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Close-up photograph of four long dark incense sticks standing upright in the foreground. Behind them, a silver puja tray holds several small silver cups and oil lamp dishes with residue and ash. The tray rests on an orange-red cloth, and a large folded white cloth fills the upper background. No people are visible.

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Close-up photograph of incense sticks standing upright in a silver puja tray on an orange cloth, with thin smoke rising from them. Behind them a cream and gold-bordered cloth is draped across the frame. At the right edge, the orange and yellow clothing of a seated person is partly visible, with a silver bowl near their hand. A silver cup and small silver vessels sit in the foreground.2010-09-03Close-up photograph, rotated sideways, of several lit incense sticks standing in a silver ritual tray with ornate silver bowls and lotus-petal shaped cups. Smoke curls upward from the sticks. Beside the tray is a red cloth and a folded orange-and-yellow cloth at the lower left, and at the right an out-of-focus figure wears a rust-brown robe. No people are clearly identifiable in the frame, and no one's face is visible.2010-08-30Close-up photograph of incense sticks burning in small silver lotus-shaped holders on a ritual table, with smoke rising in wisps. Blurred in the background are a figure in white clothing at the left edge and a reddish-brown wall with a blurred deity murti or ornate decorative object. A silver cup with a lid sits at the lower left. The shallow focus emphasizes the incense during a puja setting.2013-12-21Close-up photograph of incense sticks burning in a silver puja tray set on a red carpet. Thin smoke curls upward from several sticks standing in a silver plate with ornate edges. Beside the tray, the orange and yellow fabric of a cloth lies at the lower right. Behind, out of focus, a draped pale fabric and a seated figure's lower body are faintly visible, but no face or clear person is shown. The scene suggests an offering or worship setting, with incense as the focal point.2010-08-30Close photograph of a polished silver puja tray on a reddish-brown cloth. Several lit oil lamps with flames sit among silver cups and a small silver jug, with thin incense sticks burning upright in a holder and wisps of smoke rising. A patterned rug and a draped fabric are blurred in the background. No people are visible.2010-11-30Close-up photograph of incense sticks burning in the foreground, with thin smoke curling upward. Behind them sits a small silver puja vessel holding red powder or flowers, beside a bowl of yellow sweets or prasadam. Orange and saffron cloth lies draped across the background, with a red and yellow box and blue fabric visible in soft focus. No people are visible in the frame; the scene conveys a ritual offering setup.2010-08-21A photograph of a ritual offering tray in close view. Two incense sticks burn with trailing smoke, and several small silver oil lamps with glass cups hold lit wicks and flames. A shallow hammered copper bowl sits at right. Behind the tray, a blurred draped fabric in red and orange lies across the frame, with a dark background. No people are visible.2010-08-28Close-up photograph of a polished silver ritual tray holding small silver oil lamps with flames, several lit wicks, and incense sticks standing in lotus-shaped silver holders. Silver stands with curved arms rest at the left edge, and a saffron-orange cloth is visible behind the tray. No people are visible in the frame.2010-08-16Close-up photograph of several thin incense sticks standing upright, with thin wisps of smoke curling upward from their tips. Behind them, out of focus, a folded length of saffron-orange cloth with a golden-yellow border lies across a surface, and a small red-and-yellow printed object sits at left beside a lit oil lamp flame at the bottom edge. No people are visible.2010-08-21Close-up photograph of several thin incense sticks standing upright in the foreground, their tips smouldering and thin white smoke curling upward and drifting across the frame. Behind them, out of focus, a warm orange cloth or garment, a pale yellow ritual vessel, and a small flame of an oil lamp glow at the lower left. The background is soft pastel pink and white. No people are visible in the image.2010-08-21August 16 20162016-08-16Close-up photo of incense sticks burning in silver lotus-shaped holders arranged on a metal tray. Smoke rises from the sticks. Behind them, out of focus, lies a folded orange cloth with a golden border. No people are visible.2010-08-21