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A puja altar set on a red tablecloth at KAILASA Goyave, Guadeloupe. Behind it a large printed portrait of a smiling man in an orange-red turban and orange garment, wearing rudraksha malas and a white flower garland, holds a silver trident. Before the portrait stands a silver deity murti with a crown, and a silver figure in a white embellished garment. A book titled Living Enlightenment is propped on an easel beside a framed photo of a smiling woman with a rudraksha mala. Offerings include bowls of fruit, rice-like grains, sweets, betel-style leaves, orange and red flowers, and a coconut. A white sign reads KAILASA GUADELOUPE GOYAVE, and yellow drapery hangs behind. No living people are visible.

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