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Brass puja thalis arranged on a deep orange cloth in a dim room. An oil lamp with a lit flame sits at the top right, with incense sticks rising from a brass holder. Plates hold red rose petals, a ripe banana, small brass vessels, and a folded dark cloth. A partial hand and red-sleeved arm reach in from the left edge, arranging the offerings. No people's faces are visible. The scene is a domestic or ashram puja setup for ritual worship.

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Close-up photograph of a puja tray arrangement on an orange-red cloth over a pale floor. Brass plates hold red and pink rose petals, a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame, a white conch shell on a brass stand, dark sacred balls with green leaves, a brass cup, a yellow fruit, and a lit incense stick rising beside an orange stick. No people are visible; the scene shows ritual offerings laid out for worship.2011-09-11September 09 20112011-09-09September 26 20112011-09-26Close photo of a puja set-up on an orange cloth: a hand with bangles and a ring pours from a small brass spoon onto a brass tray of pink flower petals. Nearby are brass bowls of petals and grain, a brass cup, a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, a white conch shell, and a lit incense stick sending up smoke. The scene is a morning ritual offering, with no visible person beyond the hand.2010-09-28Close photo of a puja setup on an orange cloth. A hand holding a brass spoon reaches toward a brass plate of pink petals, with more petals in a brass bowl at left, rice-like grains in a bowl at right, a brass cup, a white conch shell, a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, and a burning incense stick sending up smoke. The subject is the offering arrangement only; no people's faces are visible and the wrist shows gold bangles.2010-09-28A puja table set on an orange cloth, with a brass oil lamp burning on a brass plate at centre. Incense sticks stand in a brass holder at right, beside a brass bell and a brass pedestal. Scattered red rose petals lie across the table and a plate of petals and offerings sits in the background. No people are visible.2013-07-28January 11 20142014-01-11A close photograph of brass puja items on an orange cloth. A lit brass oil lamp with a wick sits on a footed stand at centre, beside a brass tray holding pink and red rose petals. Brass cups, a small brass bell and a spoon sit to the left and foreground, with a bowl of petals in the background. No people are visible.2014-01-14Close photo of a puja setup on a light wooden floor. An orange cloth holds brass plates with pink and white flowers, a small brass cup with a spoon, a brass bell, a small brass dish, a lit brass oil lamp, and an incense stick in a silver holder. Only a sleeve in orange and a hand with a flower are visible at the top right, on a red mat with pink fringe.2013-01-04Close view of a brass puja arrangement on a wooden tray set on a white marble floor, with red-clad knees visible at the edges. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits behind a brass plate of pink rose petals. A brass bell with a handle, a small brass cup, an incense stick in a holder, and a small brass dish of kumkum appear nearby. A white conch shell marked with red stripes rests on the tray. No people are shown in the frame, only the ritual objects and the red garments of seated attendees.2013-09-21January 25 20172017-01-25 +1 copiesA photograph of puja items arranged on an orange cloth: a brass oil lamp with a lit flame and an incense stick, a brass cup, a brass bell with a handle, and a brass plate filled with rose petals, marigold petals and white flowers. No people are visible in the scene.2014-01-23