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A coloured lithograph titled in Bengali and English 'The Great Sacrifice of Daksha' depicting the Daksha yagna. A large red fire blazes at the centre of a palace hall, with two rows of seated ritual figures in red and saffron before it. A woman in a red sari with gold border stands at centre-right with her hand raised, while a richly dressed man in red robes and a tall pointed turban sits on an ornate throne on the right, with attendants in red and yellow turbans behind him. In the foreground, a bearded ascetic with matted hair and a rudraksha-style bead necklace sits on the floor, and a seated figure pours offerings into pots beside a small flame, with a bowl of red offerings nearby. The scene is a painted illustration, not a photograph.

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