Puja thali

Archana plate for worship in Gaudiya Vaisnava tradition. All Puja items like pancamrta, flowers, conchshell, ringing bell etc
Archana plate for worship.
A puja thali.

A puja thali (Sanskrit: पूजा थाली, romanized: Pūjā thālī, lit. 'prayer plate') is a tray or large container on which puja materials are accumulated and decorated.[1] On Hindu religious occasions, festivals, traditions and rituals, the puja thali maintains an auspicious role. A puja thali may be made of steel, gold, silver, brass, or any other metal; it may be rounded, oval, or any other shaped or with little engravings and other decorations.

  1. ^ "Diwali Puja thali" (HTML). festivals.iloveindia.com. 1 August 2007.