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A three-panel graphic collage labelled Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple Los Angeles and Navaratri Day 9-Puja and Arati. The large left panel shows a close view of a black-faced deity murti with a tall gold crown, blue and red jewelled ornaments and a gold nose ring, garlanded with flowers. The upper right panel shows a deity seated on a throne holding a veena, with marigold garlands, a white cloth and a guitar-like instrument beside it, while a man in a saffron-yellow shirt raises an arati plate with petals before hanging bells. The lower right panel shows a display table with a blue cloth, a book titled Living Enlightenment (Gospel of Paramahamsa Nithyananda) with a smiling portrait on its cover, a smaller booklet, and a pink flower. No physical people are the main subject of the collage beyond the offering man in the upper panel.

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KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 10/7/20192019-10-07KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 10/7/20192019-10-07KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 10/8/20192019-10-08A 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 10/5/20192019-10-05KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 10/6/20192019-10-06A 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.2019-10-06A multi-panel graphic collage for Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple Los Angeles, Navaratri Day 8 Puja and Arati. The left panel shows a black-faced deity murti of Kali with a gold crown, gold serpent-headed staff, red and gold necklaces and a flower garland, with a hand holding a lit oil lamp at its lower edge. The top-centre panel shows a smiling woman in an orange top holding a silver tray with a lamp. The middle-centre panel shows a woman in red and a woman in light blue performing arati at a shrine with gold deity figures. The bottom-centre panel shows a man in a white shirt and a woman in a sari offering arati. The right panel shows a carved white statue of a figure in a brown turban and gold necklaces, garlanded with pink roses, its raised hand showing a mudra. Readable title and caption text across the top and bottom.2019-10-06KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 10/8/20192019-10-08A 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.2019-10-05A 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 two-panel graphic showing a Hindu temple deity murti decorated with gold crown, gold arch, pink and blue silk sari-like drapery, garlands and jewelled necklaces. In the left panel a person in a green patterned outfit holds an arati plate with a flame near the deity; on the right a woman with a dark ponytail in a yellow sari holds an arati plate beside the deity. Offerings of fruit and a brass bowl sit on a table below.2019-10-08