"East Indian Celebration"
Newspaper clipping from the Appeal-Democrat entitled "East Indian Celebration" and dated April 19, 1976. Describes a Vaisakhi celebration at the Yuba City Sikh Temple, attended by California Lieutenant Governor Mervyn Dymally. From the personal records of Hari Singh Everest.
Benazir Bhutto Visits Los Angeles
Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto meets with members of the Pakistani American community during a visit to Los Angeles in the early 1990s.
Photograph from Vermont Sikh Temple, 1999
Photograph of young Sikh boy singing while playing harmonium, 1999. Behind him sit several more people, also in song. They are all wearing head coverings and dark robes. The photograph was taken at Vermont Gurdwara in Hollywood, CA.
Photograph of Urdu Poetic Symposium, 1988
Photo from an Urdu poetry symposium (a mushaira or literary function where poets gather to perform their works) held at Cal Poly Pomona in 1988.
Photograph of Man Praying Before Hindu Idol, 1999
Photograph of man praying before Hindu idol, Los Angeles, 1999. A man stands before a statue with his hands together and his eyes closed. He is wearing a white robe with black embroidery. The statue with lion's face has it's right hand raised, palm open and its left hand outstretched in a claw type position. It is dressed in a white shawl and a flower lei and made out of some kind of black stone.
Photograph of Hindu Temple, 1999
Photograph of people gathered at Hindu temple, Los Angeles, 1999. There are shrines in the back, and many people seated on the floor around a rug with a flower on it, and they appear to be eating, as there are plates in front of them. There are statues of deities on the right wall as well as on the left, but these are not entirely visible.