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A photograph of silver ritual vahana and murti figures arranged on a striped cloth for worship. In the foreground at left, a seated person in a saffron-orange dhoti shows bare feet and a red-thread wrist band. Silver figures include a bull (nandi), a swan-like vahana, an elephant with a raised trunk, and a small deity on a throne, many draped with white jasmine garlands and red flower garlands. Silver bowls and a mortar and pestle sit in the lower foreground, and a fan and pillars are visible behind.

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October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08A photograph of silver ceremonial vahana and throne figures arranged on a surface, decorated with white jasmine garlands and red coral-like beads. A silver bull stands behind, with small silver arched shrine-thrones and a silver figure seated on a throne at left. Dark foliage blurs in the background. No people are visible.2017-10-08Silver-plated temple vehicles arranged in a row on a stone ledge, garlanded with white jasmine and red flower strands. Foreground shows a silver palanquin-style carriage with a seated figure carved on it, and behind it a silver bull (Nandi) with a canopy-arch shrine. Other silver vahanas and an elephant-shaped carriage stand with white flower garlands, and a gold necklace drapes one vehicle. Dark foliage forms the background. No people are visible.2017-10-08A photograph of silver ceremonial vahana and throne figures arranged on a dark outdoor stage at night. Silver bull (nandi) and other animal mounts with arched canopy shrines are decorated with white jasmine garlands and red flower strands. A silver seated deity murti sits in the front-left shrine, and nearby silver figures with trunk-like forms are adorned with garlands. A fragrant floral atmosphere surrounds the sculptures, with no physical people visible in the frame.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08Photograph of a display of silver ritual vahanas and murtis on a striped cloth in a temple setting, with a white and maroon tiled wall behind. A silver bull (Nandi) carries a deity figure draped in gold ornaments and jasmine garlands on the left. In the centre a silver peacock-shaped vehicle and a silver throne-like palanquin with red and white flower garlands stand beside a silver seated figure on a silver peetha at right. A brass standing lamp figure holds a lit oil lamp in the foreground, with brass kalasha-like vessels and a wooden mortar at the lower left. No people are visible.2017-10-08September 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 09 20172017-09-09 +1 copiesOctober 08 20172017-10-08Silver ritual setup in a temple-style hall during a puja. At left, a seated priest in saffron-orange robes and a long beaded necklace of rudraksha and gold pendant tends a small flame in a brass lamp. Around the foreground are polished silver vahanas: a silver bull (Nandi), a silver peacock, a lion-like mount, and a silver palanquin-style shrine. A silver deity murti sits in an arched shrine at right, garlanded with white flowers and red beads. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-like silver pot, flower garlands, a striped cloth and a white pedestal fan complete the scene. Candles and a banana-leaf offering are visible at the bottom. Only the seated priest is a physical person in view.2017-10-08