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A photograph of ceremonial procession items displayed behind a metal cage grille. Central focus is a silver cobra hood with a raised, scale-patterned design and a serpent's head at top, resting on a coiled silver base. Beside it stands a painted wooden peacock figure with turquoise and green body, golden trim and a red-and-white beak detail. Brass finials and a tall silver oil lamp with a curled handle stand to the sides. A partly visible person's arm in a checked shirt is at the left edge, and a dark fur-like object is in the foreground.

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Photograph of silver and brass ritual objects displayed behind a steel mesh grille. In the foreground stands a silver cobra-hood (naga) canopy with engraved scale pattern, beside a painted green-and-blue peacock figure with gold trim. Tall silver oil lamps with flared bowls and ornate stems stand to the right, with a yellow-and-red decorated jar on one lamp. Brass finials with conical tops and a small silver trident-like stand sit at left. A hand holding a camera appears at the left edge. No people are visible in the scene apart from the partial hand.Photograph of a large silver-plated cobra (naga) sculpture coiled in a tiered base with a raised hood covered in fine scale-pattern engraving, standing on a stone surface inside a metal grille enclosure. Beside it is a painted wooden parrot-like figure with turquoise feathers, red-and-white beak and gold-trimmed harness. Behind are polished brass kalasha-style pots and a tall brass lamp stand. A folded white cloth lies at the base. No people are visible.A photograph of a large silver ritual object shaped like a cobra hood with scale-patterned surface and an embossed floral motif at its centre, placed among brass finials with conical tops and turned brass stands. Behind them is a metal mesh cage or grille. A hand holding a blue cloth and a camera strap appear at the right edge. No people are clearly visible in the frame.Close-up photograph of ceremonial procession items: a large silver serpent (naga) form with a multi-hooded head, its scaled body curving toward the lower frame, its hood studded with small red and white cabochon stones. Behind it stand polished brass vessels, including a lotus-petal-base pot and a tall conical brass finial, beside a dark metal stand with a decorative knob. Steel mesh grilles stand in the background. No people are visible.A close-up photograph of an ornate silver procession item shaped as a multi-headed serpent with a hooded, scaled body, its heads adorned with inlaid round stones and sharing a common crest. Behind it stand polished brass vessels with scalloped rims and a brass kalasha-like finial, with a metal lattice grille in the background. No people are visible, and the setting appears to be a storage or display area for ritual objects.A photograph of a large silver processional item shaped as a five-headed cobra hood with a coiled base. The hood has scale-patterned relief, carved floral scroll motifs and a central circular medallion with a cross-hatched design, and the coils are decorated with scales. Behind it stand brass vessels and a brass stand, and to the left a painted green and gold parrot figure is tied with rope. The silver items are set against a metal mesh grille. No people are visible.A photograph of ceremonial procession items inside a metal-grille enclosure. In the centre stands a turquoise and gold-trimmed painted wooden parrot figure with a red beak. Behind it a large silver peacock-tail shaped canopy or fan with a raised crested head rises above a silver ring-shaped base. Brass finials and pot-shaped ornaments stand at left, and tall silver oil lamps with flared bowls stand at right. A hand holding a small digital camera is visible at lower left, and a partially visible person in a checked shirt stands at the left edge.A photograph of a large silver cobra sculpture with a five-hooded hood, its scales and paisley motifs finely engraved, rising from a coiled silver base with a hollow bowl at the top. A green and gold painted figure. Behind is a metal grille and brass vessels and a lamp stand. No people are visible. The setting resembles a temple or shrine display of ritual silverwork, a naga deity murti used in abhishekam.Close photo of a silver serpent base for a deity murti. Coiled silver snake body with fine scale pattern wraps around the lower part of a silver figure's leg or pedestal, with a flat silver plate on top. Behind it, a green and gold painted figure, a folded white and red cloth lies at left, and brass lamps and a metal railing stand in the background. No people are visible.Close view of two polished brass oil lamps shaped like swans, with curved wings and detailed engraved feathers, standing on tall stems over round dishes. Remnants of flower petals and wicks sit in the dishes. Behind them, a blurred brass lamp base and another lamp are visible on a dark grid-patterned surface. No people are present.2006-11-09A large silver-toned sculpted cobra with scaled hood rises from coiled base beside a painted teal-and-gold bird figure, with brass pots and a brass lamp stand behind it inside a metal grille. Scattered red and white cloth lies on the floor. No people are visible.Making Of Sacred Arts University