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Close view of the legs of a large ornate silver procession vehicle. Pale handprint-like marks are smeared on the silver body. The metal rests on a reddish wooden platform beside red-painted support poles, a wooden stick and loose papers. No people are visible.

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Close view of the underside of a large ornate silver procession vehicle, showing repoussé silver panels with floral scrolls, heart-shaped medallions and a bell-like finial on the body. Its four legs are sheathed in embossed silver with chain-link bands and rounded bosses at the hooves. Red wooden poles stand alongside the frame, and a wooden platform lies beneath it with blue and red benches and a small white figure in the background. Small yellow decorative finials sit on the floor at the lower edge. No people are visible.Close view of a large polished metal elephant vahana, its legs and embossed saddle cloth decorated with floral relief and a lion-like face on the knee, standing on a dark wooden platform in a dim hall. A small seated person in white is visible far left on a stone floor, and a red cloth hangs from the trunk area. Text on the image reads a copyright notice and a source line.Close-up photograph of the legs and feet of a large ornate silver procession figure. The silver body has embossed floral and scroll patterns, a decorated saddle-like cloth, and banded silver ankle rings. Scuffed paint and a small piece of debris lie on the platform. No people are visible.A large silver-plated ceremonial elephant figure stands on a wooden platform in a stone-paved courtyard. Its ornate legs, ringed ankles and embossed saddle cloth gleam with a metallic finish, and a red and green cloth is tied around its trunk. Bamboo poles and a wooden staff rest near the base. A woman in a yellow sari with a red border walks at the left edge, partly visible, and a faint kolam-style pattern marks the floor behind her.Close view of a large ornate silver procession vehicle, showing its embossed silver body panels with scroll and floral relief, a hanging bell and a silver-plated leg with leaf and scroll engraving and a studded foot cap. A red wooden pole runs along the right edge. Dim temple hall with stone pillars and a colourful altar in the background. No people are visible.Close view of the lower body of a silver-plated animal sculpture. Visible are its silver legs and clawed feet, a silver saddle-cloth with a decorative border and medallion, and a thick silver ring around one leg. Two red wooden poles stand beside it on the platform. To the right is a blue, yellow and red painted wooden structure, and a stone pillar sits in the background. No people are visible.Close-up photograph of the legs and lower body of a large silver elephant figure used in a procession. Ornately embossed silver caparison with leaf and floral relief panels drapes over its back and flank. Thick silver leg bands with ridged rings encircle the lower legs, and the feet end in silver hooves. A wooden pole leans against a plain brick wall on the left, and a small brick and scattered debris lie on a bare concrete floor. No people are visible.Close view of the legs and underside of a large silver ceremonial animal figure. The silver body has engraved floral and scroll patterns on a decorated saddle cloth with a latticed panel and bands of repeating motifs. Silver anklets and hooves are visible on four legs, standing on a worn red-painted wooden platform. Red wooden poles stand alongside the figure, and a rolled-shutter background and a carved silver pillar appear at the right. No people are visible.Close photograph of a large silver procession vehicle figure. The silver body has embossed acanthus-leaf borders and a central relief medallion with winged cherub figures. The dark floor beneath holds scattered debris, a red brick, a loose rope and small litter, and a metal pole stands at the left edge. No people are visible.Close view of the underside of a large ornate silver procession vehicle shaped as an animal, with embossed floral scrollwork, beaded bands and a bell-like ornament on the body and legs. Thick silver legs with round studded medallions and chain-link hooves stand on a dark stone floor, with red wooden poles and a bench visible in the dim hall behind. No people are visible.Close view of a large ornately embossed silver elephant figure. A small yellow kalasha or oil lamp sits on a red-cloth base beside the silver legs. Two people are visible in the background across an open stone-paved courtyard, one standing and one seated, beside red support poles. Grey stone wall behind.Close view of a large polished silver procession figure. Its four legs with ornate ring-banded hooves stand on a wooden platform in a dim hall. A richly carved silver saddle or harness with floral relief covers the upper body, with hanging chain fringe at the side. Metal support poles stand beside it, a small yellow bottle lies on the floor, and scattered debris marks the ground. No people are visible.