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Close-up photograph of a hand holding a silver ritual implement against a plain light grey background. The hand, wearing a brown rudraksha bracelet of several strands and a ring, grips a silver-plated stick decorated with a coiled cobra and a horned bull (Nandi) figure on top. The silver pieces are engraved with floral and scale patterns. Partly visible at the lower right is a silver figure, possibly a deity murti. No person's face is shown.

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March 13 20202020-03-13Photo 11728087May 08 20202020-05-08A photograph of ceremonial ritual implements against a dark, dim red-brown backdrop. In the foreground stand ornate silver and gold-toned staffs with a silver trident (trishul) at the top, a red-and-gold beaded wrap with an Om motif on its shaft, a tall silver staff with a finial, and several gold-plated staffs topped with carved figures. One staff carries a small carved animal figure at its top. A small silver stool stands at the right edge. No people are visible.2020-03-02 +1 copiesJuly 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copiesMarch 04 20202020-03-04 +2 copiesMay 08 20202020-05-08Close-up photograph of an ornate silver-toned ritual staff against a deep red blurred background. At the top sits a recumbent bull figure, a Nandi, on a small flat pedestal. The staff's shaft curves into an S-shaped loop with a twisted, engraved surface, and a small pendant hangs from its lower bend. A second small animal figure is partly visible at the bottom edge. No people are visible; the object is the sole subject, with an empty red space on the right.2020-03-07 +2 copiesClose-up photograph of two silver ritual implements in a softly blurred interior. In the foreground, an ornately engraved silver trident (trishul) with a three-pronged head and patterned floral relief stands upright on a twisted silver shaft. Beside it, a shorter silver pole topped with a kalasha-like finial is draped with a garland of white flowers and a few orange blossoms. The background is pale peach and blurred, with a dark doorway at left and a faint figure, no clearly visible people.2018-05-12A graphic image showing two ornate silver ritual staffs against a dark blue, watery backdrop with vertical streaks of light. The larger staff at left is a silver trident (trishula) with intricate engraved floral scrollwork on its prongs, a golden snake coiled around its central shaft, and a gold flower garland draped over the top. A smaller silver staff at right has a faceted knob and a gold flower garland at its top. No physical people are visible. Faint copyright text sits at lower right.2020-07-20May 03 20142014-05-03February 13 20182018-02-13