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The Times of India<\/a> reports plans by Hanuman devotees to send a gold-plated statue of the deity to Barack Obama<\/a>, whom they believe to be a devotee himself, and to carry a lucky charm of Hanuman on his person. Hmm\u2026<\/div>\n
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