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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.

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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.2025-11-28Close-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-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.2024-10-30Overhead photo of a brass puja offering arranged on a dark wooden table. A large brass plate holds a green banana with a small bunch of pink flowers, a heap of cooked white rice, a bowl of peanuts, and a piece of yellow jaggery. A small brass cup and a brass spoon sit beside it, and on the right an ornate brass tray holds a lit oil lamp with a flame. No people are visible, so this is a still-life of ritual offerings and not a depiction of a person.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.2024-10-29Close-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.2025-08-18Close-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.2024-08-25A 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.2024-10-27A 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.2024-03-09A 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 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.2024-09-23Overhead 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.2024-08-08