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A person in a rust-orange sleeveless garment with a golden waist band bends forward and rests their head and hands on a large gold kalasha-style vessel adorned with red and white flower garlands and a crown of green jewelled finials. The figure wears a long orange-brown shawl, a rudraksha mala across the chest, gold bangles on the upper arm and wrist, and has long dark hair. Behind them stand additional garlands and a gilded throne-like backdrop with red and gold cloth. The scene suggests a devotional offering or abhishekam-style veneration of a sacred vessel.

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