Andrea Meyers works in her kitchen in Aldie. Meyers writes a blog where she shares her favorite recipes from the South and around the world.

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Laxmi Vadrevu, left, helps Bhaskar Sastry prepare for a housewarming ceremony on Saturday afternoon in the Stone Ridge development in Aldie.

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Aditya Vadreva, 13, watches as Bhaskar Sastry leads a housewarming ceremony Saturday in the Stone Ridge development in Aldie.

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Bhaskar Sastry has been a freelance Hindu priest in the Washington region for eight years.

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Bhaskar Sastry, 44, is a Hindu priest from Ashburn who travels to homes throughout the region to perform traditional ceremonies. Here, he is leading a housewarming ceremony at a home in the Stone Ridge development in Aldie.

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Latha Sattiraju, left, helps Bhaskar Sastry prepare for the ceremony.

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Bhaskar Sastry, left, leads a housewarming ceremony for Perraju Vadrevu, middle, and Laxmi Vadrevu on Saturday afternoon in the Stone Ridge development in Aldie.

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Bhaskar Sastry, seated, leads a housewarming ceremony Saturday afternoon in the Stone Ridge development in Aldie.

Photo: Kevin Clark, Washington Post

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