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Photo of a ritual inside a hall at KAILASA Houston. Two bare-chested priests in white dhotis with white head turbans stand on a striped green, red and purple mat, facing a golden arched shrine. A golden deity murti in red-and-gold garments wears a large yellow-and-white garland and a red crown. Red and yellow fabric pillars with painted motifs frame the shrine, and brass oil lamps and banana fruit sit in the foreground. A yellow sign reads KAILASA HOUSTON USA. A third priest in white stands at the left edge with hands folded in prayer. Pooja offerings and a worship setting are visible.

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