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December 30 20112011-12-30December 22 20112011-12-22A large screen shows a grid of video-call tiles for a satsang, with labelled windows reading Malaysia Palani, Toronto Kailasam, Phoenix Kanchipuram, Los Angeles Arunachala, San Jose Madurai, Ohio Center and Seattle Chidambaram. Tiles show people seated on mats performing puja with oil lamps, a brass thali, flowers and kalasha-like vessels, and a man in white and orange seated before a red-draped altar. In the bottom-right tile a man with long hair, saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits before a gold-decorated backdrop, the screen content being the satsang broadcast. The photograph is of the screen, so the people on it are not physically present.2013-04-09August 31 20112011-08-31September 09 20112011-09-09A nine-panel video-conference collage of temple sites shown on a large screen, each panel labelled with a city name such as Phoenix Kanchipuram, Seattle Chidambaram, Los Angeles Arunachala, Ohio Prayag, Singapuram, Malaysia Pulani, Toronto Kailasa and San Jose Madurai. Participants sit on mats and rugs before decorated deity murti, garlands, kalasha and brass lamps. In the bottom-right panel a figure in saffron-orange robes and a tall orange crown sits on a gold throne with long hair visible. The image is a graphic of a screen display, showing people in several rooms rather than a single gathering.2011-12-22A nine-panel video-conference grid of temple and ashram centres, each tile labelled with a place name. Top-left, a panel labelled Phoenix Kanchipuram shows a standing figure before shrines. Top-middle, a panel labelled Malaysia Palani shows a seated man in white on a purple-draped platform with a murti. Top-right, a panel labelled Ohio Prayag shows seated devotees in front of decorated deity shrines. Middle-left, a panel labelled Seattle Chidambaram shows devotees in orange and white seated before a red-curtained shrine. Middle-centre, a panel labelled Singapuram shows seated devotees on a rug. Middle-right, a panel shows a shaven-headed man in orange and white seated with devotees and a small sign. Bottom-left, a panel labelled Toronto Kailasam shows seated people before golden shrines. Bottom-middle, a panel labelled San Jose Madurai shows seated devotees before shrines. Bottom-right, a panel shows a woman in an orange head covering and blue sari before a flower-garlanded arch in green, yellow and red.2011-12-17December 18 20112011-12-18A 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 copiesApril 13 20132013-04-13May 29 20122012-05-29A photograph of a large multi-panel video wall displaying a grid of nine live-feed screens, each showing a separate group of devotees gathered for a ritual at a different centre. Panels show people seated on mats and carpets before decorated shrines with deity murtis, floral garlands and lamps, and one panel shows a seated figure in orange clothing. Handwritten or printed signs on the screens read SINGAPURAM, MALAYSIA PALANI, SEATTLE, PHOENIX KANCHEEPURAM and OHIO PRAYAG, marking the locations.2011-11-16