A large round polished brass tray holds many small brass oil lamps with lit wicks and oil cups, arranged in concentric rings. A person's hand with gold bangles reaches in from the top, tending the lamps, while another hand rests at the left edge of the tray. A small bowl of white salt or grains sits at the lower left on a white cloth. The setting suggests a lamp-lighting ritual such as aarti. No person's face is visible and no one is identifiable as a person.