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Close view of ritual silverware and Shiva lingams on display. Ornate silver containers with lids and floral repoussé engraving sit on a silver tray at the top, with a silver-rimmed dish at the left edge. In a silver-framed box in the centre stands a dark brown stone lingam on a matching yoni base, with a red thread and small ritual items beside it. To the right, a white marble lingam with a carved yoni base sits on a silver tray beside a row of dark stone lingams. Background shows a colourful striped cloth and green cloth. No people are visible.

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Photograph of a ritual preparation table draped with striped multicoloured cloth. In the foreground, rows of small dark black stone lingams sit in an ornate silver-coloured tray, beside a white stone shivalingam on a round base. Ornately engraved silver containers with domed lids, a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, and small mortars and pestles stand nearby, with a grey stone shivalingam and small offering dishes at the lower left. No people are visible.2017-10-08September 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesClose view of several ornate silver ritual vessels with lids, set on wooden stands with carved legs, arranged on a patterned cloth. Behind them a bronze deity figure stands beside a garland of white flowers and red blossoms, and a partly visible person in a dark red garment with a leopard-print waistband sits at the right edge. The silver vessels are engraved with floral and figurative patterns.2017-12-28December 20 20172017-12-20 +1 copiesOctober 08 20172017-10-08Close-up photograph of ornate silver ritual vessels arranged in a tiered display. Several embossed silver cups or bowls with engraved floral and figurative patterns sit on shelves, along with small silver footed dishes or lamps. Their interiors show gold-toned lining. Behind them is a striped textile in purple, yellow, red and green. No people are visible in the frame.2017-10-08December 28 20172017-12-28September 15 20132013-09-15Close-up photograph of a stack of ornate silver vessels with repoussé floral and figural engravings, shaped like cups or bowls on small footed stands, arranged in a wooden or silver-lined tray. Their interiors show gold-toned surfaces. They rest on a striped textile in red, orange, blue, yellow and green. No people are visible, and no a person candidate appears in the frame.2017-10-08Close-up photograph of a large ornately embossed silver ritual tray holding several small silver bowls, one containing golden liquid and others empty, along with a silver conch-shaped vessel and a small silver box with a floral emblem. Loose white jasmine-like flowers sit in a central bowl and a white frangipani bloom rests near the conch. Gold-toned items and red flowers are visible at the upper left edge. No people are visible; the scene looks like puja items prepared for an offering.2013-01-20 +1 copiesClose photo of a ritual setup with ornate silver vessels and small silver oil lamps arranged on a low silver-legged stand. At the centre, a bronze female figure holding a flame stands among the vessels. On the right, a hand with a rudraksha bracelet rests near a silver pot and a dark wooden block. Behind, red cloth hangs in folds. Only partial arms of one person are visible, so the ritual participant is not identifiable and no face appears. The scene suggests an abhishekam or puja preparation with oil lamps and silver ritual vessels.2017-12-20 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of an ornate silver ritual tray with embossed floral scrollwork holding several small silver bowls. One bowl contains a red rose and yellow marigold petals floating in water, another holds a yellowish liquid, and others are empty. A white plumeria flower and green leaves rest near a silver kalasha-like vessel at the centre. Pink and yellow flower petals fill baskets in the background. No people are visible, and the scene suggests an offering arrangement for puja.2014-02-11