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A photograph of a seated group of young boys and men in saffron and maroon robes performing a puja on a mat-covered floor. In the foreground, a boy with a rudraksha mala and white sacred ash on his forehead sits with palms pressed together, eyes closed, chanting. Beside him, another boy in orange cloth holds his hands cupped. Before them sit brass plates, a brass kalasha-style vessel, small oil lamps, a lit incense stick, white flowers and sweets on a red cloth. Behind them, more participants sit in similar robes and white headbands, and a man in white clothing sits in the background. Colourful striped decorations hang from the ceiling.

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