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Bishop Asaiah leads Fountain of the World followers in prayer for the deceased leader, Krishna Venta, and the other nine victims of a bombing of the group's headquarters, 1958

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Title: Bishop Asaiah leads Fountain of the World followers in prayer for the deceased leader, Krishna Venta, and the other nine victims of a bombing of the group's headquarters, 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) 825-2998
Description: The house, in Box Canyon, near Chatsworth and Simi Valley, was destroyed by a bomb planted by two ex-members of the sect.
Daily Mirror caption: PRAYERS FOR THEIR 'MASTER' - With Bishop Asaiah (left) assuming temporary leadership of cult, followers say prayer for their "Master" and nine other victims of the explosion at monastery. Two of those killed were children.
LA Times caption: PRAYER - Bishop Asaiah, left, who assumed temporary leadership of the sect after the blast, leads followers in pryer for slain "Master" and other victims.
Type: Image
Format: b&w negative
Identifier: b367_114115n
ark:/21198/zz001409ff
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Disaster
Cults--California--Ventura County
Prayer
Bombings--California
Bishops
Photographers--United States
Victims of Crimes--California--Ventura County
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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