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A photograph of a screen showing a temple-style hall decorated with flower garlands. Central deity murti figures are adorned with garlands and colourful clothing before an arched backdrop. Several seated devotees sit on a striped mat in front of a red banner reading OHIO AYAG. A woman in a white sari with a red border sits at right, and a man in a white dhoti sits nearby. Two women in white clothes sit at left, one holding a small object. A bowl of offerings or flowers sits on the mat at lower right. The image is a screen capture of a video, so the people on the screen are visible only as pictures.

A screen capture of a live video feed showing a temple hall with a large decorated deity murti in a white arched frame at the back, flanked by smaller deity figures in pink, blue and red garments on dais shelves. A cream-coloured tapestry and red drapes hang behind. In the foreground, several people sit on the floor in white and cream clothing around ritual items and offerings; a white placard reads OHIO and PRAYAG. A woman in white sits near the centre, a man in white kneels beside a ritual setup, and a woman in a gold shawl sits at left. Pink and red fabrics and flower decorations surround the lower frame.

Interior photo of a temple room with yellow walls, exposed wooden beams and maroon curtains. Multiple deity murtis are decorated with marigold and colourful garlands, including large figures in orange and blue clothing on a raised altar. A shirtless man in white dhoti sits cross-legged before the central altar, facing the deities. Four women sit on a red patterned rug in front: one in a green sari, one in a cream sari, one in a pink top and one in a red top, several holding open books or papers. Brass lamps and vessels are arranged on the platform. A small sign reading KAILASA OHIO stands near the left altar.

A photograph of a monitor showing a split video call. On the left, a decorated room with garlands and a floral-draped deity murti, a banner reading OHIO and a yagna sign, with a woman in lavender clothes and white-clad participants seated on the floor. On the right, a man with shaved head and white tilak in orange-red robes and a rudraksha mala sits smiling on an ornate golden peetha/throne against a purple backdrop. a person (appearance-based label: orange robes, rudraksha mala and ceremonial throne), shown on the screen rather than physically present.

A photograph of a temple-style hall, apparently a video screen showing a ritual gathering. Several seated devotees sit on mats in front of a decorated altar with deity murtis dressed in green, white and red garments and floral garlands. A central man in a white dhoti and white shirt sits with hands folded in anjali, flanked by women in saris and kurtas in red, green and orange. A large framed portrait on a gold and red throne-like seat sits to the right, with a red cloth draped beneath it.

A photograph of a large screen showing a video link feed of a temple hall labelled OHIO PRAYAG, with a woman in white sari seated cross-legged on a red mat before a small offering tray. Behind her stand multiple deity murtis in red, gold and white garments, a decorated red and gold palanquin-style shrine on the right, and a tall ornate arch. A second tile at the bottom is labelled SAN JOSE MADURAI, showing another participant. The screen shows a live satsang broadcast among centres.

Photograph of a large screen showing a video call split into panels. On the right, a man with long dark hair, a red-and-gold bindi-like mark and layered beaded necklaces sits on a red cushioned seat before an ornate golden arch, wearing saffron-orange cloth; this is a screen image, not an in-person figure. The left panel shows a decorated room with garlanded deity images and colourful flower garlands, and a white-clad man and a woman in lavender sari seated on the floor. A red banner reads Ohio Ayag. A white sheet with printed text sits at the right edge of the screen.

Photograph of a temple hall with a wooden floor and red patterned rugs. Seated devotees, including several children and young women in blue, pink and grey clothes, sit on cushions facing a shrine. On the shrine, a tall dark deity murti stands draped in marigold garlands, with other garlanded murtis and figures nearby; a banner reading KAILASA OHIO is visible. A man in a white dhoti sits at the right of the shrine with hands together in prayer, and a standing man in grey stands at the far left. Figures in colourful robes stand in a painted display on the left. A camera on a tripod is set up at the right.

A photograph inside a temple shrine during a puja. A bare-chested man in white dhoti and sacred thread kneels at left holding a small offering bowl. A woman in a maroon and red bandhani-style sari kneels in the centre, placing flower garlands on a seated deity murti with a crown, draped in red and pink flowers. A man with a shaved head and white dhoti sits at lower right beside brass puja vessels, a tray with an oil lamp and a kalasha. Behind them stand several deity murtis decorated with marigold and pink flower garlands, including figures on an orange-draped altar and a gilded arched niche. Dark maroon curtains and striped painted pillars frame the shrine, with orange cloth on the floor. Several people are visible.

2022-10-02 +1 copies

A large display screen shows a multi-panel video call collage of devotees in several temple and ashram rooms. Top left, a man in white clothes and a woman in a red sari sit before a shrine decorated with deity murtis and a banner reading OHIO. Top right, a group of people sit on cushions in a room with a decorated altar, a woman in red and others in white. Bottom panels show seated devotees in white and colourful clothes before deity murtis, flowers and kalasha-like altars, one holding a white banner. Bottom right is a blank pale panel. The screen is the only depicted surface; the visible physical people are the presenter's audience and staff in the foreground, and the pictured devotees appear only on the screen.

2011-08-10 +1 copies

A photograph of a screen showing a seated group of devotees in a temple hall decorated with gold-framed arches, deity murtis and tall ornamental stands. Several women in saris and a few men in white kurtas sit on mats in rows, many with hands folded or raised in devotion. In the foreground a man in white with a rudraksha mala sits before a brass plate of offerings, flowers and a small lamp. A printed banner at lower left reads chanting text and 'LOS ANGELES'. Purple and gold drapery frames the hall.

Temple puja in a shrine room decorated with orange cloth and marigold garlands. Three people sit on the orange floor cloth before a central deity murti draped in flower garlands, with pink and red flowers in brass vessels. A man on the left with bare upper body and sacred thread, wearing white dhoti, holds a small brass plate. A woman in a pink and gold sari bows low with her head near the floor. A bare-chested man on the right in white dhoti sits with hands folded near brass lamps and a puja plate. Behind them, additional deity figures stand on a raised platform and a golden arched niche holds another garlanded murti. Brass lamps, a conch shell and a bell rest on the cloth. Pillars with colourful painted patterns frame the room.

2022-10-02 +1 copies