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Close photograph of a hand gripping a black staff wrapped with a coiled white rope strung with small brass bells, the fingers holding a rudraksha-style bead mala at the top. The arm extends in from the right, its wearer's body mostly out of frame at the lower right, where orange and red cloth is visible. Blurred on the left is a gilded, sequined figure in orange garments. The background is deep purple with red drapery at the edge.

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December 15 20172017-12-15July 08 20122012-07-08August 13 20172017-08-13A close-up photograph of a silver ceremonial staff held in a bare arm and hand at left. The staff has a Y-shaped or forked silver finial, a textured twisted silver shaft, and small hanging silver bells or tassels along its length. Behind it, blurred seated people in white clothing sit in a hall, with an orange-red cloth visible at upper left and a red cloth at lower left. The staff suggests a temple or puja ritual setting.2017-07-30July 15 20122012-07-15September 12 20102010-09-12February 13 20182018-02-13January 03 20182018-01-03August 02 20142014-08-02September 07 20122012-09-07July 05 20172017-07-05A close view of a hand gripping a silver ceremonial staff with an ornate, engraved handle and a long shaft, with small bells hanging from its neck. Behind it is a silver-coloured decorative stand or throne with scalloped edges. In the blurred background a seated person in an orange head covering and white garment appears, along with other indistinct figures and a red and gold backdrop.2017-07-30