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A long-haired figure with a thick gold-and-rudraksha necklace and a dark red wrap sits on a low seat, pressing a hand to the forehead of a seated man in a white shirt and red-and-white printed shawl with beaded wrist malas, who has palms pressed together. The figure holds a small stick or wand near a golden deity murti in the lower left. Behind them, women in white and red shawls stand and watch, one with a red-banded forehead, against a red curtain. Appears to be a blessing or initiation moment during a Maheshwara Puja with darshan. a person: long swept hair, ornate gold-and-rudraksha necklace and a deep red wrap are visible, marking the central seated figure in a ritual role.

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