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Close photograph of a silver trident (trishula) with a small silver damaru drum hanging from its shaft, tied with leopard-print straps and yellow cords. Behind them is an ornate gold-leaf carved panel with scrolling floral relief and diamond-shaped cutouts that reveal red backing. No people are visible. The trident and drum are ritual Shiva iconography displayed on a gilded throne-like structure.

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August 26 20172017-08-26 +1 copiesAugust 27 20172017-08-27September 20 20172017-09-20 +1 copiesAugust 26 20172017-08-26September 22 20172017-09-22 +1 copiesSeptember 22 20172017-09-22 +1 copiesA silver-toned ceremonial trident with a tall central blade and two curved side prongs, mounted on a long silver shaft. A small damaru hand drum is tied to the shaft with yellow cord and a leopard-print cloth, with a fringed tassel hanging below. Plain dark red draped curtain behind. No people visible; the object is a Shiva trident with damaru, a deity-associated ritual implement.2017-08-26A silver trident (trishul) with a central Shiva-form face and curved side prongs stands upright against a deep red curtain. Below the prongs hangs a small damaru drum with a leopard-print cloth wrapped and tied in yellow cord, with a leopard-patterned tassel trailing down the shaft. The lower edge shows the fingers and a rudraksha mala of a person at the frame's edge. No full person is clearly visible.2017-08-26 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a silver-toned ceremonial trident (trishul) held aloft against a dark stage backdrop with pink and blue light streaks and bokeh. The trident has three curved tines, an engraved central shaft and a carved face-like motif at the base, and a pair of silver drums (damaru-style) hangs from its shaft, wrapped by a leopard-print cloth tied in a knot. A hand is visible at the bottom holding it, wearing a bracelet of rudraksha beads. No people are fully visible in the frame.2018-03-31 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a ceremonial damaru drum mounted on a tall silver-toned staff with an ornate finial, its leopard-print fabric wrap visible beneath the paired drumheads. Behind it a gold, scalloped ceremonial ornament with red trim fills the frame against a dark background. A black-handled spear-like implement and a red rope sit at the lower left. No people are visible; the scene shows ritual regalia and an instrument rather than a person.2017-12-22July 07 20092009-07-07A close view of a silver ceremonial staff topped with a small gold-trimmed damaru drum, wrapped with a leopard-print cloth that falls in a long tassel. The staff stands upright against a deep red curtain, with no people visible on stage.2017-08-26