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A photograph of a busy indoor convention lobby with polished marble floors and large glass windows showing trees outside. A tall orange-saffron-robed figure with long hair and a saffron wrap, wearing an orange-beaded mala necklace, stands near a group of people. Around him are several people in white kurta and shirt clothing, a woman in a dark maroon and black sari, a woman in a red blouse and maroon skirt, and a child in a blue top and pink plaid pants. A large banner overhead reads welcome in English and Telugu script. A decorative carved stone temple-style arch stands on the left. Several people in the background walk and talk near information desks.

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A photograph in a bright convention hall lobby with a speckled marble floor. A banner above reads 9th ATA Conference & Youth Convention, Long Beach Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA, with WELCOME beneath. Beneath it stands a grey temple-gate arch decorated with carved pillars. Near the centre, a man in an orange robe and orange turban, with a long beard and a garland, stands among devotees; a woman in a maroon sari and a man in white kurta and white dhoti stand nearby. A man in a white shirt gestures to the right, and a cameraman with a tripod stands behind a rope barrier. Several people in white and pastel clothes move through the lobby, and potted plants and a purple cloth hang on the right.2006-07-01Photograph inside a temple hall with grey stone pillars, ornate carved columns and ceiling lights, a glowing shrine with a deity murti visible in the background. In the centre, a bare-chested priest in a cream-coloured wrap and white dhoti with a red border holds a small object, facing a figure in a long flowing saffron-orange robe with long dark wavy hair who is bending forward and holding a plastic bag. Behind them, a man in grey jacket and dark-framed glasses stands in a dark suit. Other devotees and visitors stand around in casual clothes, including a woman in a red shawl and a man in a grey hooded top, and a figure in a green-and-yellow dhoti wrap. The saffron-robed figure shows distinctive long hair and orange clothing, a presentation consistent with a person, visible as the one receiving the priest's attention in the ritual exchange.2006-03-23July 01 20062006-07-01A photograph in a bright, open building lobby with tall glass windows and concrete columns. A central figure in a long orange-red robe with long dark hair walks forward with palms pressed together in namaste, and appears to be the honoured guest; the appearance cues are long hair and saffron clothing, so this is a probable Swamiji (probable) in person. Around the figure, men in white shirts and white dhotis walk behind, and on the right several women in white saris, some holding brass or steel vessels, stand beside a floor of colourful rangoli kolam with green, yellow, pink and blue geometric and leaf motifs. A woman in an orange sari walks nearby. A man in a white shirt stands at the left edge in the foreground.2010-02-14A photograph inside a white temple hall with a polished red floor, decorated with colourful striped pillars and green leaf festoons at an entrance. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala stands in a saffron-orange robe with bare feet, facing a group. Beside him a younger man in an orange shawl and a second man in white dhoti with a yellow sash stand near devotees. Women in a teal sari and a striped brown-and-black sari stand to the left, and a woman in a lavender churidar and other visitors are in the background. A small shrine with a framed image and a decorated altar appears in the far background, and a carved wooden stand sits at the right edge.2009-09-14December 10 20092009-12-10August 11 20092009-08-11October 12 20122012-10-12October 10 20102010-10-10November 25 20062006-11-25Article - November 26 20062006-11-26Crowded photograph of devotees walking through a stone temple colonnade with carved pillars under bright daylight. Many men wear white dhotis and white shirts with red lanyards around their necks. In the centre, a man in an orange-red turban and saffron-red robe, with a white and gold flower garland and a long rudraksha mala, walks among them. A woman in a pink sari is visible at right. Behind the crowd, a building front shows a printed portrait of a figure in an orange turban. Palm trees and a stone structure stand in the background.2003-11-09