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A seated man in orange-red robes and a gold-embroidered red throne receives a devotee, who kneels in a white shirt with an orange shawl, hands pressed in anjali and head bowed. The seated man wears a gold-and-beaded necklace, gold armlets, a gold earring and a white-yellow forehead mark, and extends his hands in blessing. Behind them stands a tall brass lamp decorated with pink roses, and a woman in white with a red beaded necklace stands at right. Ornate gold carving fills the left edge. The scene suggests a darshan blessing. Visible people: three.

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