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Night-time outdoor puja under a canopy with striped rainbow-coloured cloth draped over a long raised platform. Several seated priests in white dhotis and bare upper bodies, some wearing rudraksha malas, sit behind offerings of marigold and yellow flower garlands, small brass pots and bowls. A seated priest in white leans over the platform tending the offerings, while a standing priest in a white dhoti with gold border and bare chest holds his hands together. A tall brass lamp stands on the right, and a world map banner hangs above. The swami visibly present is not clearly identifiable from appearance, so no candidate is named.

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