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A printed graphic card for Nithyananda Vedic Temples on a warm golden bokeh background. The left side lists the Los Angeles - Arunachala temple address in Montclair, CA, with phone, email and opening hours, and the Bidadi Nithyanandeshwara Temple address and contact numbers in India. The upper right photo shows a large golden Shiva lingam-style murti with a gold arch and a dancing deity figure above, flanked by a standing goddess statue. The lower strip shows three photos: a temple tank with a Shiva lingam, a black Vaidya Sarovar Anandalingam with devotees on steps, and two decorated deity murtis in red and orange garlands. No living people are clearly visible in the card.

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July 23 20212021-07-23February 10 20132013-02-10January 01 20082008-01-01November 09 20072007-11-09A temple sanctum with ornate gold arches and black stone deity murtis, lit by brass oil lamps. In the centre, a large Shivalinga with a gold-framed backdrop and a murti garlanded with red and white flowers is attended by a worship sequence. A man in a long-sleeved orange robe, with long dark hair, raises a lamp toward the deities on the left, while another orange-robed priest stands on a step ladder at the right beside a dark stone murti. A woman in a white sari stands at the centre-right holding a lamp. Other orange-robed priests stand at the left and in the background. Seated devotees in white, blue and dark clothing fill the foreground and watch the puja. A framed portrait hangs high on the dark backdrop, showing a man with hands folded in namaskar beneath a red-tinted sign.2009-10-17May 03 20162016-05-03Interior shrine view of a temple sanctum with several deity murtis dressed in garlands of pink, white and orange flowers. Three gilded arched frames stand behind the figures against black drapery and red curtains. In the centre, a deity murti sits beneath a gold halo-shaped arch on a stone platform, with a small framed picture of a figure in red hung high on the back wall. Brass oil lamps on tall stands flank the platform, and a black stone Nandi bull with a red-trimmed cloth lies in the foreground. Smaller brass ritual implements and a brass kalasha sit at the lower right on a white cloth.2009-10-17November 09 20072007-11-09Photograph of a temple shrine with a large deity murti in the centre, decorated with a marigold garland and a red and gold garment, with a crown and ornaments. Flanking figures are also adorned with flower garlands. Brass oil lamps and a tall brass pillar stand in front on a tiled platform, and a brass pot with a flower arrangement sits at left. A framed picture hangs above the shrine, and red curtains with colourful patterned pillars frame the scene. In the lower right, a few partially visible people in light clothing sit near the platform, while the lower centre is cropped and shows only heads. Visible people are seated and partly out of frame.November 09 20092009-11-09April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsA temple shrine with a row of deity murtis on a raised stone platform before a black backdrop flanked by red drapes. Left, a golden arched frame holds a standing deity murti in red and gold garments with a tall conical headdress, garlanded with multicoloured flower strands. Centre, a murti with a gold halo and a red-draped crown sits amid garlands, with a golden prabha behind it and a small figure with a trident beside it. Right, a golden arched frame holds a seated deity murti with a golden crown and trident, wearing a blue cloth and layered gold necklaces, with a floral garland draped over its arms. A nandi bull sits in front of the platform with brass oil lamps and a kalasha on the floor. A framed portrait hangs above the shrine. No people are visible.2009-11-04