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A photograph of silver ritual objects laid out on a dark navy cloth on the floor. Displayed are two ornate silver ceremonial daggers with curved and straight blades, a tall silver stand topped with a crown-like finial, several silver bangles of varying sizes, small round silver boxes, a silver coin, a silver tray with engraved text, a silver cylindrical tube, and a small silver cup. Behind them, seated people in white dhotis and cloth wraps, one with a notebook, one holding an engraved silver plate, sit on a floor, and shelves hold more polished silver vessels, lamps and containers.

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A photograph of silver ceremonial objects arranged on a dark navy cloth draped over a round table. A curved silver sword with an ornate engraved hilt and a silver dagger with a bird-head pommel lie across the top. A tall silver stand with a gold-tipped top sits upper center. Eight silver bangles or rings, several small silver bowls, a small silver lidded box, a silver tray with engraved lettering and a silver tube are scattered below. Two people seated at the top edge wear white clothing with red borders, one holding a pen, their hands and feet partly visible. A gold ornament edges the left side and a silver lamp stand sits at the right.2011-01-25A photograph of an arrangement of silver ritual objects laid out on a dark blue cloth. Visible items include a tiered silver kalasha-like stand, a silver mace with twisted shaft, an ornate silver crown, a small bow and arrow, a pair of silver scissors, two oval silver vessels with spouts, a silver lidded dish, a decorated silver rod with red bands, and several thin silver wire bangles. Gold-coloured ceremonial staves and a white cloth edge appear at the top corners. No people are shown in the frame apart from a sliver of a hand at the right edge.2011-01-25A photograph of an arrangement of silver ritual objects laid out on a dark blue cloth. Visible items include a silver bow with arrow, a tiered silver finial or kalasha-like stupa piece, a tall silver ceremonial staff with a decorative top, an ornate silver crown, a silver oil lamp shaped like a bird or deity vehicle, a silver spoon-shaped vessel, a pair of small silver scissors, a small round silver dish, a long silver rod with red bands, and several thin silver bangles or wire loops. Silver metalwork is ornately engraved. At top right, the sleeve of a person in white cloth is partly visible.2011-01-25A dimly lit photograph from above of a ritual setup laid out on a white cloth. Silver and metal vessels are arranged on the cloth, including a tall silver kalasha-style pot at upper right, a silver tray of small cups and lamps at right, silver plates and a silver-rimmed bowl at centre, and rows of small silver and gold-toned items at left, with a long silver strip near the left edge. Two people in white dhoti-style clothing are visible at the left edge, one with a hand reaching toward the objects. Another hand reaches in from the bottom centre near a silver bowl. An orange cloth lies at the upper right corner. This appears to be preparation of ritual articles for abhishekam or puja.2007-01-01A top-down photograph of a ritual preparation table draped in white cloth, holding silver puja vessels, a tall silver kalasha-style pot, small silver cups and bowls on a tray, a silver plate with a lamp, and rectangular silver ritual items. Hands of unseen people, one wearing a gold ring and another in white clothing, are at the edges of the frame handling objects. An orange cloth and gold-bordered fabric lie at the top right.2007-01-01Ritual implements laid out on woven straw mats on bare ground at a temple ceremony. Silver and brass lamps with multiple wicks, ornate lamp stands, a silver bowl, a small silver vessel, a fan-like whisk made of white fur, and silver handled ceremonial tools are arranged in rows. A tiered brass lamp stands at the right edge. Above, the white dhotis and bare feet of several standing men are visible, one wearing a white dhoti with a gold border, and a wooden swing or palanquin frame with white cloth sits at the upper right. No faces are shown.2007-01-01A photograph of an outdoor ritual preparation at a temple courtyard. Rows of silver and brass ritual objects are laid out on woven mats in green, pink and purple stripes, including silver oil lamps and lamp stands, a silver tray, a brass lamp, a bowl, a conch-like vessel and a brass lamp with a bell-shaped top. Strands of marigold garlands and flower petals lie near the lamps. On the left, a folded white and gold-bordered cloth sits on a teal sheet. Behind, three men in white dhotis and white shirts sit on the ground, and one man in white with an orange cloth sits cross-legged at right, tending the ritual items. Other people in white stand at the top right edge. A wooden stool and a white cloth rest at right.2007-01-01A photograph of a temple ritual preparation on a bare ground courtyard beside a concrete wall. In the foreground a woman with glasses and a white shawl sits cross-legged beside a second woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala, who sits near a spread of silver ritual implements on woven straw and striped mats: silver lamp stands, small cups, plates, ladles and a long-handled silver ceremonial spoon, with white yak-tail-like fibre tufts. Two wooden trays hold white cloth and a folded striped cloth. Behind them, two men in white dhotis sit near a barrel-shaped drum wrapped in red and white cloth, and a third man stands at the left edge. A person in white at the right edge reaches toward the implements. No a person candidate is visible.2007-01-01A photograph of a large display of silver ritual objects laid out on a dark navy cloth on a tiled floor. Many silver items are arranged in rows: oil lamps (diyas) with figural and floral bases, a small seated deity murti in the centre, a standing figure, kalashas and cups, bowls and small boxes, miniature footwear, and several silver anklets or chains laid out in lines at the front. A small seated figure in silver stands at the right edge. No people are visible.2011-01-25Overhead 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.2011-01-25A photograph taken from above of many silver ritual objects arranged in rows on a dark navy cloth. The items include small silver deity figures, a silver lingam on a square base, lamps and oil lamps, cups and bowls, silver anklets and bracelets, and a pair of small silver footprint-shaped pieces. At the top right a corner of an orange-and-red garment and bare feet are visible at the edge, and at the right a white cloth with a gold border is partly visible. No faces are shown.2011-01-25A 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.2011-01-25