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A priest in a maroon and gold shawl over a dark top and yellow dhoti stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp toward a blue-draped table. The table holds rows of kalasha pots wrapped in green leaves, with fruits, marigold flowers and garlands arranged as offerings. Behind them, a standing cutout figure in a pink turban and long garland of flowers stands beside the wall. Three framed pictures hang on the orange wall at right, showing a deity murti, a decorated shrine image and a seated saffron-robed figure. Flower petals are scattered on the floor. The setting looks like a puja for a Kumbhabhishekam celebration, with the priest performing an aarti offering.

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A photograph of a ritual homa in progress at a temple room with yellow walls and framed black-and-white portraits along the top wall. A man with swept-back grey hair, bare-chested, wearing a yellow dhoti with a striped and green-bordered shawl draped over his shoulder, stands at right raising a lit lamp in his right hand. Before him is a green-draped table with a decorated deity murti crowned with a red and gold headdress, flanked by conical kalasha pots with fruit and leaves. In front lies a bed of flower petals, bananas, oranges and coconut, with a fire pit burning at the bottom of the frame, a brass oil lamp at left, and offerings in steel trays scattered across the floor.2021-11-14A photograph of a ritual puja inside a yellow-walled shrine room. A bare-chested man in a yellow dhoti and a checked plaid shawl stands at right, hands together over a decorated altar. The altar holds a green cloth, a kalasha-style decorated figure with a crown-like headdress, banana and fruit offerings, a colourful geometric kolam rangoli on the floor, and brass oil lamps. Behind the altar a life-size cutout or statue depicts a bearded figure in an orange turban and rudraksha-style garland with white flower garlands, seated on a throne with yellow cloth. Framed black-and-white portraits line the upper wall. One person is visible.2021-11-14KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 3/1/20222022-03-01November 14 20212021-11-14February 01 20242024-02-01November 14 20212021-11-14A priest in white dhoti and a blue shawl with a face mask performs a homa at a brick fire pit filled with burning embers and offerings. He holds a ladle and green-wrapped object over the fire. Behind him, a decorated altar with a green cloth holds a deity murti adorned with red and white garlands, a kalasha-style pot with conical tops, bananas and lemons. Framed black-and-white portraits hang on the yellow wall above. Scattered rose petals, brass lamps, plates of kumkum and vibhuti surround the fire pit. A seated person in green is partly visible at the lower left.2021-11-14 +1 copiesA bald, bespectacled priest in white dhoti with gold border and ritual body markings stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a shrine. Behind him is a framed portrait of an elderly man with white hair and glasses. At right, a large cutout figure of a seated man wearing an orange turban, saffron-colored robes, a flower garland and a gold necklace sits on a pink-and-gold cushioned seat beneath a red and yellow canopy with tassels. Brass lamps stand on either side, and a brass bowl of yellow food and a banana leaf with offerings sit on the table in front.2022-02-16A homa ritual in a yellow-walled room at a temple-style setting. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a gold-toned shoulder cloth and a handheld microphone stands at left, holding a brass bell and speaking. Opposite him, an older woman in a checked red-and-maroon top and yellow dhoti bends forward with a long wooden stick near a fire pit. Before a green-draped table stands a deity murti decorated with colourful garlands, with kalasha-style pots and fruits arranged on a red cloth in front. Coconuts, bananas, flowers, brass lamps and plantain-leaf offerings cover the floor. A man in a green top and white dhoti with a woman in pink stand at right, the man with hands joined.2021-11-14November 14 20212021-11-14A priest in a white dhoti with a striped headband and rudraksha mala bends forward and waves a bundle of burning dried sticks over a ritual arrangement. Fruits, flowers, banana leaves, brass oil lamps and a kalasha-topped setup sit before a deity murti draped in a green cloth. Framed black-and-white portraits hang on the yellow wall behind. Smoke rises from a homa-style offering, indicating a fire ritual.2021-11-14November 14 20212021-11-14