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Close-up photograph of the lower legs and clawed feet of a large silver-coloured animal sculpture. The silver body has fine scale-like engraving and ornate repoussé floral and foliate relief at the upper right. Each leg wears a thick silver ring above the paw, and the feet rest on a wooden platform scattered with dried flower petals and debris. A blue-painted wooden support post stands between the legs, and green hoses or straps curl on the left. No people are visible.

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Close-up photograph of the legs and feet of a large silver-plated mythical animal sculpture mounted on a procession vehicle. The metal is scaled and embossed, with a decorative silver ornamental panel and wing-like curled carving at the upper right. Each leg has a silver ankle band, and the clawed feet rest on a wooden platform scattered with small pieces of debris. A turquoise-painted wooden baluster post stands between the legs, and green-painted ornate ironwork curls at the left edge. No people are visible.Close-up photograph of the lower body of a large silver-plated mythical animal sculpture. A blue wooden support post stands between the legs on a dark floor, with green and blue metal frame bars and a yellow pole visible around it. No people are visible in the frame.Close view of a large ornate silver procession vehicle, showing the lower body and legs of a silver peacock-like form with fine scale and feather engraving and a leafy scroll-shaped tail section. The silver legs have engraved bangles near the feet and rest on a blue wooden turned support post beside a blue metal frame. The setting is dark, with no people visible.Close-up photograph of a silver ceremonial procession vehicle's details: the scaled, sculpted silver underside of a large bird-form figure with a clawed foot resting on a wooden platform. Ornate repoussé silver scrollwork and a green-painted wrought-iron curl sit beside it, with a blue-and-yellow painted pole leaning diagonally across the frame. A grey stone wall is at right. No people are visible.A large ornate silver peacock-shaped vehicle. Its body is covered in finely engraved feather patterns and scrolled floral filigree decorates the tail and legs. Blue metal supports and a blue pedestal stand beneath it, and the silver mount rests on a wooden floor. No people are visible in the frame.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 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 photograph of a silver ceremonial procession item, a peacock-form vehicle detail with a large embossed silver wing made of layered feather patterns and studded circular motifs, plus scaled silver body plating at right. Blue metal support frames and a bolted platform underside are visible, with a dark black metal figure of an animal at left and a small red object in the background. 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 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 photograph of a large silver-plated vahana, a bird-shaped mount with a long curved neck, scaled plumage, detailed feathered wings and a hooked beak, standing on a green platform among blue metal scaffolding supports. Its legs are painted white and gold with a red-and-yellow patterned band. Behind it stands a red-topped silver base and an ornate silver panel on the left, set against a dim stone wall and pillar. No people are visible; the object is being prepared or stored in a temple-like interior.A silver-plated procession vehicle stored on blue metal trestles in a stone-walled storage area. Its large embossed silver wing, feathered with scale-like and feather-pattern relief, is visible beneath the platform, and a silver mythic bird body with fish-scale texture sits at right. At left a dark metallic animal figure with a open mouth and ornate collar stands on the floor. A red container sits beneath the platform. No people are visible.