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A photograph of a screen showing a devotional puja in a decorated hall with deity images and garlands on the back wall. A bald, bare-chested priest in white dhoti and shawl stands at centre with arms outstretched, a rudraksha mala on his chest. Women in saffron, orange, teal and maroon saris sit on mats around trays of fruit, sweets and offerings. A standing man in white dhoti with joined palms stands at right. A white table holds items at centre-right. The scene reads as a ritual gathering, with no clear identification of any individual.

A photograph of a monitor displaying a video call split into two panels. The large lower panel shows a seated group of about 15 devotees in a bright room, several in orange and saffron, one in a blue sari with palms pressed together, and a man in white with a black-and-white scarf sitting cross-legged. The smaller upper-left panel shows a temple shrine with golden arches, lit oil lamps and deity murtis, with more seated devotees. A banner in the monitor reads Toronto Kailasam. The screen shows a Rudrabhishekam satsang.

A large screen shows a live video link of a group seated on the floor in a Toronto centre during a satsang. About a dozen people sit cross-legged in white, saffron/orange and maroon clothes, some with hands raised near their faces. A yellow and orange cloth with flowers and a small offering sits at lower left. Behind them hang red, yellow and white drapes and a Canadian flag. A printed sign on the floor reads TORONTO. Above, partial views of other connected groups appear on the same screen.

A photograph of a large screen showing a live video link from Singapore Singapuram, labelled with a white caption reading SINGAPORE SINGAPURAM. Devotees sit on the floor on mats and cloth in a room with orange and yellow drapes, a small shrine with deity murtis, and a bright red-and-gold patterned rug. Men and women in white, cream, red and patterned clothing press palms together in namaskar, some with eyes closed. A woman on the left claps. In front are ritual offerings: plates of fruit, sweets, banana, flowers, a silver bowl and thali-style trays with food, and bags of offerings. The screen shows this scene as one feed of the Guru Purnima celebration at Bidadi.

A photograph of a seated group of women at a morning satsang in a hall with a red-and-gold runner and metal stanchions on the right. Foreground women smile and clap; one in a red-orange sari with a rudraksha-style necklace claps near brass plates holding oil lamps and flowers. Others wear cream, yellow, pink and dark sarees and orange salwar. Behind them a row of seated devotees, a loudspeaker and plastic chairs. No visible a person figure.

A photograph of a large screen showing a live video-conference feed from the Toronto Thirukailaya Adheenam centre. Six people sit cross-legged on mats in a bare, pale green room with maroon curtains and stacked chairs behind them. On the left, a woman in a red saree sits with hands folded. Next to her, a woman in a white top has palms pressed together in namaste. In the centre, a woman in a teal and pink saree holds a microphone and smiles. To her right, a man in a striped grey sweater sits cross-legged with hands on his knees. On the far right, a man with a moustache wears a white shirt and a maroon-and-white shawl, hands folded in his lap. Two more people are partly visible in the background. The screen's header reads Toronto Thirukailaya Adheenam, and a caption at lower left reads Toronto-Kailasham.

A photograph of a large seated congregation performing a ritual with hands folded in prayer inside a hall with wooden railings and hanging colourful banners. In the foreground, several women sit on orange mats before brass plates and small brass lamps holding flowers, fruit and offerings. A woman in the centre wears an orange saffron sari with a red blouse and a rudraksha mala, eyes lowered. Women in white clothes with orange shawls and yellow-scarved attendees sit nearby, with many more people in white behind them. A green plastic bag hangs at the upper left corner of the frame.

A seated satsang audience fills the frame, mostly women in saffron and orange robes, white saris and colourful salwar outfits, many with rudraksha malas and forehead markings. Some sit with hands raised or clapping, and a woman in a white shawl sits near the centre. The background shows more seated devotees and red chairs in a hall. No single figure is identified as a leader.

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