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Close overhead view of a copper-coloured ritual vessel with a domed, repousse-decorated lid topped by a finial, set on a footed base with loop handles around the body. Beside it on a concrete floor is a long-handled black metal ladle or shovel with yellow-painted handles, a green measuring tape and scraps of cloth and paper. No people are visible. The vessel resembles a homa or puja utensil, but the scene shows only tools and a container.

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July 20 20092009-07-20January 08 20122012-01-08Close-up photograph of an ornate copper-coloured metal object with repoussé floral and scroll patterns and beaded borders. Blurred dark figures and a hand or tool appear at the upper right and in the background, out of focus. No legible faces are visible. The metal shows a reddish-brown patina with some green oxidation at the edges.2011-10-22January 08 20122012-01-08A close photograph of an artisan's hand and forearm, bare-armed in a checked shirt, using a thin metal tool to chisel or engrave a rounded pinkish-copper vessel set on a pale wooden base. The vessel bears raised relief figures and a crescent-shaped motif. A white cloth lies at left on a concrete floor. No person's face is visible and no a person candidate appears in the frame.2006-12-10 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of an ornate gold-toned ceremonial vessel with a pointed finial lid, repoussé floral and leaf engraving, and hanging bell-like drops around its base, placed beside a gold-colored metal object with intricate lacework. The background is a soft blurred warm surface. No people are visible.2012-01-08December 20 20112011-12-20Close-up photograph of the carved feet of a reddish-pink painted stone or plaster deity murti, shown in profile on a dark grey stone plinth. Beaded borders and foliate relief patterns decorate the ankle and lotus-petal base. A blurred green background lies behind. No people are visible, so the image concerns sacred sculpture detail only.2011-11-08December 19 20062006-12-19December 20 20112011-12-20June 26 20132013-06-26A polished copper shivling (lingam) sits on an ornately embossed copper yoni-pitha base with a spout (somasutra) extending to the right. The lingam has three horizontal tripundra-style lines and a central mark on its face. The base is decorated with repeating petal and scroll relief patterns. The object rests on white cloth against a grey concrete block wall. No people are visible. The image is a photograph of a ritual object.2005-04-07