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Close overhead photo of a puja offering arranged on a red woven mat. A large brass plate holds milky white liquid with pink flower petals and a green leaf floating on it, with small brass lamps or cups in the water. Smaller brass bowls hold cooked white rice and yellow-tinted rice offerings. A pale pink conch shell with a silver base sits to the right, beside a brass plate with small conical brass vessels holding kumkum and turmeric powder. Additional pink flowers lie on a brass tray at the bottom, and a silver spoon rests in a bowl. No people are visible.

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May 24 20182018-05-24December 27 20152015-12-27 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20182018-01-01January 01 20192019-01-01March 31 20142014-03-31October 24 20132013-10-24 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a polished brass puja thali on a light cloth-covered table. Around the tray sit several small scalloped brass cups holding oil lamps, a larger brass bowl heaped with red rose petals, and a small bowl of white cream or ghee. Orchid flowers in magenta and white rest on a shell-shaped dish at the upper right. Near the lower right lie a silver-covered box with a rudraksha mala and a chunk of orange sweet or fruit. No people are visible; the scene shows only ritual offerings.2015-12-27 +1 copiesAugust 04 20142014-08-04April 28 20182018-04-28June 01 20122012-06-01A close photograph of a ritual being performed on a woven straw mat. A hand holds a white conch-shaped shell pouring water over a small shivalinga-like object set in a brass plate filled with pink rose petals. Nearby are brass oil lamps, a brass vessel with a wooden ladle, a dark incense stick, a tray with reddish offerings and a patterned purple cloth. No faces are visible.2013-03-25January 22 20172017-01-22