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Three bare-chested men in white dhoti sit cross-legged on a stage before microphones during a puja. The man on the right, with rudraksha mala and white forehead markings, speaks into a mic and gestures with his hand; the man in the centre wears glasses and holds his hand to his face, and the man on the left has his eyes closed with rudraksha beads around his neck. Behind them stand three decorated deity murtis: a four-armed figure in pink and gold garments, a figure in green and pink with a crown, and a golden Ganesha murti in red and green. Gold-and-gray draped curtains form the backdrop.

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