Darpan visarjan during Vijayadashami involves placing a water vessel before the goddess and using a mirror to view her reflection, symbolizing the departure of her divine presence from the murti. Once this is completed, the murti is regarded as lifeless, and thus may be touched and moved by human beings to a body of water for immersion.
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