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	Todd Burleson at the team's Base Camp altar. Before any climb of Mount Everest, a large puja (pooja) is performed asking the gods for protection and permission to climb within their heights. No sherpa will climb on the mountain without a puja, and many western climbers feel a similar spirituality towards Everest.
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