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A seated man in a rust-orange shawl and saffron dhoti, with a long hair bun, gold necklace and a carved gold lion-head armrest beside him, extends his right hand toward the head of a kneeling devotee in a white shirt and orange-bordered shawl. The devotee lowers his head with both palms raised. A silver staff with a finial stands in the foreground, a peacock-feather fan is at left, and maroon and gold drapes hang behind. A third person in white is partly visible at right. The scene suggests a blessing during a paduka puja at Bidadi Adheenam. Appearance-based label: a person, seated and blessing the kneeling devotee, identified by hair, saffron cloth and gold necklace.

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