A photograph of a ritual puja arrangement on a white table against a red-pink wall. A small seated figure. In front stand brass bells, small brass cups, a conch shell, a brass plate of yellow marigold petals and red roses, a lit oil lamp on a brass plate, a steel tray of ripe bananas, and a clay incense burner sending up smoke. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a ritual puja arrangement on a white table against a red-pink wall. A small seated figure. In front stand brass bells, small brass cups, a conch shell, a brass plate of yellow marigold petals and red roses, a lit oil lamp on a brass plate, a steel tray of ripe bananas, and a clay incense burner sending up smoke. No people are visible.

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A small shrine arrangement on a white table against a red wall. Two brass lamps with lit oil wicks flank the setup, along with a brass bell with a handle, brass bowls, a brass plate with a coconut-like offering, and a bowl of mixed flowers in yellow, orange and pink. A small figure in pink and white robes sits on a red cloth with gold border, with an orange and green cloth beside it. A white conch shell and an incense stand with lit sticks sit on a silver tray. The scene shows puja offerings laid out for worship.

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A photograph of a ritual puja table set against a red wall. At the centre, a small figurine in orange and gold robes sits on an orange brocade cushion strewn with pink flower petals, with a visible red-and-gold bead necklace. In front, a brass plate holds red roses, yellow marigolds and green leaves. Nearby are a white conch shell, a brass ghee lamp with a lit flame, a brass bell, a brass kalasha-style vessel, small brass bowls with powders, a brass spoon, and a pink cloth with a white flower on a plate. No people are visible.

A photograph of a puja table set up in a room with red walls. At the centre-back, a small printed figure of a seated man with long dark hair and a bearded face, wearing a pink-and-white garment, sits on a folded pink cloth. In front of it is a brass plate piled with red and yellow flowers and green leaves, with small brass bowls, a brass lamp with a lit oil flame, a white conch shell, and a small brass vessel. To the right, a folded gold-bordered saree with green and pink accents and a pink rose sit on the table beside a brass lamp stand and incense sticks. A small bottle stands on the left. No people are visible.

A small home puja altar on a white table against a red wall. Central in a brass plate is a deity murti draped in red cloth and heaped with red rose petals and red flowers, with a flower crown on its head. To the left stand a bunch of ripe bananas on a plate and a burning incense holder with smoke. Right of center is a red and gold border cloth folded behind. A white conch shell sits on a small brass stand, with brass katoris holding yellow and red powders, a clay vessel, a brass bell with a handle, and a brass kalasha-style vessel. Two oil lamps burn, one a brass lamp on a tray on the right and one a small lit diya in front. Scattered rose petals cover the table, and incense sticks stand in a holder at the right edge. No people are visible.

Overhead photo of a ritual setup on a white table against a red wall. A small figure of a deity murti in pink and white sits atop a dark embroidered cloth beside yellow and orange flowers. A large brass plate holds red roses, orange blossoms and green leaves. Two oil lamps burn on brass plates, with brass bells, a brass jug, conch-shaped vessel, small bowls, and a folded red silk cloth nearby. A steel bowl holds a dark liquid, and a steel tray on the right has white powder, a brass cup and incense sticks. No people are visible.

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A photograph of a small worship setup on a white table in a room with reddish-brown walls and floor, with a patterned rug in the foreground. Centre back, a small figure sits on a pink and gold cloth with a garland and flowers in front of it. A brass bowl holds red and yellow flowers and a small brass cup, and a lit oil lamp sits on a brass plate. Nearby are a brass bell with a handle, a brass vessel with a ladle, a white conch shell, small brass cups of kumkum, and a bowl of red apples. Smoking incense sticks stand in a steel tray at the right. No people are visible.

A photograph of a puja arrangement on a white table against a red wall. At the centre a brass thali holds small brass cups, white flowers and a small shivalinga-style object, with a white lily-like flower nearby. Behind it, a small figure of a seated sage or saint in orange and red sits on an orange-gold cloth flanked by white chrysanthemum-type flowers. To the right, a folded red cloth with gold border and another small white-flowered arrangement sit beside a brass dish holding betel leaves and a small offering. To the left, a brass bell, a brass vessel with a spouted pitcher, a lit oil lamp with a flame, and small brass dishes of powders and grains. Two brass plates with green leaves sit at lower right. No people are visible.

A table set for puja against a red-painted wall, with no people visible. Centre: a brass thali heaped with green leaves, red and orange roses, a yellow flower and a small brass kalasha-style vessel. Behind it, on a pink cloth, a small printed or figurine image of a bearded figure with long hair, a garland and a crown-like headdress, mirroring the offering arrangement. To the right, a gold-bordered cloth with red roses and an oil lamp burning on a brass plate. Left: a brass bell, brass bowls of red and brown powders, a small bottle, and a plate of ring-shaped fried sweets on a leaf. A white conch shell and a brass cup with spoon sit on the right.

A puja arrangement on a white table against a red-washed wall. A small printed figure of a seated man in pink and red robes with a pink turban, rudraksha-style beads and a gold necklace sits on a wooden stand between two folded pink and gold brocade cloths. In front is a brass plate heaped with yellow roses, pink flowers and green leaves around a brass vessel. Brass bowls hold red kumkum and other powders, a white conch shell rests on a brass tray, a brass bell and an oil lamp with a lit flame sit nearby, and a brass oil lamp stands at centre-left. No people are visible.

A brass puja setup on a white table against a red wall and red floor. Two brass lamps with lit oil wicks flank the arrangement, along with a third lit lamp on the right. At the centre back sits a small figure in pink and red robes with a red-and-gold cloth beneath it, on a red cushion. Brass bowls hold red, yellow and orange powders, and a brass plate holds white jasmine flowers. A brass kalasha-style vessel and a small brass tumbler stand on the left, and a white bird figurine sits on the right near a brass stand. No people are visible.