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The ceremony is the same in its essentials across India. The thali, the tilak, the thread, the sweets, the gift. But walk from one state to the next and the festival gathers different layers - different names, different accompanying observances, regional rituals that have accumulated over generations and made the day theirs. Here is the full picture: the ceremony step by step, and then what changes depending on where you are. The Puja Thali - What Goes In and Why The ceremony begins with the tha …