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December 29 2006

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Making Of Sacred Arts University2008-11-07A photograph of a gilded lion-shaped vahana sculpture mounted on a red wooden transport platform inside a plain whitewashed workshop. The golden lion has a black mane, wide red-lipped open mouth with white teeth, painted red-and-white eyes, and a long curled tail with a black tip. Its saddle cloth is green with a painted floral design and gold trim, and a red-topped wooden stand rests on its back. Metal rods and a dark stool stand at the left and right edges of the room. No people are visible.2008-11-07 +1 copiesMaking Of Sacred Arts University2008-11-07Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityMaking Of Sacred Arts University2008-11-07 +1 copiesA large painted lion-headed vahana sculpture under a dark wooden ceiling. The lion has a white face with a wide red open mouth showing white teeth, dark brown mane with curled locks, and a green and gold garland draped around its neck. A blue wooden base sits below. No people are visible; the piece appears to be a vahana being crafted or displayed in a temple-style setting.Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityClose view of two carved and painted wooden figures in a storage area against a corrugated grey metal wall. On the left, a gold-leaf figure with a sculpted, ornately decorated torso, rounded knobs and beaded chest details, cropped at the top. On the right, a yellow-bodied carved wooden figure with a red-and-green crown or headdress, a painted face with open mouth and teeth, and a wooden staff or pole held near its shoulder. A teal wooden platform sits in front of it. No living people are visible; the figures appear to be processional or temple wooden murti.2013-07-13 +1 copiesA large painted vahana sculpture of a white lion-like mount stands on a blue metal frame inside a dark stone-walled hall. The lion has a wide open mouth with red tongue and fangs, round red-rimmed eyes, a black mane, and a curling tail. Its saddle cloth is red with gold scroll motifs, bordered in green with gold and red trim, and a red floral garland hangs around its neck. No people are visible in the frame apart from a partially visible white-clad leg at the bottom edge.April 14 20182018-04-14A photograph of a brightly painted wooden swan-shaped vahana or processional vehicle mounted on a turquoise-painted wooden platform with rope handles. The swan has a white body covered in scale-like patterns, an orange beak and legs, and a multicoloured tail and wings in red, blue, green, yellow and orange with scrolled floral motifs. A gold-coloured figure. No people are visible.A photograph of a decorated festival vehicle figure: a large painted wooden swan-like bird vahana with a white scaled body, red and orange feathered wings, teal and gold carved tail scrollwork and a red beak, mounted on a teal-painted wooden carrying platform with ring handles. Behind it stands a gilded carved wooden shrine frame on the left and a stack of white plastic chairs on the right, against a grey breeze-block wall. No people are visible.