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Indoor ritual in a hall with a yellow sign reading KAILASA HOUSTON USA. Two priests in white dhotis and cream turbans sit with bare upper bodies, rudraksha malas on their chests, facing a golden square fire pit or homa kund. The nearer priest raises his right hand in a blessing or offering gesture. A silver tray holds fruit, sweets, flowers and a brass kalasha with a blue cloth. Behind the pit, a large seated deity murti in a red and gold crown is garlanded with marigolds and sits on an ornate golden throne. Brass oil lamps stand on the mat-covered floor, and a shelf displays small figures. Two seated devotees are partially visible at the lower edge.

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KAILASA HOUSTON USA On February 15, 20262026-02-14A photograph of a ritual at the KAILASA Houston USA venue. Two bare-chested priests in white dhoti and cream turbans sit with their backs to the camera before an altar. On the altar are brass lamps, a silver tray of fruit including bananas, apples and oranges, plates of offerings, a metal bowl and a blue cloth-covered kalasha. Behind them, a large portrait seated figure in a red and gold turban, adorned with a garland of orange and yellow flowers and rudraksha-style beads, sits on an ornate throne with cushioned armrests and an orange cloth. A sign reading KAILASA HOUSTON USA hangs beside the throne. Brass oil lamps and a colourful striped rug surround the scene, with a deity murti and gold-framed images behind the curtains. Several brass lamps stand along the right edge.2026-02-14 +1 copiesA temple ritual in a hall with red drapes and a green-and-striped floor mat. Two bare-chested priests in cream and gold turbans and white dhotis sit at a stainless steel tray holding fruit, flowers and a small metal vessel, one priest pouring or offering from a spoon. Behind them, a large seated depiction in a gold throne with a red turban, garlands and ornate cloth is labelled by a yellow sign reading KAILASA HOUSTON USA. A golden deity murti in red stands in a niche above. Brass oil lamps stand on the floor, and a row of decorated kalasha pots with mango leaves and coconuts sits on a table at left.2026-02-14 +1 copiesKAILASA HOUSTON USA On February 15, 20262026-02-14 +1 copiesIndoor puja room with a central throne holding a seated depiction of a saint in orange and gold robes with a garland, flanked by a golden kalasha-like arch and a red-and-gold shrine. A sign reads KAILASA HOUSTON USA. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in white dhoti and a white head cloth raises one hand while holding a lit oil lamp over a tray of fruit, flowers and offerings, with another priest seated at right. Brass oil lamps, fruit baskets, decorated kalasha pots and striped woven mats fill the room.2026-02-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual hall at the KAILASA Houston USA centre with maroon drapes, striped mats and a golden square homa/yagna platform in the centre. Three men sit cross-legged on the mats in front: two with bare upper bodies, white dhotis and cream turbans, and a third partly visible in the foreground with a rudraksha mala and bare shoulders. Wooden sticks, plates of offerings and a brass lamp sit nearby. Behind them, a seated figure in saffron-and-gold robes with a pink turban and a garland of yellow flowers occupies an ornate throne beside a sign reading KAILASA HOUSTON USA. Brass lamps line the platform, and a decorated structure with kalasha-like pots stands at left.2026-02-14 +1 copiesKAILASA HOUSTON USA On February 15, 20262026-02-14 +3 copiesKAILASA HOUSTON USA On February 15, 20262026-02-14 +1 copiesKAILASA HOUSTON USA On February 15, 20262026-02-14 +1 copiesIndoor ritual photograph at the KAILASA Houston USA centre. Three priests sit cross-legged around a yellow-tiled square fire pit (homa/yagna) with a small flame and offerings. The priest on the left wears a cream turban and white dhoti with beaded necklaces, the middle priest is bare-chested with a cream turban and hands together, and the priest at right, bare-chested and wearing a cream turban, pours or offers into the fire. Brass lamps, offering plates with turmeric, kumkum, sticks and vessels surround the pit on striped rugs. Behind them, a richly dressed seated figure on a gold throne is garlanded with yellow and white flowers and wears a saffron turban; a yellow banner reads KAILASA HOUSTON USA. Maroon drapes, colourful striped cloth hangings and decorated pillars fill the hall.2026-02-14 +1 copiesKAILASA HOUSTON USA On February 15, 20262026-02-14 +1 copiesKAILASA HOUSTON USA On February 15, 20262026-02-14 +1 copies