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.

"Visitor from Pakistan, 1958"
Photo of visiting Pakistani attorney Safaya Agha posing with Los Angeles County Judge Clyde C. Triplett. Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Mitchell. Date: 1958-09-02. Reporter: Keating. Assignment: visitor from Pakistan. 114, L to R: Judge Clyde C. Triplett Atty. Begum Safaya Agha, from Pakistan studies the procedure of the courts in L.A. County."

Photograph of Hindu Temple, 2002
Outdoor view of Hindu temple in Bartlett, IL; the temple is two stories high, and has six pairs of elaborately carved wooden pillars supporting an upper wooden porch with five archways. There are four main doors to the temple. Walking towards the temple are two women wearing saris, and two men in western dress, one carrying a small child.

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.

"Pakistan Day, 1957"
Photo of the Pakistani flag being raised in Los Angeles on Pakistan Day, 1957. Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Olmo. Date: 1957-03-23. Reporter: Adler. Assignment: Pakistan Day. 3/4: Group of consular officials and Pakistani dancing girls around City Hall flagpole where Pakistan flag was raised. 5/6: L to r Maurice V.

"Pakistanis, 1953"
Photo of Pakistani Consul General S. Itaat Husain with his family in San Francisco, 1953. Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Rustan. Date: 1953-12-18. Reporter: Massard. Assignment: Pakistanis — Consul General and family. 93-94, left to right, seated: S. Itaat Husain, new Pakistani consul general in San Francisco.

Ram Bagai Film Project at USC
Film project by Ram Bagai and other students at the University of Southern California. 1936.

Courtesy of the Hugh M. Hefner Moving Image Archive in the USC School of Cinematic Arts.