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Outdoor homa at a parking-lot setting in KAILASA Los Angeles. A shirtless, grey-haired priest in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala sits on a carpet, pouring an offering from a wooden ladle into a fire pit with burning wood and petals. Beside him a young sadhaka in orange robes, black turban and white face mask sits with a rudraksha mala and holds a brass plate of petals. Behind them, a woman in red sari with a red and white floral garland, red turban with flowers, sits on a cushioned chair draped in a multicoloured silk cloth, hands raised in a blessing mudra. Brass plates, darbha grass and rose petals lie on the wooden platform. Three people are visible.

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Outdoor photograph on a paved lot with trees and a building behind. A seated man in a red and gold turban and red robe sits on a dark wooden armchair with a gold-and-orange brocade cloth, wearing a white and pink flower garland. In front, a shirtless priest in a white dhoti with rudraksha malas on his arm and neck sits on a low wooden stool, wearing a black face mask and holding a ladle over a fire pit with flames. A devotee in an orange cloth sits on the right, facing the fire, with a rudraksha mala and white markings on the shoulders. A brass bowl and a small brass lamp sit on the ground by the fire, and a patterned rug lies beneath the chair, consistent with a homa offering.2021-03-08KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/7/20212021-01-07Outdoor ritual scene under a clear blue sky beside a brick-edged fire pit with a small open flame burning on wood. A seated priest in orange-red cloth, wearing long rudraksha mala strands and rudraksha bracelets, has white horizontal markings on his bare upper arm and chest; he wears a white face mask and feeds the fire with a stick. Facing the fire, a figure seated on a gold-and-maroon draped throne-like chair wears a red turban with white flowers, a red garment, and white and red floral garlands; the figure raises one hand in blessing. Trees and a paved area are visible behind. Appearance-based candidate for a person is not clearly verifiable from the seated figure's face, so role is given as honoured seated figure receiving the fire ritual, consistent with a homa or yagna.2020-12-30KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 3/10/20212021-03-10 +1 copiesOutdoor photo on a paved lot beside a street with trees and low buildings. A shirtless priest in white dhoti with gold border, wearing a black face mask and rudraksha malas, sits cross-legged on a woven mat and tends a small fire in a black tray, with a brass cup and bowl nearby. Behind him, a figure in a red-orange turban and matching robes, with a white and red flower garland and a rudraksha mala, sits on an ornate dark wooden armchair with cream upholstery and an orange brocade cushion. The chair is set on a patterned rug, and a yellow-handled cart stands at right.2021-02-02KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/23/20212021-01-23Outdoors on an open paved lot, two young sadhus in saffron-orange cloths sit on a patterned rug before a small brick-lined fire pit with a flame. The sadhu on the left, wearing a white face mask and white ash marks on his arms, holds his hand over the fire; the one on the right, with a dark wrapped headpiece and rudraksha beads, sits with his back to the camera. Brass bowls, a brass bell and a small brass lamp sit on the mat. Behind them a seated figure in a red robe and red-and-white flower garlands sits on a large multicoloured silk-draped chair, wearing an ornate maroon crown. Trees and a hedge line the background.2020-12-12KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/18/20202020-12-18KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/1/20212021-01-01Outdoor ritual in a paved parking lot. A figure in orange robes, with long dreadlocked hair, a white face mask, rudraksha beads and white ash markings on the bare shoulders and back, sits on a rug feeding a fire from a small bowl with a ladle. Beside the flames, a seated figure on a draped throne with gold-patterned fabric, wearing a red robe, a red and gold crown, a long garland of white flowers and red roses, and a beaded necklace, raises one hand in blessing. Orange traffic cones and parked cars appear in the background. The fire is a homa-style offering.2020-12-15Outdoor homa ritual on a sunny street with a parked white car and bare trees behind. In the foreground, a sannyasi in orange cloth with rudraksha malas on his arms and chest, wearing a white face mask and white ash markings on his body, sits cross-legged and stirs a fire pit with a long wooden ladle. Burning sticks sit in a dark metal tray with oil lamps and a small brass bowl nearby. Behind him, a seated figure in red robes and a red turban with white floral decoration, wearing garlands of white and red flowers and a red-and-white beaded necklace, sits in an ornate wooden armchair with a gold brocade cushion on a patterned rug, hands in a greeting gesture. a person: the seated figure's red-and-gold turban, flower garlands and ceremonial seat match the page's a person claim; treat as an uncertain appearance match.2021-02-03KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/4/20202020-12-04