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Photo 11727608March 06 20202020-03-06Close-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 copiesFebruary 25 20202020-02-25 +2 copiesAugust 08 20172017-08-08 +1 copiesFebruary 04 20182018-02-04A close photograph of a gilded metal Nandi statue, the bull of Shiva, seated on a raised oval base. It has an ornately decorated collar, chest band and draped cloth with fine relief patterns, and a turned-up ear. Behind it lies a striped woven cloth in pink, green, purple and teal on a light wooden platform. No people are visible.2017-01-22A close-up photograph of ceremonial ritual objects in a hall. In the foreground a golden lion-headed staff is topped by a dark serpent coiled around a black shaft, held by a hand wearing a beaded bracelet and a red sleeve. Beside it stands a polished silver trident with a red gem at its centre, on a tall fluted shaft. Behind them are bamboo-like poles with purple lighting and dark red drapery.2014-07-20 +1 copiesA large gilded brass statue of a standing Nandi bull, the vahana of Shiva, with ornate engraved saddle cloth, tassels, bells on the legs, a tail curling to the right and a decorated headdress. It stands on a wooden platform beside a pale pink wall, with a wooden frame placed over its back. No people are visible.2011-09-21April 03 20182018-04-03Close-up photograph of an ornate silver-toned ceremonial staff against a dark, blurred red background. The staff's top is shaped as a seated bull figure, possibly Nandi, with a carved face and a raised arm. Below it, the shaft is decorated with ringed bands, a hanging ornament and a carved panel showing a deity figure, plus a round coin-like medallion. No people are visible in the frame.2020-06-09Close-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