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Overhead photograph of ritual offerings laid on a red silk cloth woven with gold floral motifs. Three polished brass or copper pots stand at the top: the left and right ones hold dark liquid, while the centre one holds a pale, milky liquid. At the bottom are a perforated metal bowl of golden turmeric root pieces, a bowl of pale pink-tinted puffed rice balls, and a bowl of translucent blue-white rock sugar crystals. No people, statues or screens are visible.

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Overhead view of an offering spread on a red cloth. Brass and copper bowls hold a block of brown jaggery, blue rock sugar candy, white sesame or puffed grain, crisp fried snack strands, and round sesame or puffed-grain balls, with brown chikki-style sweets at the top right. No people, deity or throne is visible, so this is a close-up of prasadam-style food offerings.Close-up overhead photo of offerings laid out on a bright red cloth. Brass plates and bowls hold puffed rice (murmura or pori), round brown sweet balls, dried dates or raisins, and yellow sliced sweets or dried fruit pieces. A small white flower lies on the cloth. No people or deity visible; the offerings suggest a festival prasad or naivedyam arrangement.Close overhead view of several brass bowls on a green-grey surface holding offering ingredients for ritual use. A large bowl in the foreground is filled with bright red kumkum powder, and the centre bowl holds yellow-orange turmeric powder. Behind them are a bowl of white sugar-coated balls, a bowl of light blue rock sugar crystals, a bowl of orange fried snack pieces, and a bowl of dried nuts and raisins in the lower right. No people are visible.Photograph of a ritual offering table covered with a red cloth patterned with gold motifs. Brass bowls hold heaps of coloured powders in red, orange and yellow, alongside whole almonds, a pale spherical dough or sweet, and a dark green rounded object. Plates of sweets include golden-yellow pieces, round brown laddus, crisp orange strands, a square of pale cake and spiced puffed-rice bars. Fresh white flowers sit at the lower left edge. No people are visible; the setting appears to be an outdoor puja or homa offering table with palm fronds behind it.Close overhead photograph of two ritual offerings set on a red and gold brocade cloth. On the left, a perforated brass dish holds fresh yellow turmeric rhizomes. On the right, a wide round brass tray holds a heap of white flaked material. No people are visible; the scene suggests preparation of items for a puja or homa.Overhead photograph of a spread of prasadam offerings laid out on a red and gold brocade cloth. Brass bowls with perforated rims hold almonds, cashews, raisins, round sweet balls (laddus) in pale and brown tones, dried fruit pieces, shredded coconut, a golden spiced powder, a smooth brown sweet block, and crushed grain. A brass plate with dried red chillies sits at the upper right. No people are visible.Close-up photograph of ritual offerings arranged on a red and gold brocade cloth. In the upper left, a bowl of bright orange turmeric powder; in the upper right, a bowl of deep red kumkum powder. In the centre, a small brass bowl with a perforated rim holds white rock sugar crystals, and a second brass bowl on the left holds a pale sweet. A dark brown sweet is partly visible at the right edge. No people, deities or a person are visible.Overhead photograph of food offerings on a red and gold brocade cloth. Four round puffed-rice balls, golden-tan in colour, sit on a bronze-toned plate at left. A large bowl at upper right holds dried dates with wrinkled brown skins. A smaller bowl at lower right holds shredded white coconut. No people are visible; the arrangement looks like prasadam or naivedyam laid out for an offering.A photograph of ritual offering materials arranged on a pink cloth with gold floral brocade pattern. In the foreground, a large brass bowl holds bright red kumkum powder and a second brass bowl holds yellow turmeric powder. Behind them, smaller perforated brass bowls hold white sesame seeds, translucent white rock sugar crystals, dried yellow turmeric roots, and dried dates. Above, brass bowls contain green limes and a dark round fruit. No people, deity or a person are visible in the frame.Close-up photograph of ritual offerings arranged on a red embroidered cloth. In the foreground a brass plate holds a mound of bright red kumkum powder, and to the right a brass dish holds yellow turmeric powder. Behind them brass bowls hold dried raisins, sliced dried dates, and translucent blue-white crystal sugar pieces. A pale orange object sits in a brass dish at the upper right. No people are visible.Overhead photograph of a ritual offering spread laid on a red fabric with gold floral brocade pattern. Brass bowls with perforated rims hold dry offerings: whole almonds, cashews, raisins, dates, sesame or grain, dried red chillies, crystal sugar (mishri) pieces, a block of jaggery, fried snacks, golden spiced chilli strands, and a plate of pressed sweets or puffed rice. No people are visible.Top-down photograph of a table laid with a red and gold brocade cloth and set with several metal bowls of offerings. Visible items include cashew nuts, raisins, a heap of crisp fried sweets, a bowl of orange twisted snack sticks, a bowl of yellow turmeric powder, a bowl of red kumkum powder, and dried yellow turmeric or ginger pieces. A bowl of dark dried fruit sits at the upper left. No people are visible, and no deity, a person or readable text appears in the frame.