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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.2019-10-04A 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.2022-12-19A 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 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.2019-10-04A graphic page titled "USA Persecution" with a table labelled ubicacion: USA and fecha: 2003-2018, two columns headed PHOTO, and text describing deities at ASMT temples. The lower part is a collage of four panels showing temple deities: a black stone standing deity with raised arms and a stone figure with a saffron-robed attendant beside it, a red-draped deity adorned with garlands in a gold arch, a dark stone deity being touched by a figure in orange robes with a crown-like head covering, and an orange-robed person beside a seated deity with lamps and garlands. The people in the panels wear saffron/orange robes; the scene includes stone and gilded shrines and offerings of flowers and garlands. Pictured activities are shown in the collage panels rather than physical people in this page.A multi-panel collage of Navaratri Day 4 puja and aarti at Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple Los Angeles. The large left panel shows a black-faced deity murti in gold-framed shrine with a blue and gold silk cloth, garlands of white and red flowers, and a priest in white dhoti pouring water over it with a cloth-draped figure beside. Upper right shows people sitting in prayer with palms pressed together, a woman in white, a woman in purple, and a man in orange. Middle right shows a man in a light pink shirt performing offerings before deity murtis. Lower right shows a shirtless priest in white and devotees in blue and white shirts gathered before a lit shrine with bells. The collage is pictured activity; its people are shown as scene panels.2019-10-02A photograph of a white-tented display area holding a set of temple murti on lavish display. At centre stands a gilded standing deity murti with a tall crown, a red tilak mark, a green dhoti and a multicoloured flower garland, set within an ornate gold arched niche. To its left sit darker stone figures draped in garlands and cloth, and to the right a gold dancing Shiva figure in a circular halo stands on a pedestal. Brass oil lamps, a brass kalasha vessel and small offerings rest on white-draped tables, with a red patterned rug on the floor. Purple drapery hangs behind and colourful painted banners line the left side. No people are visible.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.2019-10-08KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 9/30/20192019-09-30Inside a white tent, a set of temple murtis is arranged on a carpet with brass lamps and flower offerings on white-draped tables. At left, a black stone seated deity wears a gold crown, white dhoti-style cloth, a silver necklace and a red-and-gold sash. At centre, a black figure in a green sari with a gold necklace and red-and-white garland sits beside a pink-and-white Ganesha seated on a lotus. At right, a tall black standing deity murti with a silver crown, silver armour, a long multicoloured flower garland and a sword stands within an ornate gold arch. A gold-painted kalasha-style brass lamp and tall lamp stands flank the set. No people are visible. A saffron flag and a multicoloured banner hang behind the murtis.December 19 20222022-12-19KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 9/29/20192019-09-29