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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.

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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-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 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 a large silver-coloured vahana, a sculpted mythical bird with layered feather patterns along its wing and scale-textured body, inside a dark workshop. Ornate floral repoussé carving decorates the lower sections, and a serpent head with a raised hood and blue-and-orange markings appears at right. A blue metal support pole runs vertically through the frame. A partial view of a person in a checked shirt stands at the far right edge. The silver surfaces catch strong light against the surrounding darkness.Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityA 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.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.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.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.Close photograph of an ornate silver procession vehicle shaped as a mythical bird, its head with a raised crest and scaled neck, wings with feather-like relief detailing, and scrollwork carved along the base. A blue painted wooden pole runs diagonally across the frame beside the silver structure, set against a dark stone wall and a shadowed interior.Close-up photograph of a large silver sculpture showing the textured wing feathers of a bird. Darker metal and a carved edge appear at the upper right. No people are visible. The image is cropped tightly to the feather pattern.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.