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Close-up photo of a large round brass plate laden with ritual food offerings in small brass bowls. Visible items include sliced yellow mango, pale white coconut pieces, orange sweet pieces, a bowl of mixed nuts and dried fruit, sliced white fruit, a shallow bowl of clear liquid, and a heap of white rice in a brass vessel at the left. Pink flower petals and sprigs are scattered across the plate and dark wooden table, with a pink floral garland and a brass vessel at the right edge. No people are visible.

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A close photograph of a ritual offering arranged on a brass and wooden tray for worship. Two long green plantains lie across the front, with pink flower sprigs placed among them. Behind them sit a brass bowl of cut white coconut pieces, a bowl of golden jaggery chunks, a small empty brass cup, and a brass bowl of cashews and dried fruit. A brass vessel of liquid sits at the right edge, and a red and gold cloth with pink blossoms forms the background. No people are visible.2024-06-11Close-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.2024-12-09A 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.2024-10-30A 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.2024-01-09A 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.2024-11-30Close-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.2025-11-28A 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.2024-10-27Close-up photo of a brass offering plate on a metal tray. Two small brass bowls hold a clear liquid and cut yellow fruit pieces, and a mound of white cooked rice sits beside them. A large red hibiscus flower with ruffled petals fills the right side of the frame. No people are visible; the arrangement appears to be a food offering as part of a puja.2024-05-09Close-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 photograph of a ritual food offering on a brass plate. A large ripe banana dominates the centre, with peeled white coconut pieces, cashew nuts, and a small portion of sweet paste in brass bowls on the plate. A separate wooden bowl holds cooked white rice at left, and a brass cup with liquid sits at upper right. Pink flower petals and strands of pink blossoms are scattered around the plate, and a red cloth with gold patterning lies behind. No people are visible.2024-11-02A 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.2024-10-28Overhead 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.