A man seated cross-legged at lower left, wearing a maroon-red cloth draped over one shoulder and layered gold necklaces, bangles and rings, with a white tilak on his forehead and long swept-back hair, raises one hand in a blessing gesture beside a large black-faced deity murti. The murti wears a silver crown, a garland of pink and red flowers and orange marigold strands, and holds silver weapons; a large ornate silver-and-gold arch frames the scene. He is one physical person.

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