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Close-up photograph of a ritual offering on a brass tray in a puja setting. A purple morning-glory type flower sits on the left edge of the tray beside a brass bowl filled with brown and white dried chickpea-like seeds or nuts. To the right stands a brass cup holding liquid with a brass spoon resting inside. Pink flower petals and a small metal deity murti are blurred in the background, with a patterned cloth covering the table. No people are visible.

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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.2024-10-29A 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.2024-01-09A top-down photograph of a brass puja tray holding small brass bowls of nuts. Pink flower petals are scattered across the tray and a red-brown silk cloth with gold patterned border. On the right, a small figurine of a seated deity with a crown and a rolled-up ornate piece nearby. A brass plate and a cup sit at the edges. No people are visible, and no a person candidate appears in the image.2024-10-28Close-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.2024-10-31Close-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.2025-11-28A 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.2024-10-30Close-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.2025-08-18A photograph of a Hindu altar set on a rust-red cloth with gold patterning. In the centre foreground, a brass thali holds small brass bowls of sliced white coconut, a yellow mass of ghee or sweet, and whole nuts and dried fruit, with a brass spoon in a tall brass cup at right. Behind them stand a bronze seated figure in a saffron-toned robe with a rudraksha mala, a small bronze deity group, a brass shivalinga on a stand, and a lit oil lamp at right. Dark wooden platforms and stools sit in the background. No people are visible.2024-08-14Close-up photo of a brass ritual plate offering. In the foreground a ripe banana with dark spotted skin lies across the bottom edge. Beside it a brass bowl holds a pale yellow-orange block of jaggery. Behind, a larger brass bowl is filled with whole reddish-brown nuts, some with pale kernels showing. A small shallow brass cup of liquid sits at the upper left, and a red and gold patterned cloth lies at the top. No people are visible.2024-09-18A close photograph of a brass puja thali holding ritual offerings for a Laghu Pooja. In the centre is a brass bowl heaped with soaked chickpeas or groundnuts mixed with pink rose petals. To the left sits a small bowl of cut jaggery or sweet fruit pieces, with a small brass cup of liquid behind it. A ripe green-yellow banana lies in the foreground with more pink petals scattered around it. At the right is a brass cup holding a small brass spoon. A red and gold woven cloth lies in the background on a dark surface. No people are visible.2024-10-27Close-up photograph of a brass ritual tray arranged for worship. A round brass bowl holds mixed brown and cream beans or nuts, topped with small pink flowers. Beside it lies a long green-and-brown speckled banana or plantain with pink blossoms strung along it. Smaller brass cups sit on the tray, one holding a pale yellow piece of food, and a brass spoon rests at the lower right. A red and white patterned cloth lies at the upper right. No people are visible; the scene shows offerings for a puja.2024-09-23Photo 82878482022-04-30 +1 copies