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Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityPhotograph of three brass ritual objects set on a yellow background. On the left is a brass lamp or incense holder with a pointed finial atop a lotus-petal cup and a footed base with engraved pattern. In the centre is a round-bodied brass kalasha-style pot with a narrow mouth. On the right is a shallow brass bowl. No people are visible. Reddish kumkum-like staining appears on the lamp base and finial.A photograph of an outdoor table draped in white cloth displaying an assortment of gold-coloured brass puja implements laid out against a grey concrete block wall. Included are tall ornate lamp stands, a multi-tiered lamp stand, small arched lamps, a bell with a handle, a kalasha-style brass vessel, a copper vessel on a stand, a conch shell, a trident-shaped object, plates, a spoon-like ladle and a round tray with a scalloped rim. No people are visible. Items are arranged in rows for display, as ritual paraphernalia.2005-04-07 +1 copiesOverhead photo of a set of polished brass puja vessels laid out on a beige cloth. Visible items include a brass kalasha-style pot, a large engraved tray with a central Om-like emblem, a pedestal lamp, a small bell with a handle, a conch shell resting in a dish, a spouted brass jug, a ladle, several small cups and bowls, and a lidded brass container. No people are visible.2007-03-15A photograph of two brass ritual objects on a red tabletop. On the left is a brass oil lamp (deepa) with a shallow bowl on a tall, stepped conical base. On the right is a brass kalasha-style pot with a looped handle, a spouted lip and a footed base, holding a small amount of water. No people are visible, and the background is dark.Two polished brass vessels sit on a grey, scratched work surface against a pale wall. On the left is a wide, straight-sided brass bowl with a flared rim; on the right is a footed brass bowl with a fluted, lobed body and a short pedestal base. No people are visible; the photo shows metalwork and unfinished-looking surfaces typical of ritual vessel fabrication.Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityFour polished brass bowls stand in a row on a worn, pale blue-grey workbench against a cream wall. The two left bowls are plain, rounded vessels with flared rims, while the two right bowls are footed cups with fluted, ribbed sides. Scratches and scuffs mark the workbench surface. No people are visible.A close view of a polished gold-coloured brass kalasha, a pot-shaped ritual vessel with a rounded lid and a slender spout-like stem, standing on a clear glass tray decorated with blue floral patterns on a stone floor. Part of a white garment with a reddish-brown border appears at the upper right edge of the frame. No people are shown; the vessel appears to be prepared for a puja.2007-10-08Close photograph of brass ritual implements on a stone ledge against a rust-red wall. A tall brass bell with a figure-topped handle stands centre, beside a brass cup with a long-handled spoon and a white cloth-wrapped object. A brass plate with scattered petals or grains sits to the left, and a second brass tray lies in front. No people are visible.2016-12-09Three polished brass oil lamps on stands with flared bowls stand on a teal draped cloth. A white conch shell sits behind and between the lamps. No people are visible.2015-10-06Overhead view of a set of brass ritual vessels laid out on a brown paper cloth. Visible items include a conch shell, a bell with a handle, a kalasha-style pot with a spout, small brass cups, a spoon-like ladle, an oil lamp, a round tray with ornate engraved rims, and a larger engraved brass plate and bowl. No people are visible.2007-03-15