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Photograph of a home altar set against a yellow wall. A tall printed portrait shows a bearded man in a red turban and red robe, holding a trident, wearing a garland of orange and white flowers and a rudraksha mala, with a leopard-print wrap; he is a printed image, not a physical person. Below it stand two gold-toned deity murtis flanking a central murti set in an arch, with a pink flower in front. The altar cloth is gold with green and red border. Scattered red and pink rose petals lie on the table, with a silver bowl, bell and small oil lamp at left. In the foreground a bronze fire pit holds a large flame. A white card reads Kailasa Houston beside the murtis.

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A photograph of a shrine table with a tall printed portrait on the wall of a bearded man in a red turban, leopard-print garment, orange-and-white flower garland and rudraksha mala, holding a silver trident. a person appears only as this printed portrait, not a physical person. Before it stand brass deity murtis, including a central Kalabhairava-style figure with a dog and a flanking pair of figures with tridents, surrounded by scattered pink, red and purple flower petals. A silver bell, a brass bowl and a small silver vessel sit on a gold-and-green brocade cloth. A white card reads Kailasa Houston. No physical people are visible.2024-11-24A hand holding a lit oil lamp or flame near a home-temple altar in Kailasa Dhumbarai, Nepal. A large printed portrait behind the altar shows a smiling man with a red-orange turban, a red-orange robe, gold necklaces and a rudraksha mala, with a garland of yellow and pink flowers draped on the altar, but the portrait is a printed image, not a person present. In front are small gold-metal deity murtis of Kalabhairava and companions decorated with gold jewellery and flowers, a black stone linga on a red cloth, a golden ornate throne-like frame and brass bowls, with a brass tray of yellow water and petals in the foreground. The scene shows abhishekam, alankaram and neivedyam offered to Kalabhairava.2021-06-20KAILASA HOUSTON USA On February 15, 20262026-02-14 +1 copiesKAILASA HOUSTON USA On February 15, 20262026-02-14 +1 copiesKAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 6/26/20212021-06-26KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 6/20/20212021-06-20A homa fire burns in a yellow-painted square fire pit in a temple hall with striped woven mats on the floor. Two bare-chested priests in white dhotis and cream turbans sit at the pit; the nearer one wears a rudraksha mala and holds a ladle, and the other is partly visible with a ladle. A third man in a white dhoti stands behind the fire, holding an offering vessel near a red and gold hanging. Behind the fire, a seated statue wearing a red turban, yellow garland and a gold-and-maroon shawl sits on a gold throne with maroon cushions, beside a sign reading KAILASA HOUSTON USA. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides, and a gold-framed deity murti with yellow garlands is set in an arch at the back.2026-02-14 +1 copiesKAILASA HOUSTON USA On February 15, 20262026-02-14 +1 copiesPhotograph of a shrine arrangement with two brass deity murtis of a four-armed standing male and female pair, adorned with jeweled crowns, multicolored jewelled necklaces and garlands, holding trishula and other implements, placed on a brass pedestal in front of a tall printed portrait. The printed portrait shows a smiling bearded man in a red turban, long rudraksha malas, white floral garland and leopard-print garment, holding a tall trident-topped staff, with saffron-red cloth draped on his body. Two small lit oil lamps with red and blue bodies sit on a silver tray in the foreground, over a red-and-white patterned cloth. No living people are visible.2024-11-01KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 6/13/20212021-06-13KAILASA HOUSTON USA On February 15, 20262026-02-14 +1 copiesPhotograph of an alankaram puja altar with a large printed portrait of a smiling bearded man in an orange-red turban, rudraksha-style gold necklaces and orange-red robes, arm raised in blessing; no physical person is clearly visible apart from partly visible hands and red sleeves at the left edge. In front, a metal deity murti dressed in gold and red garments, adorned with gold jewellery, a crescent moon ornament and pink and red garlands, sits on a red cushion. Marigold petals are strewn before it, a gold Ganesha figure stands to the right, a brass oil lamp with a flame sits at lower left and incense smoke rises. The portrait is labelled as a printed portrait only by the visible image itself; no legible caption is present.2021-03-01