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Close-up photograph of a gilded deity murti adorned with an ornate golden cobra hood above its head and an elaborately embossed golden torso armour with floral and petal patterns. A silver trident-like spear tip and a curved silver implement rest against it, set against a green fabric backdrop covered in gold sequin dots and gold-printed motifs. An orange cloth edge appears at the lower right. No people are visible.2011-09-18Close photo of a silver serpent base for a deity murti. Coiled silver snake body with fine scale pattern wraps around the lower part of a silver figure's leg or pedestal, with a flat silver plate on top. Behind it, a green and gold painted figure, a folded white and red cloth lies at left, and brass lamps and a metal railing stand in the background. No people are visible.Close view of a silver-toned statue base shaped as coiled serpent body wrapped in scale-patterned silver plating, supporting a larger silver figure's leg with scale texture. Behind it stand a green and gold painted panel with a bird-like motif, a brass bell and a metal grille. A folded white cloth and a red-and-white bundle lie at the lower left on a dark floor. No people are visible.Close-up photograph of a metal sculpture of a coiled serpent body, with overlapping scale patterns hammered into dark silvered metal in several stacked rings. Above the coils a larger scaled section is visible, and a gold-toned element appears at the upper left. A folded white cloth with red edging rests at the left edge. No people are visible.A photograph of a large silver processional item shaped as a five-headed cobra hood with a coiled base. The hood has scale-patterned relief, carved floral scroll motifs and a central circular medallion with a cross-hatched design, and the coils are decorated with scales. Behind it stand brass vessels and a brass stand, and to the left a painted green and gold parrot figure is tied with rope. The silver items are set against a metal mesh grille. No people are visible.Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityA photograph of a large silver ritual object shaped like a cobra hood with scale-patterned surface and an embossed floral motif at its centre, placed among brass finials with conical tops and turned brass stands. Behind them is a metal mesh cage or grille. A hand holding a blue cloth and a camera strap appear at the right edge. No people are clearly visible in the frame.November 29 20132013-11-29October 30 20112011-10-30A photograph of a large silver cobra sculpture with a five-hooded hood, its scales and paisley motifs finely engraved, rising from a coiled silver base with a hollow bowl at the top. A green and gold painted figure. Behind is a metal grille and brass vessels and a lamp stand. No people are visible. The setting resembles a temple or shrine display of ritual silverwork, a naga deity murti used in abhishekam.Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityAugust 23 20152015-08-23