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A photograph of two brass ritual objects on a red tabletop. On the left is a brass oil lamp (deepa) with a shallow bowl on a tall, stepped conical base. On the right is a brass kalasha-style pot with a looped handle, a spouted lip and a footed base, holding a small amount of water. No people are visible, and the background is dark.Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityA photograph of a brass ritual tray on a wooden table holding a brass oil lamp with a peacock-shaped handle and eight clay diya lamps with lit wicks arranged in a ring around it. Behind and around the tray sit a copper pot with white flowers on a bed of rice, a brass plate of bananas, a red silk-wrapped bundle, a brass stand and a tray of flowers and leaves. No people are visible in the scene.A photograph of a row of polished brass hanging bells and small lamp-stand fittings laid out on a red-topped table. Each bell has an arched ornamental frame with a lotus-like finial and a base. Shapes include a peacock, a conch shell, a bird, a figure of a deity, and a bell with a small animal figure. Brass oil lamps and a brass kalasha-style vessel sit on the table behind, and no people are visible.Three polished brass oil lamps on stands with flared bowls stand on a teal draped cloth. A white conch shell sits behind and between the lamps. No people are visible.2015-10-06A close-up photograph of a polished silver ritual lamp lying on a rust-orange textured cloth. The lamp is a fan-shaped multi-wick oil lamp with five cup-shaped wick holders arranged in a curved row, decorated with engraved scroll and leaf patterns, mounted on a short round pedestal base with a curved handle at the left. At the bottom edge a partial silver figure or statuette is visible. No people are visible.2011-10-27Three polished brass thali trays rest side by side on a white-painted metal ledge. Each tray has embossed floral and geometric patterns and a raised rim, the largest on the left with a central medallion. A small red sticker is visible on the middle tray. Pale wall behind and a grey cabinet below. No people are present.Four brass ritual objects stand in a row on a concrete floor before a whitewashed wall. From left to right: a bell with a seated nandi bull figure on a stem, a bell with a lingam-like upright form inside an arched frame, a bell with a seated deity or animal figure inside an arched frame, and a cobra-hooded bell with a curved handle. The metal is polished gold-toned brass with engraved and embossed detail. No people are visible.2006-10-12February 04 20132013-02-04 +1 copiesDecember 10 20132013-12-10Two brass ceremonial lamp stands, each with a tall slender shaft on a stepped round base, sit side by side on a blue cloth-covered table. The stands have ornate arched crowns with scalloped edges and small knobs; the left one holds a bulbous lamp cup, the right one a conical or pointed cup. Behind them are red plastic trays, plastic-wrapped items and a dim workshop floor. No people are visible.Close photo of a ritual setup with ornate silver vessels and small silver oil lamps arranged on a low silver-legged stand. At the centre, a bronze female figure holding a flame stands among the vessels. On the right, a hand with a rudraksha bracelet rests near a silver pot and a dark wooden block. Behind, red cloth hangs in folds. Only partial arms of one person are visible, so the ritual participant is not identifiable and no face appears. The scene suggests an abhishekam or puja preparation with oil lamps and silver ritual vessels.2017-12-20 +1 copies