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KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 2/27/2022

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A photograph of an indoor temple hall with a drop ceiling and fluorescent panels, decorated with a hanging garland of orange, red and white flowers. At the far end, a priest in a yellow and red garment stands before an altar with brass vessels and offerings, while a television screen shows a figure in red and gold. A few people in saris and dhotis stand facing the altar, including a woman in a green and gold sari and a man in a purple shawl, and a cameraman operates a video camera on a tripod on the right. Several framed photographs hang on the yellow wall and decorative hanging banners stand at the left. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable from appearance, so the figures are described by role.2026-02-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual being performed in a bare-walled room with a yellow wall, a black backdrop and colourful tassels hanging at left. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti with a bare upper body and a beaded mala stands near a camera on a tripod, a sound recorder and a laptop on a carved table at right. Left, a man in a red checked shirt and jeans stands with hands folded, and a man in white kurta holds a small bell. A woman in a yellow and green saree with hands folded in anjali stands centre-left, while several women in orange and saffron sarees and a bare-chested man stand further back. The scene reads as a puja or homa preparation with an attending priest.2022-02-27A indoor temple hall with a green carpet runway and grey ceiling lights shows a group of devotees standing and praying. Several men are bare-chested wearing white dhotis, a woman in an orange sari stands near them, and a woman in a blue shawl and white garment is seen from behind with hands folded. A tall green and white ceremonial banner on a pole stands in the centre, with garlands of coloured flowers hanging along the back curtains. A black sound system, audio mixer and plastic storage boxes sit on the left beside a decorated wooden stool.2021-11-14November 14 20212021-11-14KAILASA HOUSTON USA On February 15, 20262026-02-14 +3 copiesA seated priest with bare upper body, white dhoti with gold border, and rudraksha mala sits on a grey floor in a temple hall with yellow walls and red-and-maroon drapes. Around him, several devotees sit in a semicircle: a woman in a light blue sari and a man in a blue shirt at left, two women in yellow and green saris with hands folded in prayer, and a woman in a cream sari with palms together at right. A tripod-mounted video camera stands in the foreground. Behind them a large decorated golden deity murti or ornate shrine stands on a black altar with brass vessels, and another deity figure is visible at far right. Strings of orange and red marigold garlands hang along the upper left wall.2022-08-30 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple hall during a ritual. Two priests in white dhotis with cream shawls stand barefoot with their backs to the camera, facing a seated figure on a raised golden seat at the right. That seated figure wears an orange turban, a garland of yellow flowers and a red-and-gold garment, with a plain dark background behind. Behind them, a golden-framed deity murti in red and gold sits beneath a canopy with red curtains and colourful woven banners. At the front right, a golden square yagna pit or abhishekam vessel is surrounded by fruit, bananas, coconuts and offerings on a tray. Brass oil lamps and a kalasha stand on the floor, with a brightly coloured kalasha-like arrangement of leaves and flowers at left. Several seated devotees with dark hair are visible at the bottom edge of the frame, and a tripod-mounted camera stands at the right.2026-02-14 +1 copiesKAILASA HOUSTON USA On February 15, 20262026-02-14 +1 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 9/2/20192019-09-02 +1 copiesA photograph taken from behind a group of standing devotees in a hall with yellow walls, fluorescent ceiling lights and a striped multicolour floor mat. At the front left, a figure in an orange-and-gold garment and a tall pink-and-white turban stands beside a yellow sign reading KAILASA HOUSTON USA; he wears a garland and is seated or standing before a table of brass kalasha pots with green leaves and fruit. A television on a stand shows a similar robed figure. Several men in white dhotis and bare chests and women in red, purple, teal and green saris stand in rows, some holding small wooden platforms. Framed photographs hang on the back wall, and a decorative toran of cloth panels hangs at the left edge. Prominent foreground devotees stand with their backs to the camera.2026-02-14 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesKAILASA HOUSTON USA On February 15, 20262026-02-14 +1 copies