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A close view of an ornate silver procession vehicle component: a large, curved silver panel carved with stylised acanthus-like scrolls, leaves and flowers, pierced with openwork. To the right stands a silver peacock sculpture with a curved neck, beaked head and scale-patterned body. Behind them are a weathered grey stone wall and pillar and a blue-painted wooden frame with peeling paint. No people are visible.

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Close view of an ornate silver procession vehicle component, a large repoussé floral and scrollwork panel with leaves, curls and rounded knobs, mounted beside a blue-painted wooden platform. Behind it are a grey stone wall and dark metal lamp stands with cups. A partial silver peacock-like or bird-like sculpted figure appears at the right edge. Blue and red peeling paint is visible on the platform. No people are visible.A photograph of a large silver peacock vahana (mount) with a fanned tail of intricate repoussé scrollwork and acanthus-style leaves, its beaked head with a crest and scale-patterned chest and neck. The silver figure stands on a wooden platform beside a plain grey stone wall, with a teal green wrought-iron scroll stand and a blue-painted pole leaning against it. No people are visible. The lower right corner carries a copyright line and source credit.A close view of a large ornate silver procession vehicle shaped like a swan, with its outstretched wing and feather tail finely embossed with feather patterns and scrollwork. A blue-painted wooden seat or platform rests on top of the silver body, held by blue poles, and a silver-banded pillar rises at the right. The background is dark, with a shadowy wall and hanging cloth at left. No people are visible.Close-up photograph of an ornate silver procession item, showing a heavily embossed scrollwork base with acanthus-style leaves and curling volutes, its rim patterned with a band of repeated leaf motifs above. A blue metal support pole and a rusty pipe stand beside it against a dark background, and a small red and white circular object sits at lower left. No people are visible.A photograph of an ornate silver procession vehicle, shown in a dim space. The focus is a large silver swan-shaped carriage with embossed feather patterns and scrolled floral ornamentation on its head and tail. A blue-painted wooden platform rests on top, with a silver base panel beneath it. No people are visible in the frame.A large ornate silver peacock vahana stands on a wooden platform against a plastered brick wall, its tail feathers and neck heavily embossed with floral and feather patterns. A blue-painted metal frame supports the peacock's body, and a second, smaller silver peacock stands partly visible at the right edge beside a blue metal stand. At the lower left, the orange robe of a seated person is partly visible at the edge of the frame, but no full face is shown. Small brass lamps sit on the peacock's back.Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityClose-up photograph of an ornate silver procession vehicle component. A large silver scalloped dome with fish-scale or shell-like repoussé pattern sits beneath an elaborate openwork silver crest of scrolling acanthus-style leaves and curls. Blue and green painted metal rods and a teal scrollwork bar appear in the background against a dark ceiling. No people are visible.A large ornate silver vahana in the form of a swan or hamsa bird stands against a rough grey stone wall. Its head has a crest, curved beak and scaled neck, and its body is covered in layered feather-like plates. Behind it sits a blue-topped wooden platform with carved silver-toned panels. The scene is a close photograph of a silver procession vehicle, with no people visible.A photograph of a large ornate silver procession vehicle in a dim interior. The silver carved wing or tail of a mythical bird sculpture rises on the left, with intricate floral and leafy scrollwork and feather-patterned body panels. A blue painted wooden seat or platform with a blue bracket sits on top, and a silver cylindrical post with ring details stands at the right. A partially visible person in a striped shirt stands at the far left edge, out of focus. No other people are clearly visible.A photograph of an ornate silver sculpted bird part. Blue wooden support poles and a carved silver cornice band are visible above and beside it. No people are present. The silver surfaces are richly detailed with floral and scroll relief work in the background.A large ornate silver peacock vahana stands in a dim storage room with a grey wall behind it. Its head has a crest and curved beak, the neck is covered in fine scale engraving, and the wing and tail feathers are detailed with repoussé work. The tail is a large, scrolled, open filigree-like fan. Beside it is a silver-covered table or stand with a blue-painted top and a blue wooden support, and a blue-handled pole leans against the peacock. No people are visible.