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KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/11/2021

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A photo of a homa fire ritual inside a decorated room. In the foreground, a partially visible person in orange-red robes wears a dark beaded rudraksha bracelet and holds a ritual item near a square wooden fire pit lined with yellow and green patterned tiles. The pit holds burning embers and logs, with brass bowls, small dishes of colored powders, and a brass cup on the wooden platform. Behind the pit, a statue or figure is seated on a cushioned chair draped in multicolored fabric, wearing a garland of red and white flowers and a red headpiece. A colorful painted pillar and purple draped cloth frame the background. No clearly identifiable person is shown in the scene.2020-12-26A homa is performed inside a white tent. A brick fire pit with a blazing flame sits in the foreground, decorated with white flowers and red petals, with a brass bowl and ladle held by a bare arm marked with white ash lines at the left edge. Behind it, a person in a red-and-orange dress, wearing a red turban with flower decoration, a long garland of white and red flowers and a beaded necklace, sits on a cushioned seat with raised hand in blessing. Nearby, a brass kalasha with leaves and a silver oil lamp stand on a low golden table, and a red and gold embroidered cloth lies beside the seat. On the left, a figure in orange and purple garments with a flower-decorated offering is partly visible.2020-11-14KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 2/28/20222022-02-28Outdoor photo under a grey pop-up canopy tent during a homa. A seated figure on an ornate throne covered with a multicoloured patterned cloth wears a red-orange robe, a matching red-orange turban with white flowers, and a white and red floral garland, with hands raised in blessing. In the foreground, a fire burns in a brick fire pit ringed with white flower petals, and a metal bowl with a ladle sits at its edge. A person at left wears a white turban and a face covering. Brass vessels with green leaves and a silver oil lamp stand nearby.2020-11-14KAILASA HYDERABAD On October 11, 2026 +1 copiesIndoor temple room with a homa fire pit on a black cloth in front of a golden throne. A large framed portrait of a smiling man in a red-orange turban and saffron-toned clothing, with a multicolour flower garland, sits on the throne; this is a printed portrait, not a physical person. A saffron cloth draped over the throne bears gold lettering. Brass plates, bowls, a kalasha-style vessel, oil lamps and a small wooden side table with offerings surround the fire. A second chair beside it holds a draped cloth and flower garlands. No physical people are visible.2024-08-23KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/4/20212021-01-04A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a gold-pillared pavilion with gold and red draped cloth behind it. On the left, a shaved-headed priest in a white cloth and white turban stands holding a ritual implement beside a fire pit with flames and offerings. In front of him, a figure seated on a low platform wears white draped clothing with a green and red border, garlanded with white flowers and red-green garlands. On the right, a large golden throne holds a statue-like figure in a red turban and red and white garlands, with a green silk cushion. Behind them, a shrine with brass-like pots decorated with flowers and a blue and gold backdrop. Red flower petals are scattered on the floor.2025-12-30A photograph of a temple shrine set up for a Navaratri devi alankaram. Several decorated deity murtis stand on a red-draped platform behind a clay-walled homa or yagna pit with white rangoli lines and pink dots, and palm-leaf decorations rise at the right. The deity figures are adorned with multicolored garlands and flower decorations, with brass oil lamps, kalasha pots and banana leaf offerings arranged in front. At the right, a single person sits on a gilded throne-like seat wearing a red turban, garlands of green, white and red flowers, and a red-and-gold cloth. Multicoloured patterned pillars frame the scene.Outdoor homa at a sunlit street-side tent in Los Angeles. In the foreground a bare-shouldered man in white dhoti-style clothing and a white turban leans over a small brick fire pit, stirring an offering with a long wooden ladle as a flame rises. Around the pit sit brass oil lamps, kalasha-style vessels, flower petals, leaves and small steel cups. Seated on a red upholstered chair draped in red patterned cloth, a smiling person in a maroon turban and pinkish-red robes wears heavy garlands of orange, red, white and yellow flowers. A brass stand with a decorative cloth lies beside the chair. Palm and other trees and parked cars are visible behind.2019-09-01KAILASA HYDERABAD On October 11, 2026 +3 copiesDecember 19 2022 sripuram2022-12-19