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September 16 2017

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Close photo of a hand holding a silver ceremonial staff topped with a carved silver serpent or naga head, with a dangling rudraksha bead on a silver chain. The background is an ornate gold and yellow swirl panel, and a black microphone stand runs across the lower frame. Only the arm and hand of one person are visible, cut off at the sleeve, and no face or full figure appears. The image shows a ritual object at a stage discourse setting.2017-09-16December 15 20172017-12-15A close view of a hand gripping a silver ceremonial staff with an ornate, engraved handle and a long shaft, with small bells hanging from its neck. Behind it is a silver-coloured decorative stand or throne with scalloped edges. In the blurred background a seated person in an orange head covering and white garment appears, along with other indistinct figures and a red and gold backdrop.2017-07-30October 19 20132013-10-19August 08 20172017-08-08A close-up photograph of a silver ceremonial staff held in a bare arm and hand at left. The staff has a Y-shaped or forked silver finial, a textured twisted silver shaft, and small hanging silver bells or tassels along its length. Behind it, blurred seated people in white clothing sit in a hall, with an orange-red cloth visible at upper left and a red cloth at lower left. The staff suggests a temple or puja ritual setting.2017-07-30August 08 20172017-08-08 +1 copiesJuly 30 20172017-07-30May 24 20202020-05-24August 08 20172017-08-08Close-up photograph of an ornate silver-toned ritual staff against a deep red blurred background. At the top sits a recumbent bull figure, a Nandi, on a small flat pedestal. The staff's shaft curves into an S-shaped loop with a twisted, engraved surface, and a small pendant hangs from its lower bend. A second small animal figure is partly visible at the bottom edge. No people are visible; the object is the sole subject, with an empty red space on the right.2020-03-07 +2 copiesClose-up photograph of a silver ritual staff topped with a seated bull figure. A small silver-capped rudraksha-style bead hangs from a chain near the coil. The background is a soft blur of gold carved architecture on the left and red fabric or drapery on the right. No people are visible.2017-08-11