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June 01 2012

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A photograph of a large video-conference screen split into a grid of live feeds from multiple centres. Tiles labelled Houston Kalamasthi, Charlotte Srisailam, Los Angeles Arunachala, Sharjah, Kuala Lumpur Palani, Toronto Kailasam, San Jose Madurai and Chidambaram show people seated on mats and sofas in ashram-style rooms, several in orange or saffron robes and white clothing. One tile shows a figure in orange robes with a kumkum mark seated before a deity altar. A figure in a dark robe stands in the Toronto tile. The feeds show satsang and Nayana Deeksha sessions, with a shrine and framed portraits visible in several rooms. Physical people are counted from the feeds only, as the screen itself displays them.2013-11-15February 22 20132013-02-22 +1 copiesMay 31 20122012-05-31A 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.2013-11-15A photograph of a screen showing a video-conference grid of many small live feeds from different ashram and centre locations. Feeds include a woman in white with orange cloth speaking at a table with flowers, a central group seated on a floor before a deity shrine with lamps, and several people in orange and white sitting in meditation or puja settings. Labels on the tiles read Guadalupe, Kuala Lumpur-Palani, San Jose Madurai, Charlotte Srisailam, Toronto Kailasam, Los Angeles Arunachala, Ohio Prayag and Chidambaram. A tile at lower right shows a close view of a hand holding a small lit flame and white flower. Several people are visible across the feeds, mostly seated in small groups, with a total of roughly twenty to thirty people visible across all tiles. A man in orange sits cross-legged on a floor mat in one feed, with a seated figure in white nearby.2013-07-02A monitor displays a multi-panel video conference grid of satsang and puja gatherings across several centres. Top-left panel shows a woman in white seated with hands in prayer beside a sign reading CHARLOTTE. Top-middle panel shows a man in white and a seated person before a deity murti, labelled DALLAS DWARAKA. Middle-left panel shows a group seated on a sofa and chairs, labelled PEMBROKE PINES or similar. Centre panel shows a large seated congregation in a hall with a decorated altar. Middle-right panel shows a woman in red with a deity altar, labelled MILL VALLEY. Lower-left panel shows a woman in meditation pose and a man in white, labelled ATLANTA UJJAIN. Lower-centre panel shows a woman with a sign labelled BESANCON and a figure in red and orange. Lower-right panel shows a man in saffron and red with a crown-like headpiece and rudraksha mala seated on a gold throne, a probable Swamiji candidate, with a small figure in white at his feet. A right-side monitor shows more small panels of altars and deity images.2012-05-21 +1 copiesDecember 22 20112011-12-22A large video wall displays six live-feed panels of a remote gathering, shown on a dark monitor frame. Top left, a woman and two men sit on a sofa in a living room beside a sign reading Sripuram. Top centre, a woman in a blue top sits cross-legged while a man in a red shirt with a rudraksha mala gestures, a flower garland on a small table in front of him bearing a sign reading Charlo Srisailam. Top right, a faded panel shows people seated beside a sign reading Arunachala Tiruvannamalai. Bottom left, several people sit on red cushions before an altar with deity images and orange drapes. Bottom centre, participants sit on a white-draped floor beside a placard reading Guadeloupe. Bottom right, a man in orange robes and a flower garland stands beside a brass oil lamp, a diya, while a woman stands near a temple doorway.2012-04-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a monitor displaying a grid of nine video-conference feeds from different centres, each with a white label. Top left, Guadeloupe Rameswaram: several people in white clothes sit on a pink mat beside offering plates of fruit. Top centre, Ohio Prayag: a woman in a white sari sits on a red mat with a kalasha-style setup. Top right, San Jose Madurai: a man in white sits on a mat near a small deity shrine. Middle left, Seattle Chidambaram: a woman in a yellow sari sits with a plate. Centre, Toronto Kailasam: a shirtless man with a long braid and orange cloth stands beside seated devotees and a puja tray. Middle right, Sri Nithyanandeswara Hindu Temple Charlotte: a man in white sits before a puja tray. Bottom left, Kuala Lumpur Palani: a deity image with seated devotees. Bottom right, a tray of lit oil lamps with flowers and offering bowls.2013-11-12A photograph of a video-conference screen showing a grid of live feeds of satsang participants in separate locations. Top-left panel labelled "GUADELOUPE RAMESWARAM" shows a seated figure in white with a red-cushioned seat, plus others on a pink mat with a brass tray and fruit. Top-right panel labelled "SAN JOSE" shows a man in white with an orange shawl seated before a red-cloth altar with a brass bowl. Middle row includes a figure in dark robes labelled "ONTO KAILASAM", a panel labelled "NITHYANANDA NAGARAMU HYDERABAD" with a man in white sitting cross-legged with a brass plate, and a panel labelled "HOUSTON KALAHASTHI" showing a person in a blue jacket seated on a mat with offerings. Bottom panels labelled "LOS ANGELES ARUNACHALA" show devotees before a lit oil lamp, and a lower-right panel shows a temple altar with a deity image. Multiple small figures are visible across the screen.2013-11-23April 17 20122012-04-17 +1 copiesSeptember 12 20132013-09-12