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Photograph of a video-conference screen showing a remote Guru Purnima puja in Wellington, New Zealand. Two people kneel in prayer on white cloth in front of a red-cushioned low table laden with a plate of fruit, small brass items, flowers and a lit oil lamp. Behind them hangs a large framed picture of a deity in red and gold, with a red sofa and a second orange-robed portrait on a side shelf. One kneeling person wears white clothing and the other a pink-and-white salwar with dupatta, both with hands pressed together. The screen label reads Wellington, New Zealand and the lower caption Wellington-NZ. The image shows no a person candidate.

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