Image / Bishop Asaiah talks with police and reporters outside the ruins of the …

Bishop Asaiah talks with police and reporters outside the ruins of the headquarters of the Fountain of the World religious collective. B. 1958

View source image on contributor's website.

Get Citation

Have a question about this item?

Contact Owner

Item information. View source record on contributor's website.

Title: Bishop Asaiah talks with police and reporters outside the ruins of the headquarters of the Fountain of the World religious collective. B. 1958
Date Created and/or Issued: December 11, 1958
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-3004
Description: The building, in Box Canyon, near Chatsworth and Simi Valley, was destroyed when it was bombed by two excommunicated sect members.
Daily Mirror caption: BISHOP ASAIAH TELLS OF TRAGEDY THAT STRUCK MONASTERY - Taking charge after explosion he said: "Venta will return and be resurrected."
LA Times caption: TELLS TRAGEDY - Bishop Asaiah, in charge after explosion took life of Krishna Venta, spiritual leader of the religious colony, talks with reporters at the site. "Venta will return," he told his followers, "and be resurrected."
Type: Image
Format: b&w negative
Identifier: b367_114115j-2
ark:/21198/zz001408bd
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Disaster
Police--California--Ventura County
Cults--California--Ventura County
Automobiles--United States--1950-1960
Bombings--California
Bishops
Reporters and reporting--California
People
Religion
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

About the collections in Calisphere

Learn more about the collections in Calisphere. View our statement on digital primary resources.

Copyright, permissions, and use

If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.

Share your story

Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.