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Two priests in white dhotis with cream turbans sit cross-legged on a striped rug in a hall with maroon drapes. The bare-backed priest on the right raises a green leaf toward a yellow-brick homa fire pit, while the priest on the left sits beside him. Brass trays hold flowers, wooden sticks, lotus buds, incense and vessels. Behind them are decorated pillars with colourful cloth, a garlanded deity murti and a shrine figure with yellow and orange garlands. A yellow sign reads KAILASA HOUSTON USA. Most of the scene is a ritual homa setting.

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