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A graphic collage with a gold-tinted background and a headline reading "KAILASA LOS ANGELES 46TH AVATARA DINOTSAVA CELEBRATIONS" and the footer "SPECIAL DEITY MAHA ABHISHEKAM AND ALANKARAM SEVA". Four panels show deity murtis in arched shrine niches. Panel one shows a dark stone female deity in a checked orange-and-brown sari being bathed from a vessel held by a priest whose arm and shoulder are partly visible. Panel two shows a dark four-armed murti being anointed by a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a yellow-bordered cloth, pouring from a brass pot. Panel three shows a dark-faced deity with gold ornaments, a teal and gold headdress and a pink garland, seated before a red cloth. Panel four shows a black-faced female deity in a pink silk sari with gold jewellery, garlands and a large necklace. No physical people are shown in the graphic panels.

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