Top-down photo of four silver ritual vessels arranged on a black cloth. Two embossed silver pots with lotus-petal and beaded bands sit at the top, one with a red mark, and two flat silver plates lie below: a scalloped plate with a central engraved motif and a plain round tray. No people or a person are visible; the scene shows only the silverware. - Nithyanandapedia

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Top-down photo of four silver ritual vessels arranged on a black cloth. Two embossed silver pots with lotus-petal and beaded bands sit at the top, one with a red mark, and two flat silver plates lie below: a scalloped plate with a central engraved motif and a plain round tray. No people or a person are visible; the scene shows only the silverware.

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Top-down photograph of four polished silver or silver-toned ritual vessels arranged on a black cloth. Two embossed pots with open mouths sit at the top, one wider with lotus-petal bands and the other with fluted ridges. Below them are a scalloped, flower-shaped plate with a central engraved motif and a plain round tray. A dark object and fabric edge appear at the corners. No people are visible in the frame.

A photograph of silver ceremonial vessels arranged on a dark navy cloth on a white table. Two embossed silver pots stand at centre, the left one with a lid and the right one with a flared neck. In the foreground sit a scalloped embossed silver tray and a plain shallow silver plate. Behind them more silver bowls and a covered vessel sit on the table. At the upper left a hand holds a notebook or paper beside a white cloth, and at the upper right an edge of orange fabric and bare feet are visible.

A photograph taken from above of an arrangement of silver ritual vessels laid on a black cloth on a white tiled floor. Several polished silver trays are visible, including an oval tray with scalloped, embossed edges at upper left, a large oval scalloped tray at centre, and a plain oval tray at right. Small round silver bowls and cups sit among them, and an ornate silver ewer or sprinkler with a finial stands at upper right beside a gold-coloured ornamental stand and a white cloth. No people are visible.

A top-down photograph of an arrangement of silver ritual vessels laid on a black cloth. A rectangular silver tray with a central engraved motif sits at left. Upper right are a footed silver lamp or stand, a small silver cup with a handle, and a silver ewer. Centre features a repousse silver pot, a pointed silver spouted vessel, and two silver cups with curved handles. Four small silver bowls sit in a grid below, and a large embossed silver bowl with scalloped rim sits lower right. A white cloth edges the bottom right corner. No people are present.

A photograph of three polished silver vessels arranged on a black cloth surface. A large shallow silver plate sits at upper left, a silver bowl with embossed floral and foliate border at upper right, and a small shallow silver dish at lower centre. No people are visible.

A still-life photograph of silver ritual vessels arranged on a black cloth. A large engraved silver tray with a lotus-petal rim and a central floral motif dominates the centre. Around it sit two small silver cups, a taller silver tumbler with a small spoon, an ornate pierced silver basket with a handle at the top, and a dark metal pedestal bowl shaped like a leaf. No people or deity murti are visible.

Overhead photo of a flat arrangement of silver ritual vessels laid out on a black cloth. Top left is a rectangular silver tray with engraved border. Above centre are a small silver cup with a spout, a shallow saucer-like dish and a small silver tumbler. Centre left is a round silver bowl with a spoon, next to a tapered silver pitcher-like vessel and a pair of silver cups with handles. Lower left is a round silver plate with a long curved handle and engraved floral and deity-like motifs. Four small silver bowls sit in a square cluster lower centre, and a large lobed silver bowl with decorative edge rests at lower right. At the bottom right edge, a seated person in white clothing with a pen and paper is visible, writing or recording the items. The scene suggests silver puja or abhishekam vessels being inventoried.

A photograph of three polished silver vessels arranged on a black cloth surface. At upper left is a shallow round silver plate, at upper right a deeper silver bowl with embossed floral and leaf patterning around its rim, and at lower centre a small silver dish or lid with a raised edge. No people are visible. The vessels reflect the dark background and a soft light.

A photograph of a set of polished silver ritual vessels arranged on a black cloth. In the centre sits a large round silver plate with a scalloped rim and an engraved floral and scroll pattern around a central medallion. Around it are a tall silver cup with a small spoon resting inside, two small silver tumblers, a pierced silver basket with a looped handle, and a silver footed bowl with a pointed rim. No people are visible, and no a person candidate appears in the frame.

A top-down photograph of an arrangement of silver vessels on a black cloth. A rectangular silver tray with an engraved motif sits at left. Scattered around it are a small silver cup with a lid, a round silver plate, a silver tumbler, an ornate silver bowl with a spoon, a tapering silver pitcher, two silver cups with handles, four small silver bowls, and a larger embossed silver bowl at lower right. No people are visible.

Top-down photo of silver ritual vessels laid out on a dark navy cloth on a white tiled floor. Several polished silver plates and trays with scalloped rims sit alongside small cylindrical cups, a covered bowl, and a lidded dish. A silver ewer or pitcher with a star-shaped finial stands at upper right, and a partly visible ornate gold and silver object appears at the top edge. A corner of white fabric and a hand at the lower left edge are visible.

Overhead photograph on a black background of two polished silver serving trays. On the left, a round scalloped silver tray holds several small silver bowls with engraved rims, a small lidded dish, a flat rectangular silver box with a floral motif, a small spouted pitcher, a tiny cup, and a flowered container. On the right, a rectangular silver tray with two handles has an ornate engraved floral medallion in its centre and a decorative border. No people or a person are visible; the scene shows only silverware.