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. - Nithyanandapedia

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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.

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Overhead photo of a ritual offering on a black surface with a red and gold patterned cloth at the top. A large gold-coloured plate holds a bowl of cooked white rice with a few seeds scattered on top, a ripe banana with dark browned skin, a small gold cup and a red-tinted flame or diya at the upper right. A gold bowl beside the plate holds a liquid with a gold spoon resting in it. Two red decorative tassels or marks are visible near the banana and rice. No people are visible; the scene shows an offering arranged for a puja.

Overhead 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 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.

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A photograph of a brass thali offering on a dark surface during a puja. A brass bowl holds a mound of white rice, with smaller brass dishes containing jaggery pieces and roasted peanuts. A brass cup filled with liquid and a brass spoon sit to the right, with scattered pink rose petals nearby. A glowing oil lamp and a red-and-gold draped cloth appear in the background. No people are visible.

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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.

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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 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.

Close-up photo of a polished brass thali on a wooden surface. In a small brass bowl sits a mound of orange-yellow sweet pudding mixed with white grains, and a larger brass bowl holds white cooked rice or pudding sprinkled with black seeds, cumin-like seeds, and small pink flower petals. Loose pink flower petals are scattered across the brass plate and around the bowls. No people, deity murti, or a person depiction are visible; the image shows only offered food, consistent with a prasadam offering.