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Close photo of a large polished brass ceremonial fan-shaped shield with a pointed leaf-like outline, its surface embossed with scrolling foliage and a beaded border. At the centre is a repoussé sun face with rayed flame-like petals and a small vertical tilak mark on the forehead. The shield rests on a turned brass stand. Behind it, a second brass shield and a tall brass rod are partly visible against a plain pinkish-grey wall, with a black cloth at the left edge. No people are visible.

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October 22 20142014-10-22Close view of ceremonial brass regalia on a white background. In the foreground stands a large teardrop-shaped brass shield or umbrella-like panel, embossed with a radiant sun face with wavy rays, scrolling foliage and a beaded border, mounted on a brass stand. Beside it are a smaller teardrop-shaped brass finial on a slender staff and a tall brass staff topped with a flat rectangular brass panel with embossed patterns. At the right edge, a folded orange and purple cloth is visible. A small black object sits at the left edge. No people are shown.2010-10-22 +1 copiesA photograph of an ornate silver ceremonial fan-shaped object lying flat on a white cloth on a dark ground. The heart-shaped head has an embossed floral scroll border, concentric rings and a central face-like motif surrounded by a radiating sunburst of petals. A twisted, ropelike silver handle extends from the base. Bare feet of a person are visible at the left edge, but no one else is in the frame.A close photograph of an ornate metal procession fan, a large teardrop-shaped silver-toned disc with a hammered floral and leaf border. At its centre is a repoussé face with a sunburst of radiating petals around it, set against a plain white cloth backdrop. The long handle extends downward out of the frame. No people are visible.A photograph of a single ornate brass arati lamp holder, shown flat against a plain white cloth backdrop. The leaf-shaped gold-toned head is engraved with scrolling foliate patterns, a beaded border and a central lotus-like rosette, and it is attached to a long plain handle with a small finial at the base. No people are present.2007-08-26A photograph of an ornate silver ceremonial fan-shaped processional item, teardrop-shaped with a long handle, resting on a white cloth. Its surface has embossed floral and foliate scrollwork in a border, and a central raised repoussé face within a radiating lotus-petal or sun-ray medallion, with a worn, tarnished silver finish. No people are visible.December 26 20102010-12-26October 12 20062006-10-12A photograph of a single ceremonial ritual implement set against a plain grey cloth backdrop. The object is a long silver-toned staff with a round, ornate head bearing a repoussé face in relief, surrounded by a radiating sunburst or flame-like border, and a pointed finial with small decorative knobs at the top. The shaft is plain and tapers to a finial at the bottom. No people are visible.2007-08-26October 12 20062006-10-12October 17 20102010-10-17A close overhead photograph of an ornate silver ceremonial fan-shaped processional item with a teardrop-shaped head, its border densely engraved with scrolling foliage and leaf patterns. A central circular medallion shows a quartered design with fine vertical lines and a small eye-like motif. The silver head rises on a twisted silver handle, set against a white cloth backdrop. No people are visible.