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A photograph taken on a stone floor shows a long ornate silver ceremonial staff with a large heart-shaped top plate engraved with a floral medallion, lying on a white cloth. A man in a checked short-sleeved shirt and brown trousers kneels at the right, reaching toward the staff, while a barefoot person in white clothing stands at the upper left edge. A wooden board and a yellow cloth lie at the top of the frame.

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Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityClose photo of an ornate silver ceremonial fan or parasol-shaped procession item with a teardrop-shaped head, its border chased with floral scrollwork and a central circular medallion of radiating lines. A twisted silver handle rises from the bottom of the frame. A man in a white shirt holds the handle with one hand, his bare feet visible, against a white cloth with a dark background at right.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 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 a ceremonial silver procession item laid flat on a white cloth on a stone floor. The oval silver plate is embossed with a peacock in profile, its tail feathers curling in scroll-like foliage, framed by a border of rosettes and a twisted rope rim. Beside it lies a long silver staff with a twisted shaft and a flared finial. Bare feet are visible at the left and lower left edges of the frame.February 24 20072007-02-24A 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.June 04 20182018-06-04 +1 copiesTwo men kneel close together beside an ornate silver ceremonial base or pedestal with embossed floral and foliate relief bands. The man on the left, in a checked collared shirt, leans over the silver, holding a measuring tape wrapped around the base while a worker marks the measurement with a pink marker. The man on the right, in a white shirt and white dhoti with a gold border, holds a small camera and peers at the silver. A dark stone floor and wall form the background. No a person candidate is visible.A man kneels on a stone floor beside a large embossed silver procession item, a wide ornate base with a lotus-petal pedestal and a gold-embroidered cloth band hanging down its front. He wears a white dhoti and an orange-saffron shawl over his shoulder and is steadying a silver panel with both hands. Wooden poles lean against a pillar behind him, with sacks and cloth bundles at the left edge.A photograph of two men kneeling on a stone floor beside a large circular silver object with a lotus-petal relief pattern and a hinged, segmented base. The man on the left wears a white shirt with an orange-and-white shawl draped over his shoulder and has his hands on the lower silver section. The man on the right, in a white shirt and white dhoti, works at the rim with a tool. Behind them stand a grey stone pillar, a woven basket and bamboo poles. A small blue-and-white emblem is in the upper left corner. The silver piece appears to be a procession item being fitted or repaired.A photograph of two men working on a large ornate silver ring-shaped object in a dim interior. The foreground man, seen from above and partly cut off at the bottom edge, wears white clothing with an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder and kneels beside the silver piece. Behind him, a second man in white kurta and dhoti sits and handles a section of the silver, adorned with raised petal-like lotus relief patterns. The silver is split into hinged segments, and a wooden stool and cloth bundle sit in the background against a dark wooden surface.