On a recent visit to Southern California, “Slumdog Millionaire” actress Freida Pinto toured Artesia’s Little India for the first time. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Pinto, a former model, stopped in at Little India’s Cottage Art store to check out the textiles and clothing. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Freida Pinto at Cottage Art in Artesia. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Freida Pinto strolls down Pioneer Boulevard in Artesia. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Freida Pinto browses among the CDs at Ziba Music in Artesia, lighting upon music by A.R. Rahman and Kishore Kumar. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Freida Pinto is fitted in a gold and turquoise sari by Mala Malani, owner of Sona Chaandi, a sari shop in Artesia. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Freida Pinto in sari and jewelry at Sona Chaandi in Artesia’s Little India. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
