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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.

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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.2024-08-09Overhead 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.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.2025-08-18Overhead 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.2024-08-08A 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.2024-10-09A 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.2024-03-09Close-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.2024-09-20Close-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.2024-08-25Top-down photograph of a small devotional offering on a dark table. A brass plate holds a mound of white cooked rice, a small bowl of dried fruit pieces, a bowl of roasted peanuts, and a ripe banana. Above it, a brass bowl with a lit oil lamp, a brass cup with a spoon, and a small brass bowl sit beside it. A red-orange cloth with gold border runs down the left side, with a small metal figurine of a seated deity murti near the edge and a dark object at top left. No people are visible; the setting suggests a puja offering.2024-08-23A 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.2024-01-09KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 12/4/20202020-12-04KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 1/18/20212021-01-18