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A photograph of a temple-style setting with maroon curtains and decorated pillars. In the foreground a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and a yellow turban tends a fire, a flame visible at lower left. A priest in white dhoti and shawl stands at left making an offering on a dark altar. Behind them a deity murti in pink and gold garments wears a yellow garland within a gilded arch. At right, a large portrait of a smiling figure in a pink turban, gold necklaces and yellow garland is seated on a gold-brocade throne with cushions. A yellow sign reads KAILASA HOUSTON USA on a stand beside an oil lamp.

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KAILASA HOUSTON USA On February 15, 20262026-02-14KAILASA HOUSTON USA On February 15, 20262026-02-14 +1 copiesIndoor 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.2026-02-14 +1 copiesA homa fire burns in a yellow-painted square fire pit in a temple hall with striped woven mats on the floor. Two bare-chested priests in white dhotis and cream turbans sit at the pit; the nearer one wears a rudraksha mala and holds a ladle, and the other is partly visible with a ladle. A third man in a white dhoti stands behind the fire, holding an offering vessel near a red and gold hanging. Behind the fire, a seated statue wearing a red turban, yellow garland and a gold-and-maroon shawl sits on a gold throne with maroon cushions, beside a sign reading KAILASA HOUSTON USA. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides, and a gold-framed deity murti with yellow garlands is set in an arch at the back.2026-02-14 +1 copiesCeremonial scene before a gilded deity murti adorned with yellow and red garlands and gold jewellery. A shirtless priest in a white dhoti and white head-wrap performs aarti with a lamp held before the murti. In front, a large life-size portrait cutout of a smiling figure in a maroon-red robe and matching turban, seated on a red and gold cushioned throne draped with red-gold fabric, wears yellow and red garlands and raises one hand in blessing. A gold sign reads KAILASA HOUSTON USA beside the throne. Two brass oil lamps stand at the foreground, and the backdrop has red curtains with colourful painted elephant and floral banners.2026-01-12A photograph of a shrine setup at KAILASA Houston. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti and white turban stands at left, holding a silver tray with a lamp and a small vessel while performing worship. Behind him a golden deity murti is adorned with yellow and red garlands and a crown, framed by colourful patterned banners with elephant and floral motifs. In the foreground, a printed cutout portrait of a seated figure in a red turban and red robes, with a yellow garland, is placed on a red-draped chair. A brass oil lamp stands at lower left and a brass lamp with a rooster-shaped finial at lower right. A yellow sign reads KAILASA HOUSTON USA. The cutout is a printed image, not a physical person, and the sign attributes the setup to KAILASA Houston.2026-01-12KAILASA HOUSTON USA On February 15, 20262026-02-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a shirtless priest in a white dhoti and white head cloth standing at left, holding a lamp or plate over a seated figure. Behind them a golden deity murti stands beneath a gold arch, wearing a crown, gold necklaces and a garland of yellow and red flowers. Decorated fabric panels in red, blue, green and yellow with elephant and floral motifs frame the shrine. At center sits a life-size cutout or photo-print of a smiling figure in a maroon turban and red-orange robes, with a yellow and red garland, seated on a red and gold throne. Two brass oil lamps stand on the floor, and a yellow sign reads KAILASA HOUSTON USA.2026-01-12A homa fire ritual at the KAILASA Houston USA centre. In the foreground, a yellow-tiled square fire pit with bright flames and smoke rises from it, with a brass cup and ladle set on its edge. Three men sit around the pit: the nearest bare-chested man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala, and two men in cream turbans with white garments. Behind them a standing bare-chested priest in a white dhoti holds a ritual tray with a lamp. Gold-framed deity murti stands on the back wall beside a red-and-orange hanging. A seated figure on a gold throne wears an orange turban, orange garment, and long garlands of yellow and white flowers, with offerings on a table before him. Brass oil lamps line the stage. A sign reads KAILASA HOUSTON USA.2026-02-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa fire ritual inside a room with a KAILASA HOUSTON USA sign. A large square fire pit lined with yellow-gold bricks holds a bright flame and smoke. Four men sit or stand around it: a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with a yellow turban and a bare upper body, a man kneeling in a white cloth with a rudraksha mala who feeds offerings into the fire, a man at the right corner in a white cloth, and a standing bare-chested man in a white dhoti holding a tray near a curtained backdrop. Behind the fire, a figure seated on a golden throne wears a red turban, a saffron and gold robe, and a garland of yellow flowers. Brass oil lamps, trays of fruit and sweets, and striped mats are on the floor, with decorated banners behind and small deity murtis on a side table at right.2026-02-14 +1 copiesA priest in a white dhoti and cream head cloth, shirtless with a sacred thread, raises a lit camphor or oil aarti lamp toward a golden deity murti framed by red and yellow marigold garlands and a gold arch. In the foreground a seated life-size cutout or portrait-like figure wearing a red turban, red-saffron robe, rudraksha-style beaded mala and yellow marigold garland sits on a red-and-gold throne-seat, hands in a blessing gesture. A yellow sign reads KAILASA HOUSTON USA. Brass oil lamps and a rooster-topped lamp stand at right; red and gold draped cloth decorates the back wall, and a woman in an orange sari stands at left.2026-01-12A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl stands at left, bare-chested with rudraksha-style beads, pouring liquid from a vessel over a golden deity murti. Behind, a gilded deity murti in a golden arch wears a crown and red, orange and yellow garlands. In front, a life-size cutout or photo of a smiling man in red-saffron robes and a red turban sits on a red-and-gold throne with a yellow garland. A yellow sign reads KAILASA HOUSTON USA. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, and colourful patterned hangings with elephant motifs frame the altar.2026-01-12