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A photograph of ritual implements laid out on a red cloth on a concrete floor in front of a gilded wooden stepped platform with a red cushioned seat. From left: a silver trident-like staff with a rounded finial, two slender decorated rods with coloured tips, a thin silver pin-like rod, a dark-handled sword in a scabbard, a curved knife with a wooden handle, and a silver mace with a white-wrapped handle. Below, on a woven straw mat, lies a long bamboo bow-like rod wrapped in white cloth with red thread and a small tassel. At the top edge, the lower legs of two people in white dhotis are visible, and at the right edge, part of a person in an orange garment. No faces are visible.

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November 11 20102010-11-11March 05 20202020-03-05 +1 copiesApril 13 20182018-04-13 +1 copiesPhotograph of ceremonial ritual implements laid on a dark blue cloth. Two long silver-toned staffs with engraved diamond-pattern shafts, pointed tips, and wide cup-shaped and flared finials lie across the centre. Above them are gold-toned rods with ornate curled tops and a cluster of jewelled ornaments with pink and clear stones on the upper right. No people are visible in the scene.2011-01-25Close photograph of four polished gold-toned metal ceremonial implements against a plain grey wall. On the left stands a flag-shaped banner on a tall pole, decorated with a raised leaf-like emblem and small studs. Beside it is a rope-twisted staff topped with a carved finial, and to its right are three tridents of differing sizes with curved prongs, a central spike and ornate collars. No people are visible. Part of a blue object appears at the lower left edge.2011-01-25July 08 20092009-07-08 +1 copiesA silver trident (trishul) with twisted and engraved shaft stands upright in the foreground, its tines decorated with white jasmine-style flower garlands and an orange-and-white floral bundle at the base of the shaft. Behind it, a blurred hall shows draped tables with yellow and white cloths, red curtains, and a few out-of-focus seated figures, one wrapped in gold-yellow cloth, with a dark doorway on the right. No identifiable figure is clearly in focus, so the a person field is unsure rather than a claimed identification.2018-05-12 +1 copiesSeptember 05 20142014-09-05A photograph of an arrangement of silver ritual objects laid out on a dark blue cloth. Visible items include a tiered silver kalasha-like stand, a silver mace with twisted shaft, an ornate silver crown, a small bow and arrow, a pair of silver scissors, two oval silver vessels with spouts, a silver lidded dish, a decorated silver rod with red bands, and several thin silver wire bangles. Gold-coloured ceremonial staves and a white cloth edge appear at the top corners. No people are shown in the frame apart from a sliver of a hand at the right edge.2011-01-25May 02 20182018-05-02 +1 copiesMay 03 20142014-05-03Photo 11727900 +1 copies