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A photograph of a shrine at KAILASA Houston USA. A gilded deity murti in a tall ornate golden arch stands on a black platform, with white dhoti, blue upper cloth, floral garlands and gold ornaments, and one hand raised in abhaya mudra. Red velvet drapes and tall colourful decorated banners frame the scene. A silver bowl and orange cloth sit on the platform. A printed life-size cutout standing in front shows a smiling man in a red-and-maroon turban with a bindi, red robe, rudraksha mala, floral garlands and a yellow patterned cloth, raising one hand. Swamiji (probable) is described as the printed cutout, a depiction, with a red turban, rudraksha mala, garlands and ornate gold necklace.

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Photograph of a shrine room at KAILASA Houston with a gilded deity murti standing before a golden arch and red backdrop, adorned with a white and gold garland, blue cloth and gold jewellery. Red, green and orange decorative banners flank the shrine, and a yellow sign reads KAILASA HOUSTON USA. In the foreground stands a life-size printed cutout of a smiling man in a red turban, red robe, rudraksha mala and flower garland, raising one hand in blessing, seated before a yellow patterned cloth. The cutout is a printed image, not a physical person.2026-01-05A shrine in a KAILASA Houston USA room with a large gold-coloured deity murti standing in an ornate gilded arch against red velvet drapes, its bronze-toned figure wearing a crown, jewelled necklaces and a purple dhoti. 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