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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.

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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 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.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 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.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 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.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-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.A dim photograph of a large silver vahana, the hooved leg and lower body of a silver animal sculpture, displayed in a dark storage or workshop space. Its scaled silver surface and ornate scrolled silver base are visible, with an ankle band on the leg. Green and blue metal stands and a blue pole lean beside it against a stone wall. 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 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 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.