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A large outdoor-style tent gathering where rows of devotees sit cross-legged on a green mat performing a homa, each before a small stack of terracotta bricks on a tray with offerings, flowers, small bowls and lamps. Foreground: a shaved-headed man bare-chested with white dhoti and gold border, holding his hands together, with a rudraksha-style mala and white horizontal markings on his torso; beside him a woman in white sari with gold border and glasses, and women in white saris and bright outfits seated in rows. Background: more participants and white folding tables with chairs under white tent fabric. No a person figure is visibly identifiable in this scene.

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KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 7/6/20192019-07-06KailasaInHouston Event 2019 06 07 +1 copiesA large white-tented outdoor ritual hall with green carpeting, where many participants sit in rows on the floor performing a homa. Each participant has a small terracotta fire altar in front of them with brass plates, flowers and small offering bowls. In the foreground a man with bare upper body, sacred ash markings and a rudraksha mala sits in white dhoti beside a woman in a white and blue sari with a red bindi. Others in white and saffron-trimmed clothing sit behind, and a small monitor is visible on the left.2019-07-06 +1 copiesKAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 7/6/20192019-07-06 +1 copiesPhotograph of a large white-tent homa ceremony with many participants seated in rows on a green carpet. In the foreground a woman in a white and blue patterned sari sits with hands together, eyes closed. Beside her a man with a rudraksha mala and white body markings sits in white dhoti. Rows of small brick-shaped fire structures stand before each participant, with brass vessels, bowls, flowers and oil lamps arranged on silver trays. Behind them more participants in white and bright saris sit, and a screen shows the event at upper left.2019-07-06 +1 copiesKAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 7/6/20192019-07-06 +1 copiesKAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 7/6/20192019-07-06 +1 copiesKAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 7/6/20192019-07-06 +1 copiesA row of people sit cross-legged on a green mat inside a white tent during a homa ritual. Each seated participant has a small brick fire pit in front of them with brass puja vessels, oil lamps, and offering plates. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and white dhoti with gold border performs the ritual, while a woman in a green salwar kameez sits beside him. Others wear white and cream clothes with gold-bordered dhotis, and an older woman in orange sari sits at left. No single figure in the image is clearly identifiable as a person by the listed cues, so the figures are described by role only.2019-07-06 +1 copiesOutdoor tented ritual in which a long row of participants sits cross-legged on green carpet before individual brick fire pits (homa kundas) with brass kalasha-style vessels, oil lamps, bowls of turmeric, kumkum, flowers and fruit, and water bottles. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti stands at the far left, while a seated man in a white dhoti with a gold-and-rudraksha mala and a striped sash leads the nearby homa. Women in saris, including a pink-bordered sari and a white-and-green sari, sit among families with children. Multiple white tent poles and a fire extinguisher are visible overhead, and a red-and-white patterned mat lies in the foreground.2019-07-06 +1 copiesPhotograph of a large seated homa ritual inside a white tent on green carpet. Rows of participants sit cross-legged behind small brick fire pits on trays holding oil lamps, bowls, and offerings, with smoke rising. Many wear white or cream clothing, some in saffron-and-cream and pink or green saris, and several wear rudraksha malas and gold necklaces. A few have their hands folded in prayer. A man in the foreground in a white dhoti works at his fire pit beside a woman in a white sari. Several people are visible at the back of the tent, with a screen and banners on the left. A red-and-white patterned mat lies at the right edge.2019-07-06 +1 copiesKailasaInHouston Event 2019 06 07 +1 copies