A brass miniature ratha, a small wheeled chariot with engraved wave and scroll patterns on its box body, sits on a dark wooden display shelf. Three small brass finials rise from its flat roof. Behind it are a tall silver candlestick, a clear glass vessel, a dark metal figurine of a standing figure, and a large polished brass deity murti or ritual object at the right edge. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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A brass miniature ratha, a small wheeled chariot with engraved wave and scroll patterns on its box body, sits on a dark wooden display shelf. Three small brass finials rise from its flat roof. Behind it are a tall silver candlestick, a clear glass vessel, a dark metal figurine of a standing figure, and a large polished brass deity murti or ritual object at the right edge. No people are visible.

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