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June 28 2008

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A photograph of a tall gold-coloured brass trident (trishul) standing upright on a small silver-toned oil lamp or vessel with orange contents, set on a wooden surface beside a zebra-striped cushion and leopard-print fabric. The background is a blurred riverside of pale boulders and greenery with a distant town. No people are visible; the trident's pronged head is ornately engraved with a central face-like motif.2008-06-28A photograph of an empty outdoor seat arranged for a ceremony beside a rocky riverbed. Two stacked cushioned seats, one covered in zebra-stripe fabric and one in leopard-print fabric, carry a white cushion with a red diamond-patterned panel. A tall brass trident (trishul) leans against the seat. In front are a small brass pot with a handle and a red and white patterned cloth on a stone table, with blue tarpaulin and a colourful cloth on the rocks behind. No people are visible.2008-06-28An empty outdoor seating arrangement on a riverbank with rocks and forested hills behind. A golden trident stands upright at left beside a small brass pot on an orange cloth. At center is a zebra-striped and leopard-print cushioned seat with a white and red diamond-patterned pillow, set on a red patterned rug. A microphone on a stand stands at right, and a blue cloth lies beside it. Distant buildings and a river are visible. No people are present.2008-06-28A photograph of a gold-coloured metal trident (trishul) standing upright on the right, its three prongs and ornate central shaft in sharp focus. Behind it, rocky riverbank boulders and a grey river stretch fade into soft blur, with green wooded hillside and pale buildings in the far background. No people are clearly visible, only a faint partial figure at the far left edge among the rocks.2008-06-28A riverbank scene beside a wide grey-green river with rocky shore and wooded hills behind. In the foreground a tall golden trident stands beside an empty seat covered in tiger and leopard print with a red-and-white patterned cushion, and an orange-draped low table holds a brass oil lamp. A microphone stand is at right. Several figures in colourful saris and clothing sit or stand on the stones near the water, and a couple of people bathe at the river's edge. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this frame; the seat is unoccupied.2008-06-28A photograph of an empty outdoor seating platform on a rocky riverbank beside a forested mountain valley. A tall brass trident stands on the left beside a brass kalasha or vessel on an orange cloth. The central seat is a cushioned zebra-striped and leopard-print dais with a red and white patterned cushion, set on a red and white patterned rug on a pink stone platform. A microphone on a stand stands to the right. Behind it, a few people are scattered on rocks and near the water, with an orange-clad figure partly visible near the water. Green shrubs and white buildings lie beyond the river.2008-06-28Close-up photograph of two gold-coloured ritual objects resting on an upturned palm or lap. On the left is a gold trident (trishula) with a central blade and curved side prongs and a small floral ornament at its base. On the right is a gold ornament resembling a shaped finial or damaru-like form. Behind them is a leopard-print fabric in orange and black, and blurred green foliage. No people are clearly visible beyond the hand and forearm supporting the objects.2020-05-27A photograph of a riverside ghat under a heavy grey sky with green wooded hills behind. In the foreground a large gilded trident (trishul) with a carved Shiva figure stands on a stone base. Behind it, seated devotees sit on orange cloths with brass pots and small offerings before them. Several people in white robes and orange shawls sit or stand on the stone steps. A tall figure with long dark hair and a white kurta walks along the pink-stone platform toward the right, a person candidate whose long hair and white attire are visible but whose identity is uncertain from appearance alone. Spectators sit on terraced steps on the left and along the water's edge.2008-01-22A close photograph of a gilded trident staff with a tall central prong and two curved side prongs, its shaft decorated with ornate carved motifs. A small silver damaru drum hangs from the shaft just below the trident head. The background is a soft-focus grey expanse of water with greenery and blurred structures along the far bank. No people are visible.2008-06-28September 05 20142014-09-05January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesApril 03 20182018-04-03