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A photograph of a large silver cobra sculpture with a five-hooded hood, its scales and paisley motifs finely engraved, rising from a coiled silver base with a hollow bowl at the top. A green and gold painted figure. Behind is a metal grille and brass vessels and a lamp stand. No people are visible. The setting resembles a temple or shrine display of ritual silverwork, a naga deity murti used in abhishekam.

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A photograph of a large silver processional item shaped as a five-headed cobra hood with a coiled base. The hood has scale-patterned relief, carved floral scroll motifs and a central circular medallion with a cross-hatched design, and the coils are decorated with scales. Behind it stand brass vessels and a brass stand, and to the left a painted green and gold parrot figure is tied with rope. The silver items are set against a metal mesh grille. No people are visible.Photograph of a large silver-plated cobra (naga) sculpture coiled in a tiered base with a raised hood covered in fine scale-pattern engraving, standing on a stone surface inside a metal grille enclosure. Beside it is a painted wooden parrot-like figure with turquoise feathers, red-and-white beak and gold-trimmed harness. Behind are polished brass kalasha-style pots and a tall brass lamp stand. A folded white cloth lies at the base. No people are visible.A close-up photograph of an ornate silver procession item shaped as a multi-headed serpent with a hooded, scaled body, its heads adorned with inlaid round stones and sharing a common crest. Behind it stand polished brass vessels with scalloped rims and a brass kalasha-like finial, with a metal lattice grille in the background. No people are visible, and the setting appears to be a storage or display area for ritual objects.Close-up photograph of ceremonial procession items: a large silver serpent (naga) form with a multi-hooded head, its scaled body curving toward the lower frame, its hood studded with small red and white cabochon stones. Behind it stand polished brass vessels, including a lotus-petal-base pot and a tall conical brass finial, beside a dark metal stand with a decorative knob. Steel mesh grilles stand in the background. No people are visible.Close photo of a silver serpent base for a deity murti. Coiled silver snake body with fine scale pattern wraps around the lower part of a silver figure's leg or pedestal, with a flat silver plate on top. Behind it, a green and gold painted figure, a folded white and red cloth lies at left, and brass lamps and a metal railing stand in the background. No people are visible.A large silver-toned sculpted cobra with scaled hood rises from coiled base beside a painted teal-and-gold bird figure, with brass pots and a brass lamp stand behind it inside a metal grille. Scattered red and white cloth lies on the floor. No people are visible.A photograph of a large silver ritual object shaped like a cobra hood with scale-patterned surface and an embossed floral motif at its centre, placed among brass finials with conical tops and turned brass stands. Behind them is a metal mesh cage or grille. A hand holding a blue cloth and a camera strap appear at the right edge. No people are clearly visible in the frame.A close-up photograph of an ornate silver five-headed serpent canopy, a naga-style hood with scaled dark patterning, mounted on a wooden structure above a dark stone or wooden surface. The five polished silver cobra heads have raised hood ridges, large round eyes and open mouths, and are attached to coiled silver body segments. Part of a red cloth and a black serpent body are visible at the lower left. No people are visible in the frame.2008-10-15A photograph of ceremonial procession items displayed behind a metal cage grille. Central focus is a silver cobra hood with a raised, scale-patterned design and a serpent's head at top, resting on a coiled silver base. Beside it stands a painted wooden peacock figure with turquoise and green body, golden trim and a red-and-white beak detail. Brass finials and a tall silver oil lamp with a curled handle stand to the sides. A partly visible person's arm in a checked shirt is at the left edge, and a dark fur-like object is in the foreground.Close view of a silver-toned statue base shaped as coiled serpent body wrapped in scale-patterned silver plating, supporting a larger silver figure's leg with scale texture. Behind it stand a green and gold painted panel with a bird-like motif, a brass bell and a metal grille. A folded white cloth and a red-and-white bundle lie at the lower left on a dark floor. No people are visible.October 15 20082008-10-15Close-up photograph of a metal sculpture of a coiled serpent body, with overlapping scale patterns hammered into dark silvered metal in several stacked rings. Above the coils a larger scaled section is visible, and a gold-toned element appears at the upper left. A folded white cloth with red edging rests at the left edge. No people are visible.