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A photograph of a row of polished brass hanging bells and small lamp-stand fittings laid out on a red-topped table. Each bell has an arched ornamental frame with a lotus-like finial and a base. Shapes include a peacock, a conch shell, a bird, a figure of a deity, and a bell with a small animal figure. Brass oil lamps and a brass kalasha-style vessel sit on the table behind, and no people are visible.

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Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityA flat arrangement of brass ritual objects laid on a woven striped mat on a concrete floor. A row of ornate brass lamp stands with arched hoods, some with small figures, stands in a line. To the right is a tall multi-tiered brass lamp with many cups, and a five-branched brass candelabra. A brass hand bell rests on an orange cloth beside a brass tray holding white cloth and small items. A small brass dish lamp and a folded cloth bundle are also visible. No people are present.2010-02-10August 24 20142014-08-24Close view of a row of ornate brass ritual lamps arranged on a cloth. Each lamp has an arched, filigree-decorated stand topped with small animal figures including a lion, a bull, a rhinoceros-like beast and a horse-like figure, with a hooked pillar and bells beneath. The metal is polished gold-coloured brass. No people are visible. The background is blurred and warm-toned.2014-08-24Four brass ritual objects stand in a row on a concrete floor before a whitewashed wall. From left to right: a bell with a seated nandi bull figure on a stem, a bell with a lingam-like upright form inside an arched frame, a bell with a seated deity or animal figure inside an arched frame, and a cobra-hooded bell with a curved handle. The metal is polished gold-toned brass with engraved and embossed detail. No people are visible.2006-10-12January 12 20152015-01-12Close-up photograph of brass ritual hand bells with clappers, decorated with engraved floral patterns and small red jewel accents, one bell showing an Om symbol on its handle. The bells are arranged in a row, shallow focus, with a red and white blurred background. No people are visible.2015-07-02May 16 20152015-05-16 +1 copiesMaking Of Sacred Arts UniversityTwo brass ceremonial lamp stands, each with a tall slender shaft on a stepped round base, sit side by side on a blue cloth-covered table. The stands have ornate arched crowns with scalloped edges and small knobs; the left one holds a bulbous lamp cup, the right one a conical or pointed cup. Behind them are red plastic trays, plastic-wrapped items and a dim workshop floor. No people are visible.A photograph of a cluttered display of brass and copper ritual objects laid out on a striped woven cloth in a dim room. Visible items include a copper repoussé panel with circular motifs, copper horn-shaped vessels, brass oil lamps on stands, brass bells, a stack of gold-coloured wrapped sheets, cone-shaped brass finials and small lamps. No people are visible, so this is an object arrangement rather than a gathering, and no one in the scene can be identified as a person.2016-12-12January 12 20152015-01-12