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A two-panel graphic with white bold headings on black bands: top reading Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple Los Angeles over a golden-framed display of bronze and brass deity murtis on a red cloth before gold curtains, including a Nataraja figure and a garlanded central image; bottom panel labelled Navaratri Golu showing a red floral-patterned cloth with Krishna with flute, Ganesha figures, a yellow-faced Devi with jewelled crown, a seated Devi, and a standing Vishnu-like figure with a tall crown. No physical people are visible, only statues.

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A photograph of a temple display set against a deep red wall, with a blue cloth on a low platform. Large gilded statues of standing deities flank the centre, and a golden deity murti seated on a lion-like mount with multiple arms sits in front of a halo-like arch. Red and white flower garlands and rudraksha-style beads drape the figures. Painted clay figurines in orange and blue robes, and small figures of seated and standing devotees, are arranged on the red cloth in the foreground. No living people are visible. A caption in the lower corner reads Kailasa Seattle - Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple.2020-10-17A two-panel collage of a Hindu temple shrine in Los Angeles, with a banner reading Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple Los Angeles across the top and Navaratri Day 3-Puja and Arati along the bottom. Both panels show ornate golden deity murtis draped in red garments and garlands, with a lamp and brass plates on the right. In the upper panel two men in white clothing stand at the shrine, one touching the altar. In the lower panel a woman with hair in a bun and an older woman in dark clothing watch from the left.2019-10-01KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 9/29/20192019-09-29October 10 20132013-10-10A two-panel collage of a temple puja at Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple Los Angeles. The top panel shows a man in a white track jacket with a black stripe joining hands in prayer, a woman in a red and gold sari with a garland doing arati, a bare-chested older man in white dhoti with a sacred thread, and a woman in a grey patterned dress holding a tray. The bottom panel shows a man in a white shirt offering a plate near an oil lamp, and a woman in a dark top beside him; behind them are black-faced deity murtis with gold crowns, red and gold garments, and yellow and white garlands, along with brass lamps and a canopy. Banner text reads Navaratri Day 3-Puja and Arati.2019-10-01A 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.2019-10-04September 24 20142014-09-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a decorated temple altar at KAILASA Los Angeles. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti and an orange-brown shawl stands at left, one arm raised. Behind him, a row of decorated deity murtis and figures wears garlands of marigold and white flowers, rudraksha-style necklaces and crowns. A central figure seated on a red-draped peetha is adorned with flowers and a silver necklace. In the foreground, a white placard reads KAILASA USA LOS ANGELES over brass oil lamps, a blue figurine and a small offering. At right, a gilded throne holds a dark deity murti in a crown, wearing a multicolour necklace and a yellow-and-green sari, with brass oil lamps at its base.A 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.2019-10-04KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 10/8/20192019-10-08A 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 golu-style display of painted clay figurines on a maroon cloth, arranged on a table at the Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple. A golden figure of a deity seated on a golden vahana-like mount is central, flanked by saffron-robed small figures with hands raised in devotion, with a female figure in pink and green sari and other colourful dolls. Garlands of red roses and green beads trail along the table edge, and a black stone-like murti stands in the foreground. Brass lamps and a dark figure with a golden crown appear at the back, under a row of bright cloths.2020-10-17