The summer heat is killing everybody so much so that two priests in Bengaluru performed a puja at Someshwara temple on June 7. The picture shows the two priests performing the puja while sitting in two large vessels which are filled with water.
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Bengaluru: Pooja performed at Someshwara temple in Halasuru yesterday for better monsoon. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Karnataka?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Karnataka</a> <a href="https://t.co/Pe8Fo91MMU">pic.twitter.com/Pe8Fo91MMU</a>
&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1136874154618105856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 7, 2019</a></blockquote>
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The internet finds it extremely funny as the two priests were also seen surfing their phones at some point. Twitterati guessed that the priests may be reading the mantras from their phones while others had some other responses which were hilarious.
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Are those two pandit checking weather app already?!!u00f0u009fu00a4u00a3
&mdash; Axit Darji (@IMaxit97) <a href="https://twitter.com/IMaxit97/status/1136876689714061314?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 7, 2019</a></blockquote>
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New way of using phone in hot days.u00f0u009fu0098u0082u00f0u009fu0098u0082
&mdash; Ranjana (@AmuseArt07) <a href="https://twitter.com/AmuseArt07/status/1136905291960733697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 7, 2019</a></blockquote>
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And they wasted two drums of water. Irony just died
&mdash; Anant Iyer (@AnantIyer3) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnantIyer3/status/1136910293232046080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 7, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Paani me baithke Pubg khelne se monsson acha nhi hoga.
&mdash; Ravi Mishra (@G33kBoyRavi) <a href="https://twitter.com/G33kBoyRavi/status/1136874767758254080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 7, 2019</a></blockquote>
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But why are they sitting in tub u00f0u009fu009bu0080?? u00f0u009fu00a4u0094
&mdash; Vikramaaaaaa | u00e0u00b2u00b5u00e0u00b2u00bfu00e0u00b2u0095u00e0u00b3u008du00e0u00b2u00b0u00e0u00b2u00ae (@Vikramaaaaaa) <a href="https://twitter.com/Vikramaaaaaa/status/1136874718680641536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 7, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Put some wood under those utensils.
&mdash; Yeti Ji (@DefeatNazis) <a href="https://twitter.com/DefeatNazis/status/1136925610591186944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 7, 2019</a></blockquote>
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They should have a book to read mantras. This is not the way.
&mdash; Prince Pandey u00f0u009fu0087u00aeu00f0u009fu0087u00b3 (@princepandey_) <a href="https://twitter.com/princepandey_/status/1136875519969026048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 7, 2019</a></blockquote>
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A Havan was also performed by another priest.&nbsp;
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The internet finds it extremely funny as the two priests were also seen surfing their phones at some point

Priests sit in vessels filled with water to pray for better monsoon

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