white rice at left, and a brass cup with liquid sits at upper right. Pink flower petals and strands of pink blossoms are scattered around the plate, and a red cloth with gold patterning lies behind. No people are visible.

Close-up photograph of a brass thali offering plate on a dark surface. A large green raw plantain lies across the plate. Beside it are a pile of cooked white rice dotted with black seeds, a small brass bowl of dark red beans, and a small brass bowl with a golden-tone lid. A brass cup stands at the lower right. A red patterned cloth and a blurred orange figure appear at the upper right edge. No people are visible.

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Overhead photo of a brass thali platter on a red cloth holding a traditional vegetarian meal: a bowl of steamed white rice, a bowl of thick white liquid such as yogurt or kheer, a bowl of yellow curried potato pieces, a bowl of fried or cooked savoury item, and a small bowl of pickle or sauce. A brass lamp with a lit flame sits at the right edge, and a brass plate of marigold petals and flowers appears in the top right corner. No people are visible.

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Overhead photo of a brass puja arrangement on a dark surface. A brass thali holds a bowl of uncooked white rice, a small cup, a piece of pale jaggery or sweet, and a brass spoon resting in a small bowl of white liquid. To the right, a lit oil lamp with a flame sits on a decorative brass plate with a lotus-petal border. A red patterned cloth lies behind. No people are visible.