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October 29 20132013-10-29November 19 20132013-11-19A grid of nine video-feed panels from a multi-location satsang or puja broadcast, shown on a screen. Top-left panel labelled Oklahoma Somnatham shows a woman in pink sitting on a red mat before a shrine with deity murtis and orange drapery. Top-middle panel labelled Houston Kalahasthi shows two men seated on cushions in a living room with a sofa. Top-right panel labelled Ohio shows several seated devotees in front of a shrine. Middle-left panel labelled Los Angeles shows a woman in an orange-pink sari near seated devotees. Middle panel labelled Vancouver BC shows a woman in white at a small shrine. Middle-right panel labelled Toronto Kailasam shows men in white and orange robes seated on mats. Bottom-left panel labelled Seattle Chidambaram shows a man in white kneeling before offerings on a carpet. Bottom-middle panel labelled Guadeloupe Rameswaram shows a seated man reading near a shrine. Bottom-right panel shows a framed portrait labelled as Nithyananda Paramashivam wearing an orange turban, set on an ornate golden chair.2013-10-02A photograph of a large display screen showing a grid of nine live video feeds from different locations, each labelled with a white caption such as SURREY BC, HOUSTON KALAHASTHI, SEATTLE CHIDAMBARAM, KUALA LUMPUR - PALANI, GUADELOUPE RAMESWARAM, Oklahoma Somnatham and Ohio Prayag. The feeds show devotees seated on mats and carpets in home or temple shrine rooms, some with deity murtis and garlands, one with a brass tray of kalasha-like vessels with flowers and oil lamps, and one with a man in orange robes seated on a mat. Several devotees appear in the feeds, with a few in saffron and orange clothing, and a shrine with garlanded murtis is visible. The screen sits in front of the audience.2013-09-25May 02 20132013-05-02November 26 20132013-11-26April 13 20132013-04-13A video-conference screen shows a grid of live feeds from multiple a person centres, with location labels such as Seattle Chidambaram, Yananda Nagaram Hyderabad, Sharjah, Oklahoma Somnatham, Malaysia Palani, Phoenix Kanchipuram, Ohio Prayag, Toronto Kailasam and Los Angeles Arunachala. Participants sit on mats and cushions in meditation or satsang postures, some in white and some in saffron or orange clothing. In the Phoenix feed, a figure in orange sits at the front of the hall. Several rooms have deity murti, flower offerings and a kalasha. In the Sharjah feed, a portrait on the wall shows a figure in an orange turban beside a seated man in white. The screen is seen from the front in an office or hall setting.2013-04-13A photograph of a large video wall showing a grid of live two-way video conference feeds from ashram centres, each labelled with a city name in white captions. Panels include Oklahoma Somnatham, Malaysia Palani, Los Angeles Arunachala, Seattle Chidambaram, Phoenix Kanchipuram, Toronto Kailasam and Ohio Prayag. In most panels people sit cross-legged on floor mats and cushions in front of altars with deity murtis, kalasha pots, oil lamps and offering plates, several in white and saffron or orange saris. A man in a white shirt sits at the centre of the Toronto panel. The photographed screen shows several dozen small figures across panels, and the visible people are seated devotees and participants.2013-03-08A multi-panel video-call collage, shown on a screen, of several ashram centres joined for a group puja. Each tile is labelled with a city-name sign such as Los Angeles Aranakal, Malaysia Kalani, Seattle Chidambaram, Oklahoma Somnatham, Toronto Kalasam, Phoenix Kanchipuram, San Jose Madurai and Houston Kalahasti. Participants sit cross-legged on mats in white, saffron and orange clothing, some with hands in anjali mudra, while altars with deity murti, flower garlands, kalasha and oil lamps appear behind them. One tile shows a seated pair in front of a golden deity murti on a throne draped with garlands, and a small portrait is visible in the corner. The screen-displayed people are not counted as physical people in this scene.2012-10-23A multi-panel screen display of a live video link showing satsang gatherings in several ashram centres. Panels are labelled KULIM - THIRUTHANI, HOUSTON KALAHASTHI, TORONTO KAILASAM, VANCOUVER BHUVANESHWAR, SEATTLE CHIDAMBARAM and OHIO PRAYAG. Top left, a woman in a red top sits on a meditation mat beside a man in white with a shaved head and a tilak, with a tray of flowers and offerings. Top centre, three people sit on a floor cushion with a brass puja tray. Middle centre, a woman in an orange sari sits near a framed portrait and offerings. Lower left, a deity murti display with garlanded idols and a framed portrait. Lower centre, several people sit on cushions in a hall. A framed portrait labelled with a Swamiji-style portrait appears at the far right, on a golden altar.2013-07-13October 31AFP 20132013-10-31 +1 copies