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A seated man in a rust-brown robe with a long rudraksha mala and gold OM pendants raises his right hand in blessing over a bowed young boy in a white dhoti with a red-and-gold cloth, his eyes covered by a white cloth. A standing attendant in an orange dhoti and white-banded head wrap, with white sacred marks and beaded bracelets, holds the boy's shoulder and steadies the cloth. The seated figure rests on an ornate silver throne with a red cushion and footstool, in front of gold-carved pillars and a golden lion-like carving on a stage with a colourful striped rug. Dark-haired seated figure wears a vibhuti mark on his forehead and gold chains. The scene resembles a initiation or blessing ritual, with a second robed attendant partly visible at left.

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