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A photograph of a large display screen showing a nine-panel video conference grid of devotee groups at different locations. Panels include a group seated on a mat in front of a red-curtained shrine labelled OKLAHOMA SOMNATHAM, a group of seated devotees labelled St. Louis Tirumala, a woman in a purple sari and men in white labelled HYDERABAD BHAGYANAGARA, a group labelled NEW YORK VARANASI, a group labelled HOUSTON KALAHASTHI, a man in white and a woman in a red sari labelled CHARLOTTE SRIKALAM beside a framed deity picture, and a panel labelled PARIS KALIGHAT with three people in green and red clothing. The bottom-right panel shows a figure in white with a crown-like headdress and beaded necklaces seated on an ornate silver throne, which may be a person based on the ornate throne and layered beaded necklaces, though his face is not clearly visible at this size.

A photograph of a large video wall displaying a grid of nine live webinar feeds from different centres, each labelled with a white sign. Top left shows a room with red drapes and deity pictures, a sign reading OKLAHOMA SOMNATHAM, and several seated people in meditation. Top centre shows a living room with a sign reading St. Louis Tirumala and seated devotees, one in green saris and others in white. Top right shows a room with deity photos, a sign reading HYDERABAD BHAGYANAGARA, a woman in a purple top and a man in white clothes with folded hands. Middle left shows a crowded room of seated people in white and pink saris with flowers, a sign reading HOUSTON KALAHASTHI. Middle centre shows a room with a sign reading NEW YORK VARANASI and seated participants. Bottom left shows a man in white with a rudraksha mala, a woman in red, and a laptop, with a sign reading CHARLOTTE SEEKALAM. Bottom centre shows three people on a red-cushioned sofa beside a banner reading PARIS KALIGHAT 15/04/2012 04:15:14. Bottom right shows a shrine with an ornate chair and a man in a white turban and white robe with a beaded necklace.

A photograph of a large video-conference screen showing a grid of nine live feeds of groups seated in home living rooms and meditation spaces. Name-card labels read St. Louis Tirumala, Scottsdale Arizona, Paris Kalighat, Washington D.C. Sripuram, New Jersey, New York Varanasi, Charlotte, and Vancouver. Participants sit cross-legged on mats or sit on sofas, many in white or light clothing with rudraksha malas, some with framed portraits and flowers on small altars. The bottom-right panel shows a figure with swept-back hair, saffron and orange garments and a rudraksha mala seated before a golden arched backdrop; the figure is shown on screen and their identity is uncertain from appearance alone.

A photograph of a monitor showing a grid of live video feeds from multiple ashram and satsang centres during a remote satsang. Panels show people seated on floors and chairs in rooms with decorations, puja setups with oil lamps, fruit and flower offerings, and a pada-puja arrangement. Handwritten-style labels on the panels read place names including Monterey Mexico, Guadeloupe, Charlotte Kailasa, Singapuram, Oklahoma Sonnathan, St. Louis, Bangalore North, Newjersey Princeton, and Istanbul Turkey. In the bottom right panel a figure in white with a yellow garment performs a ritual. A bottom-centre panel shows a man in white with a red-and-gold backdrop and a forehead mark. A , , Source

A video-call grid of nine tiles showing simultaneous satsang and ritual gatherings at different centres, with handwritten signs naming locations. Top left, a group seated with palms pressed together behind an orange-draped altar labelled LONDON. Top right, a man in white and a man in red-brown clothing near a deity shrine labelled HYDERABAD BHAGYANAGAR. Middle row, a group seated before a deity altar labelled ATLANTA UJJAIN; two men in saffron and white robes perform puja with a lamp at a centre labelled VANCOUVER; a group seated on green carpet before a shrine labelled OKLAHOMA SOMNATHAM. Bottom row, a group in traditional clothing around a ritual arrangement labelled GUADELOUPE; a woman in brown and a man in white seated in meditation before a shrine labelled CHARLOTTE; a shrine with a deity murti and flowers. Several people in the grid are visibly seated in prayer or meditation, with a deity murti and garlands present.

A screen grid of nine video-call tiles showing groups of devotees at different centres, with handwritten signs naming locations such as Somnath Oklahoma, Houston Kalahasthi, New York Varanasi, Port Washington New York, Vancouver BC, Guadeloupe Rajchandra, Victoria Australia and Atlanta Ujjain. Devotees in white, cream and saffron sit on mats before deity altars, flower offerings and fruit plates. In the bottom-right tile, a man wearing an orange turban, orange robe and a garland of red and white flowers sits before a rainbow flower-garland backdrop; a caption reads Paramashivam Research Foundation. The scene is a satsang or online darshan broadcast.

A photograph of a large video-wall screen showing a grid of live video-conference feeds for a satsang, with a cinema-like frame and a grey wall around it. Each tile is labelled with a city-and-temple name, including Houston Kalashasthi, Charlotte Srisailam, Los Angeles Arunachala, Ohio Prayag, San Jose Madurai, Sharjah, Oklahoma Somanatham, Toronto Kailasam, Kuala Lumpur Palani and Seattle Chidambaram. Participants sit on mats and cushions in ashram-style rooms; some wear saffron and orange robes, others white, and several have shaved or covered heads. One Toronto tile shows a man in dark robes and a head covering seated by a small offering. Altars with deity murtis, orange drapes and a large framed portrait appear in several tiles. The screen shows people only on screens, so no physical participants are in the photographed room; the feeds show seated devotees in groups.

A photograph of a video wall grid showing many simultaneous live connections to KAILASA centres, each tile captioned with a centre name such as HOUSTON KALAHASTHI, Toronto Kailasam, SEATTLE CHIDAMBARAM, Oklahoma Somnatham, NITHYANANDA NAGARAM - HYDERABAD, CHARLOTTE-SRISAILAM, Los Angeles Arunachala and PARIS HOME TEMPLE. Participants sit on mats and cushions in saffron, white, pink and purple clothing, some near altars with flowers and deity images. The bottom-right tile shows a man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and a long braid, seated before an ornate golden backdrop, appearing to lead the session. Other tiles show seated groups in meditation or yoga poses.

August 22 2012

2012-08-22 +2 copies

A screen shows a multi-window video-conference grid of temple and ashram locations, each labelled with a printed caption: HYDERABAD, RAMESWARAM, TORONTO KAILASAM, LOS ANGELES ARUNACHALA, SAN JOSE MADURAI, OHIO PRAYAG, OKLAHOMA SOMNATHAM and CHARLOTTE SRISAILAM. In the Rameswaram window, a row of seated devotees in white, pink and green clothes sits on a mat, one man in blue palms together, with a banana-leaf offering plate before them. In the Toronto window a bald man in a dark robe stands, and seated devotees in saffron and white sit nearby. The Oklahoma window shows a deity altar with decorated murtis and a standing figure in white. Several people are visible across the windows, mostly seated in satsang or puja settings.

2013-11-16 +1 copies

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