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Indoor ritual at KAILASA Houston with a yellow-and-orange fire pit (homa/yagna) where a flame burns. Three shaved-headed men in cream and gold turbans and bare upper bodies, with rudraksha malas, tend the fire; the man at right pours an offering with a ladle and a small brass bowl. A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with maroon cushions, wearing a pink turban, yellow garlands and gold necklaces, is a depiction or statue rather than a living person. Behind him stands a second figure in a red and orange garment with yellow garlands, and a deity murti is set within a gold arch. Maroon curtains, striped carpet, brass lamps and colourful fabric pillars frame the stage. A yellow sign reads KAILASA HOUSTON USA.

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