A photograph of a ceremonial silver procession item laid flat on a white cloth. An oval embossed silver plaque with a repoussé bird design. Floral borders surround the central motif. No people are visible in the frame. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a ceremonial silver procession item laid flat on a white cloth. An oval embossed silver plaque with a repoussé bird design. Floral borders surround the central motif. No people are visible in the frame.

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A photograph of two silver procession items laid on a white cloth on a dark ground. On the left is an oval silver plate embossed with a peacock in full display with a fanned tail, surrounded by floral and scrollwork borders and a twisted rope rim. On the right is a long silver staff with a twisted spiral shaft and a flared finial at the top, with small fittings along its length. No people are visible, only a partial hand at the far left edge.

A photograph of a silver ceremonial shield and spear laid on a white cloth over a dark stone surface. The oval silver shield has a repoussé border of floral medallions and a rope-twist rim, with a central panel showing a winged, crouching lion-like creature with a crown-shaped head. The spear has a twisted silver shaft and a pointed finial. A plastic bottle is visible at the upper edge. No people are visible.

A photograph of ceremonial silver procession items laid out on a white cloth on a dark stone floor. On the left is a large round silver plate or shield embossed with a central figure of a seated deity under a radiating sunburst, bordered by ornate floral and scrollwork rings. A tape measure runs vertically beside the plate. On the right lies a tall silver staff with a twisted spiral shaft and a flame-like finial at the top. A hand is visible at the lower right edge and a cable runs across the upper left.

A photograph of an ornate silver procession fan on a white cloth backdrop. The oval, repoussé silver disc features a raised peacock with its tail fanned out, surrounded by floral rosettes, scrollwork and a rope-twist border. It is mounted on a long twisted silver staff topped with a finial. No people are visible.

A photograph of a silver procession standard lying on a white cloth over a dark stone surface. The staff is a twisted silver pole topped with a pointed finial, and an oval silver plaque is attached near its upper end. The plaque is embossed with a central winged leonine creature in relief, surrounded by a band of floral rosettes, scrollwork and a fine border. No people are visible.

A 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 photograph of a ceremonial silver procession fan laid flat on a white cloth. The round fan head is embossed with a peacock with spread tail feathers, surrounded by floral and scroll borders. A long twisted silver shaft runs diagonally down the frame with decorative collars. A small orange-covered 2000 diary sits at the right edge, and a person's brown-clad leg and foot are partly visible at the right and left edges. No a person candidate is visible.

A photograph of a ceremonial silver arati implement set against a plain light grey cloth backdrop. The object has a long slender handle topped by a round medallion with a raised relief figure and a pointed teardrop-shaped finial above it. No people are visible, and no ritual action is shown in the frame.

A photograph of a ceremonial silver procession item lying on a white cloth. It is an oval silver shield-like plaque with a repoussé border of twisted rope edging, rosettes and foliate scrolls, mounted on a long silver staff with a spiral-fluted shaft and a flared finial at the top. The central panel shows a relief of a fantastical winged lion-like creature with a face-like motif and curling tail, standing on a thin rocky base. The silver has a warm tarnished sheen. No people are visible.