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A homa is being performed in a hall with red curtains and colourful striped floor mats. In the foreground a bare-chested priest with a cream turban and rudraksha mala sits with his back to the camera before a yellow brick fire pit with a flame. To the left, a second priest in a cream turban and white dhoti sits with hand raised near his face. Trays of wooden sticks, a brass lamp and small bowls lie nearby. In the background, several kalasha-topped offerings are set on a table before a deity mural, and a few people sit on chairs at the rear.

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KAILASA HOUSTON USA On February 15, 20262026-02-14KAILASA HOUSTON USA On February 15, 20262026-02-14 +1 copiesTwo priests seated on a striped red, blue and orange mat perform a ritual in front of a yellow-ochre wall with a brick-patterned base. Both men are bare-chested, wearing white dhotis and cream-coloured turbans, and each wears a gold-beaded necklace. The priest on the left, seen from behind, holds his hands together in front of a yellow stepped pedestal. The priest on the right, with his head tilted upward, holds a cup or bell in one hand. Before them lie metal trays with bundled sticks and small wood pieces, brass bowls, a small lamp, a silver cup, fruit including apples and bananas, and a small brass kalasha-style vessel. A notepad and a clip sit on the mat. The lower edge shows the head of a seated onlooker.2026-02-14 +1 copiesPhotograph of a homa fire ceremony in a hall. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in a cream turban and white dhoti kneels at a square fire pit lined with yellow-and-white painted brick, stirring the flames with a long wooden ladle. The fire rises tall and orange from sand inside the pit. Behind him a second bare-chested man in a white dhoti, wearing a layered beaded mala, sits beside silver trays of fruit, flowers and offerings. Several seated women in saffron, purple, teal and red saris and a green-and-orange striped mat fill the background, with a brass oil lamp standing at right.2026-02-14 +1 copiesTwo bare-chested priests in cream turbans and white dhotis perform a homa at a tiered yellow fire pit decorated with white painted kolam-style lines. One priest in the foreground wears a dark rudraksha-style necklace and kneels with his back to the camera, while the other, behind him, feeds wood into the flames with a bangle on his wrist. Behind them, seated devotees in saris of red, purple and green sit on striped rugs, and brass lamps and floral decorations are visible on tables at the right.2026-02-14 +1 copiesThree priests in white dhotis and cream turbans sit around a golden tiered fire pit in an indoor hall, performing a homa. The priest on the left holds a ladle and offering bowl, the seated priest in the centre pours ghee from a cup, and the priest on the right, bare-chested with a sacred thread, adds offerings. Flames and smoke rise from the pit. Trays of fruit, lotus-like petals, sticks, kumkum and a brass kalasha-style lamp surround them. Behind, a banner reads KAILASA HOUSTON USA, with colourful striped floor mats, decorated curtains and rows of ornate ritual figures and a chariot-like structure in the background.2026-02-14 +1 copiesKAILASA HOUSTON USA On February 15, 20262026-02-14 +1 copiesKAILASA HOUSTON USA On February 15, 20262026-02-14 +1 copiesKAILASA HOUSTON USA On February 15, 20262026-02-14 +1 copiesKAILASA HOUSTON USA On February 15, 20262026-02-14 +1 copiesKAILASA HOUSTON USA On February 15, 20262026-02-14 +1 copiesKAILASA HOUSTON USA On February 15, 20262026-02-14 +1 copies