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April 15 2012

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A photograph of a monitor displaying a multi-panel video conference grid of satsang participants in various locations. Top-centre panel shows a room with a sign and a seated woman in white beside a man in green; a man in a green jacket and a young boy in a striped shirt sit in front. Right panels show women in saris and seated groups, and a panel of seated devotees before deity murtis. Lower-right panel shows a figure in a white robe on a decorated throne with a canopy and ornate cushions, shown from behind. Bottom-left panel shows seated attendees in yellow, red and white clothing.2010-12-28A photograph of a computer monitor showing a video conference. In the upper left window, three people sit on a maroon rug with pink patterns in a room with a poster and an OMAN sign; a man in a green top sits on the left, a man in white with a rudraksha-style necklace sits in the centre, and a woman in grey sits on the right. In the upper right window, a man with grey hair looks upward in front of a wall of framed photos and a TURKEY sign, with several people standing behind him. In the foreground, a man in orange robes with a beaded mala smiles at the screen, and a white cloth sleeve is visible. The scene is a remote satsang or discourse shown via video link.2011-10-29A photograph of a large video wall displaying a grid of live video feeds from different centres, showing devotees gathered in temples and halls for a satsang. Panels show people sitting on mats and cushions in white, red and yellow clothing, a woman in a red and orange sari at a lectern, a shaved-headed man in yellow robes seated before a red cushion in a Seattle hall, and a shrine with red drapes and deity murti. Small signs read Seattle, Kulim Malaysia, Oklahoma and San Jose Madurai. The bottom right panel shows a large ornate image of Shiva with a tilak, adorned with rudraksha and gold-coloured decoration.2013-02-22 +1 copiesA large screen displays a video-conference grid of many live feeds from different centres, each labelled with a place name such as Toronto Kailasam, Seattle Chidambaram, Oklahoma Somnatham, San Jose Madurai, Sharjah, Ohio Prayag, Kuala Lumpur-Palani, Singapore Sivaganga and Los Angeles Ayuda Nagaram. Inside the panels, people sit on mats around decorated puja tables with offerings, flowers and oil lamps, some in saffron and red clothing, while others stand or sit in a satsang-style gathering. A small framed portrait on one panel shows a smiling saffron-robed figure, identified only by its caption.2013-05-03A photograph of a flat-screen monitor in a studio showing a video-conference grid of many small panels. Panels show a seated group of people in a room with a framed notice, a man in a white robe with a shaved head and white beard seated among others in white and red, a shrine with an ornate deity murti and lit lamps beside seated devotees, and a larger crowd of people seated on the floor beside a purple curtain. Another monitor on the left shows a field of yellow tulips. A camera rig is mounted above the screen. The on-screen people appear inside video panels and are not counted as physical people in the room.2010-12-28A photograph of a Philips monitor displaying a video-conference style grid of nine panels showing gatherings. Top-left panel shows a man in dark-rimmed glasses and a dark jacket in a home-like room. Other panels show seated groups of devotees in colourful clothing, a person in white and red standing near a red mat, and a panel showing a decorated deity murti with flower garlands and a flared hood-like crown. Bottom-right panel shows a large ornately decorated murti. The monitor frame is dark and the background is blurred.2010-12-28October 01 20112011-10-01A photograph of a monitor displaying a multi-panel video-conference grid of participants from different locations, photographed in a dark studio. Top-left panel shows a man in dark clothing near a staircase. Adjacent panels show two women smiling. The centre panel shows a group of people in white clothing standing in a room with a wall sign reading SELF REALIZATION. The upper-right panel shows people in colourful saris seated and raising hands. The lower-middle panels show seated devotees in white and dark clothing. The bottom-right panel shows a decorated shrine with a deity murti adorned with garlands and a tiered crown-like top. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable in the visible panels.2010-12-28A large wall screen shows a video-conference grid of about fifteen tiles, each a remote satsang location labelled with city names such as Kuala Lumpur Palani Adheenam, Los Angeles Arunachala Peetam, St. Louis Tirumala Adheenam, Toronto Thirumalai Adheenam, San Jose Madurai, Melbourne Tiruvarur, Oman Sivagangai and Redmond USA. Tiles show people seated on rugs, on a peetha and in ashram rooms, some in saffron and maroon robes, one in a white shirt wearing a headset, and a central figure in a red-and-white outfit seated before a green backdrop. Shrines with deity murtis appear in several tiles. Attendees are seen only through the screen.2015-02-24A photograph of a large display screen showing a video-conference grid of multiple remote locations. Panels show groups of people seated on carpets in front of deity altars and shrines, a woman in a pink shawl standing in a room, and a standing orange-robed figure with a mala beside a golden throne-like seat in the lower right. Printed labels on the screens read Philadelphia, Atlanta, Victoria Australia and Guardal, and the left edge shows another screen with a sign reading Mala. The people visible on the screens are not physical people in this room; the physical scene is just the monitor frame. Colours include orange, pink, purple and gold.2011-11-08A photograph of a large screen showing a nine-panel video-conference grid of satsang participants from different centres. Top-left panel labelled SEREMBAN SIVAKASHI shows young women in white and red seated on a mat with a man in a white shirt. Top-centre panel labelled Padapai, Kancheepuram shows a man in a white shirt with an orange-red shawl and a woman in a sari among seated devotees. Middle-left shows a seated group in white clothes on a stage. Middle-centre panel labelled NAGERCOIL shows a woman in an orange top with a bindi and a man in a red shawl. Middle-right panel labelled Tirunelveli Dhyanapeetham shows seated men in white and blue, one holding a handwritten sign. A woman with earphones appears in a far-right panel labelled Nithyananda-Singapore. Bottom row panels show seated devotees in white clothes with rudraksha malas at Coimbatore Dhyanapeetham and Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai, plus a woman in orange at the bottom-left.2014-07-19July 19 20142014-07-19 +1 copies