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A small photograph of a brass or gold-toned ritual object resting on a bright yellow surface. The object is a rounded, dome-shaped vessel or lingam-like form with a short central knob on its front, flanked by two side mounts with hollow cylindrical ends. No people are visible. The background is plain yellow with a faint scuff and a small circular logo in the upper left corner.Year 1999 His Divine Holiness At Age 21Rare archival collectionA small brass or copper-coloured round object with a perforated, lattice-patterned dome and a central hole sits in the middle of a plain yellow-ochre surface. It is a close, top-down photograph of a single small metal item, with no people visible.Overhead photograph of three small brass or copper puja vessels arranged on a yellow surface. On the left is a lotus-shaped container with eight petals and a small rounded top with dots, on the centre is a round pot with a narrow open mouth, and on the right is a shallow bowl with a small central knob and red marks inside. No people are visible. The items appear to be ritual objects displayed as part of a collection.November 12 20162016-11-12October 08 20072007-10-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a single curved copper object lying on a plain yellow surface. The copper plate is aged and reddish-brown, with patches of tarnish, and its engraved surface shows a Sri Yantra, a geometric diagram of interlocking triangles within concentric circles. No people are visible. Part of the object's rolled edge curls over the top of the plate.Close-up photograph of two cupped hands held out palms-up, one person's hands with a ring on one finger. Resting in the palm is a small bundle of gold-coloured metal cylinders with ribbed caps, bound together with a multicoloured red, yellow, green and blue woven thread. The background is a soft-focus white garment and warm wooden surface. Only hands and sleeve are visible; no face appears, and no one else is in the frame.2016-11-12October 08 20072007-10-08Close-up photograph of a person's hands tying a multicolour thread around a pair of gold-coloured cylindrical metal tubes, possibly a container or amulet. The thread is pastel blue, pink, yellow and white. The background is blurred with warm beige tones. Only the hands are visible, with the face cut off at the left edge.2016-11-12Close-up photograph of two hands working on an ornate golden metal object. The gold piece has raised floral and geometric engraving. A white cloth and a reddish-orange fabric are visible at the edges. Part of a second golden ornament is visible at the bottom. Bright warm lighting highlights the metalwork.