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A 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.

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