A photograph of brass puja implements in the foreground on a woven mat: a brass pot filled with liquid, a brass incense holder with a lit incense stick, a brass bell with a small figure-topped handle, and small brass bowls with pastes. Behind them on a dark blue draped table stands a statue in a red cloth and turban, beside an ornate gold-framed arch and small figurines. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of brass puja implements in the foreground on a woven mat: a brass pot filled with liquid, a brass incense holder with a lit incense stick, a brass bell with a small figure-topped handle, and small brass bowls with pastes. Behind them on a dark blue draped table stands a statue in a red cloth and turban, beside an ornate gold-framed arch and small figurines. No people are visible.

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