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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.

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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.Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityMaking Of Sacred Arts UniversityA 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.Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityA 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.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 photograph of a large silver-plated ceremonial vehicle shaped as a bird. The bird has an ornately embossed silver body with scale patterns, a curved beak, a raised neck with beaded bands, and a folded wing with feather engraving. Its legs rest on a carved base, with a painted blue and cream serpent coiled beneath its feet. A red-trimmed silver canopy or howdah-like structure sits on its back. Blue metal support poles surround the piece in a storage or display area against a plain stone wall. No people are visible.A silver-plated peacock vahana, the mount of a deity, stands on a wooden platform inside a stone temple corridor. Its scaled neck and body are finely engraved, the tail fans upward behind a red-topped carrying platform, and a blue metal stand with crossed legs supports the structure. A decorated silver panel frames the left edge, and a carved stone pillar rises at right. A serpent-like form curls at the base near the feet. No people are visible.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.A close view of an ornate silver procession vehicle figure shaped as a bird. Blue and green painted metal bars and a blue-painted wooden frame are visible behind the silver figure against a dark stone wall. No people are visible.Making Of Sacred Arts University