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Close-up photo of an ornate silver ritual lamp with an elephant-head motif on a wooden surface. The lamp has a square cup-like top with a floral rosette carving, a twisted handle, and a curled trunk-like spout ending in a small elephant face. Behind it sit a bowl of white crystalline pieces, a silver container, a folded blue cloth with fringe, and a silver dish holding yellow flowers. No people are visible.

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Close-up photograph of an ornate silver ritual vessel with a square base and cylindrical cup opening, its handle shaped as an elephant head with curled trunk and embossed floral and petal patterns. It rests on an orange cloth beside a silver plate of yellow-orange grains, with a small steel cup and a red-and-white patterned floor in the background. No people are visible. The setting suggests a pada puja preparation, with the kalasha-like vessel displayed as a ritual implement.2011-12-14December 19 20162016-12-19December 28 20112011-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28October 27 20112011-10-27December 14 20112011-12-14October 29 20112011-10-29Close-up photograph of a silver ritual vessel shaped like an elephant head with a curled trunk and a flower-patterned square body, held by a person's hands at the top of an ornately engraved silver handle. Clear liquid pours in thin streams from the elephant's trunk and base. The background is softly blurred with red and cream tones. No people's faces are visible.2014-01-18 +1 copiesDecember 16 20112011-12-16October 27 20112011-10-27Close photograph of ritual brass and silver vessels on a wooden ledge in a temple setting. In the foreground a silver elephant-shaped lamp stand with a small cup and a flower-patterned panel rests beside a silver bowl with a handle and engraved bands. A bright flame burns behind in a blurred shrine with gold decorations. Small silver ritual objects and orange flower petals appear at the lower edge. No people are visible.2016-12-19Close-up photograph of a polished silver ritual vessel on a golden-yellow wooden surface. In the foreground is a silver pitcher-style spout shaped with an elephant head and trunk curling upward, set on a square base with a flower rosette, with a decorated silver handle extending left. Behind it sits a shallow silver bowl with a patterned rim on a ridged stand. Scattered pink and yellow flower petals or powder lie on the wooden surface, and the background is softly blurred in warm greens and yellows.2016-12-19