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A small painted statue of a seated figure in an orange-red robe with long dark hair and a dark rudraksha mala, right hand raised in blessing, sits on a dark stone pedestal outdoors among large grey boulders, a tree trunk, and green shrubs. A stone plinth sits beneath the pedestal and a wooden board leans against a rock on the left. The statue is a depiction, not a living person, and no physical people are visible. The statue's identity is not established by any printed name in the image.

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