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Mahavira's Initiation Tonsure, Folio 37 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image shows an illustration of two people sitting. The person on the left has a green face, a blue crown, and a yellow dhoti and holds an object in their right hand. They sit on a yellow throne. The person on the right has a yellow dhoti and holds a bowl. The illustration is on a beige background with a red border. The illustration section is on the left side of an open book. The right side contains columns of black text. The text is separated into sections by red circles. A red line runs down the right edge. The text is on a beige background.

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900 × 401 px
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