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Photograph of a floor display of gilded and silver-toned ceremonial decorations laid out on orange cloth on a tiled floor. Items include gold-coloured ornate finials and lidded urns, a long gilded beam, pointed gold crowns, silver and jewelled crowns, filigree headpieces, beaded ornaments, and a jewelled sword-like piece. An orange cloth-covered object and a dark patterned sofa stand in the background. No people are visible; the items appear to be temple or deity adornments being prepared.A photograph of many ornate ceremonial objects laid out on an orange cloth spread across a floor. Gold-coloured and silver-coloured decorative pieces include embossed gold vessels and a gold palanquin-like tray, jewelled crowns and headdresses, decorated hands-shaped plaques, sequined and beaded ornaments, bangles, a black hair piece, and bright blue and red studded arm or staff pieces. Boxed items sit among them. No people are visible. The objects appear to be deity decorations and vahana parts being prepared.Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityA photograph of two ornate gold ceremonial headpieces resting on a dark blue cloth. The left piece is a tall, pointed crown with repoussé floral scrollwork and inset red, green and purple stones, edged with a red lining. The right piece is a rounded gold crown with a radiating sunburst-style rim, a stepped dome and a finial on top. Behind them, the knees and hands of seated people in white clothing are partly visible at the top edge, along with a silver vessel and a metal bowl on the upper right. No one's face is visible.2011-01-25A photograph of decorative deity ornaments laid flat on a teal cloth on a workbench. Pieces include an ornate white and gold beaded arm or hand section with red, green and gold detailing, a gold coin-chain necklace, a large gold-toned medallion surrounded by white ring motifs, gold tassel earrings or ear ornaments, and small beaded crown-like pieces. The work appears to be in progress, with no people visible in the frame.A photograph of a table draped in blue cloth holding ornate gold temple jewellery and garments for a deity murti, including a large gold-embellished garment with red velvet panels, gold necklaces and waist ornaments, maroon cloth bundles, and white and green decorated headpieces or crowns. A golden canopy or ornament with leaf-shaped pendants sits at the upper left, and an open doorway with tiled floor is visible at right.2015-04-28Close-up photograph of a heap of ornate gold jewellery spread over a red and gold brocade cloth. Large gold beaded necklaces with black enamel bands dominate, alongside gold crown-like ornaments and a gold pendant. Several oval medallions framed in gold filigree hold small painted portraits of smiling figures set on blue backgrounds. No people are visible; the portraits are printed or painted images on jewellery.2010-08-03A photograph of a flat orange cloth spread across a table covered with loose ornamental decorations for deity figures. Silver and gold-toned stone-studded appliqués in swirling and paisley-like motifs, circular rosettes with red and green stones, small crown-like pieces, U-shaped urdhva pundra style forehead ornaments, golden bangles, and long gold chains are laid out in rows. Small gold accessories and plastic-wrapped packets sit along the edges. No people are visible, and the scene is a workshop-style display of deity adornments.A photograph of a long blue-draped table displaying ceremonial costume pieces for a deity or murti, laid out before a doorway. Visible items include gold-embroidered ornamental garments with red velvet panels, gold leaf-shaped ornaments, beaded white and green headpieces, and rust-orange cloth bundles in the foreground. A gold crown with pendant leaves is at the upper left, and a white car with a Tamil Nadu registration plate is parked outside the open door. No people are shown seated or posed with the items, and no ritual activity is visible.2015-04-28February 23 20162016-02-23Two ornate gold crowns or headdresses rest on a black cloth-covered table. The left piece is a tall, pointed golden crown with embossed floral and scrollwork patterns set with small red, green and blue stones. The right piece is a round golden headdress with radiating spokes and a domed central finial, with a finely textured lower band. Seated people in white clothing are partly visible at the top edge of the frame, with a silver vessel and a white cloth in the background.2011-01-25December 22 20092009-12-22