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A multi-panel collage titled Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple Los Angeles, captioned Navaratri Day 1-Puja and Arati. The central panel shows a large golden-crowned black stone deity murti of Devi, adorned with a multi-strand red, white and yellow flower garland, jewelled necklaces, a green and pink silk sari and a golden crown, holding golden weapons and a lotus. Side panels show a puja with a seated priest in pink robes garlanded with flowers, devotees in saris offering flowers and lamps, a deity decorated with garlands, and a seated audience of devotees in a hall during satsang.

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KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 9/29/20192019-09-29KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 10/8/20192019-10-08A multi-panel collage titled Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple Los Angeles, captioned Navaratri Day 2-Puja and Arati. The large left panel shows a black stone deity murti with a crown, gold ornaments, a red and teal silk drape, white and red garlands, and a golden trident-like staff. The right panels show devotees at the shrine: a man in a yellow shirt at the deity's side, a person in a green top, a person in pink, and a man in an orange robe, with lamps and a golden shrine arch behind them. Physical people are visible only in the right panels.2019-09-30A four-panel collage of Navaratri Day 6 puja and arati at Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple Los Angeles. The large left panel shows a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a yellow border, arm raised toward a black-faced deity murti seated in a golden shrine with a crown, garlands and a purple-and-gold sari. Top right shows seated devotees with hands folded in namaste, several in green, purple and red saris. Middle right shows a priest in white offering aarti to a worshipper while bells hang above. Bottom right shows a woman in a red top offering to a group of murtis and a deity with a purple-and-gold sari. Panels show pictured activities; no panel is counted as physical people here. Overlaid white text reads the temple name and Navaratri Day 6-Puja and Arati.2019-10-04A four-panel collage graphic titled Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple Los Angeles, captioned Navaratri Day 7-Puja and Arati. The large left panel shows a black stone deity murti with a tall crown, gold armour-like ornaments, layered gold and jewelled necklaces and a red and gold silk garment, garlanded with yellow and white flowers, with a pink lotus at its base; a bare-chested priest in white dhoti touches its hand. The upper right panel shows seated devotees on red carpet, including people in white kurtas and a woman in orange. The middle right panel shows a woman in a pink top offering to a pair of dark deity murtis draped in green garlands. The lower right panel shows a figure in an orange turban and pink flower garland seated on an ornate golden throne, with devotees in white clothes standing around a decorated hall.2019-10-05KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 10/8/20192019-10-08A multi-panel collage graphic for Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple Los Angeles, Navaratri Day 6 puja and arati. The large left panel shows a bare-backed priest in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth, raising a lamp before a black-faced deity murti of Rajarajeshwari wearing a crown, gold ornaments, a purple and orange skirt and garlands. Smaller panels show a woman in green sari offering arati to a group of standing devotees, two women performing puja before shrines, and a bald man in white dhoti with a girl and women holding offering plates before a murti with a bell hanging above. Persons shown are in photographs, not physically present.2019-10-04A collage titled Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple Los Angeles showing Navaratri Day 6 puja and arati at the temple. The large left panel shows a black-faced deity murti with a gold crown, gold mace and trident, layered jewelled necklaces and yellow-and-white marigold garlands, with a small oil lamp flame at its side. Three smaller right panels show devotees offering flowers and performing puja at gold-decorated shrine figures draped in magenta and purple cloth. Two of the panels show a woman and a man in casual clothing, and one shows a hand holding a tray. The bottom caption reads Navaratri Day 6-Puja and Arati.2019-10-04KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 10/6/20192019-10-06KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 10/1/20192019-10-01KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 10/1/20192019-10-01A four-panel collage titled Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple Los Angeles, captioned Navaratri Day 8-Puja and Arati. The large left panel shows a black-faced deity murti of Devi with a crown, gold and silver ornaments, a multi-coloured flower garland and a yellow-and-orange silk sari, while a hand holds an arati lamp before it. Top right, a row of seated devotees in saris and red and patterned tops watch the ceremony. Middle right, a man in a white t-shirt offers an arati flame to a similar murti in a gold shrine. Bottom right, a bearded man in a blue shirt embraces a child in a pink top during the puja.2019-10-06