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Close-up photo of a ritual offering arranged on a red cloth. In the foreground a brass bowl holds white cooked rice with a few dark seeds, beside a piece of jaggery or sweet. A ripe green-and-yellow banana lies across the front, with pink flower petals scattered on it. Behind, a small brass lingam sits on a brass base, a tiny golden Ganesha figure stands near a copper-toned altar, and a small dark figurine of a deity is at left. On the right, a copper-coloured seated statue of a bearded man with a rudraksha mala, one hand raised in blessing, stands beside an orange cloth. The offering appears to be a puja setup.

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A close, low-angle photo of a puja offering arranged on a red and gold cloth. In the foreground, a brass bowl holds steamed white rice dotted with black peppercorns beside a yellow fruit piece, with a green banana and scattered pink rose petals. Behind them stand small brass and copper deity murtis, including a small blue figure of Shiva-like form and a golden figure, a brass lamp stand, and a bronze statue of a seated figure with a rudraksha mala and a raised hand holding pink flowers. No people are visible.2024-10-09Close-up photograph of a puja offering on a red and gold brocade cloth. In the foreground a bowl of white cooked rice is sprinkled with black mustard seeds, next to a green plantain and brass vessels, one holding water with a spoon. Behind them stand small metal figurines: a golden standing deity murti with a flute-like pose, a seated bronze figure, and a seated sage-like statue in brown and gold robes. A golden shivalinga stands on a small pedestal, and orange and brown wooden seats sit at the back. No people are visible.2024-04-09Close-up photograph of a puja offering arranged on a red cloth with gold border. A brass bowl holds heaped white cooked rice dotted with black specks, beside a green unripe banana and a small dish of nuts. Pink flower petals are scattered across the cloth. At upper right stand a gilded metal figure and a small brass deity murti, with an orange-brown carved figure at right. A small brass vessel sits at the bottom edge. No people are visible.2024-09-19A 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 puja altar with offerings. In the foreground a green-and-black banana-leaf-like platter holds a brass bowl of brown nuts or seeds, a small heap of yellow turmeric or kumkum, and scattered pink flowers. Behind them a small brass Shiva lingam with a yoni base stands among pink flower petals. A brass Krishna figure playing a flute stands on the left, a brass Ganesha sits on a pedestal in the centre-right, and a bronze seated sage figure with a rudraksha-style mala and raised hand stands on the right. A brass vessel of water sits at the far right on a red cloth with gold border. Brass and copper objects and a shrine structure appear in the background. No people are visible.2024-09-01Close-up photograph of a ritual offering on a brass plate in a home shrine. A brass bowl holds a heap of cooked white rice, and a smaller brass bowl beside it holds a golden-yellow sweet. In the background stand small brass deity murtis, including a figure with raised hands, a brass lamp or kalasha-style vessel, and a red cloth. A small seated figure in dark robes with raised hands and a blurred screen behind it complete the shrine. No people are visible.2024-07-09Overhead 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. 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A small silver Ganesha murti sits behind the flowers, with a brass lamp stand and a brass Shivalinga-style item at the top. On the right, a small copper-coloured statue of a seated sannyasi with a raised hand and a beaded mala around his neck, on a pink petal-strewn cloth. In the foreground, a brass plate holds a banana, nuts and a bowl of sweet offering, with a brass cup of liquid on the right. No physical people are visible.2024-02-11Close-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 small-scale home altar arrangement on a red cloth. In the centre stands a metal statuette of a seated, bearded sannyasi with long hair and a rudraksha mala, raising one hand in blessing and holding an object in the other, wearing a flowing robe; a portrait-like figure is shown as a murti, so a person is depiction-level but appearance is uncertain. Beside it is a standing brass deity figure with an upraised arm, a gold-toned lingam on a yoni base at left, and a pair of small metal oil lamps with pins. In the foreground a brass bowl holds white rice with dark seeds, and a green item sits at right. Behind are terracotta and black stone pedestals and a pinkish-orange draped cloth.2024-03-08