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A photograph of a seated group at a satsang hall labelled Phoenix Kanchipuram, shown on a screen or print with a banner reading PHOENIX KANCHIPURAM across the top. Several people sit on a carpet in front of a red draped backdrop with framed deity images, including a Ganesha-style figure and a garlanded deity murti in an arch on the left. Front row: a man in white on the far left, two women in white, a woman in a white and red floral top, and women in saris with a shawl, with white and red flowers in front. Behind them, older men and women sit in light shirts and sarees, and a standing man in a grey shirt stands near the back.

A framed photograph of a group seated on colourful striped mats in a temple hall with red curtains and deity shrines. A printed banner reads "PHOENIX KANCHIPURAM" across the top. In the foreground, a man in white kurta sits with hands folded, beside several women in white and sari-clad attire. A vase of white and red flowers and brass oil lamps sit on the mats. Behind them, standing and seated devotees watch, with ornate gold and red deity images in the background.

July 22 2013

A photograph shown on a screen of a group seated on striped floor mats in a temple hall with red draped curtains. A white sign at top reads PHOENIX KANCHIPURAM. Behind them stand a deity murti on a decorated altar with orange garlands and gilded arches. Several seated women in white and colourful saris sit in front, with a man in white kurta and a man in a green shirt. Flowers in a vase and an oil lamp stand on the floor in front of the group. Standing devotees line the back wall.

A photograph of a television or video-conference screen showing a satsang group at a centre labelled PHOENIX KANCHIPURAM. A white printed sign across the top reads PHOENIX KANCHIPURAM. Around twenty people sit on colourful striped mats and cushions in front of red curtains and ornate shrines with deity murtis, some with garlands and red and gold decorations. Several people in white clothes have their palms pressed together in namaste, and one woman in a pink top and a man in a white kurta are prominent in the front row. Fresh white and red flowers and a small brass lamp sit on the floor in front. The image is a broadcast screen view of a live remote satsang.

A photograph of a large screen showing a live link to a centre labelled PHOENIX KANCHIPURAM in black letters on a white banner at the top. On screen, a gold-framed deity murti sits on a red-cushioned seat in front of red drapes. Several people stand and clap with palms together in the foreground; one man in a white shirt stands near the centre, and a woman in a dark top is partly visible.

August 23 2015

A padapuja ritual in a hall with red chairs and a dark red curtain. On a raised gold-coloured stage at right, a figure in orange robes sits on a gold throne draped with marigold and pink garlands, and a gold swan ornament stands behind. In front, a gold tray holds brass bowls of offerings, fruit and pink lotus flowers. Around it, devotees sit on the floor: a woman in white with a yellow shawl, a man in white with a rudraksha mala, a bare-chested man with a yellow cloth, a shaved-headed priest in white, a man in a purple shawl with folded hands, a woman in a yellow sari, and others with hands pressed together in prayer.

January 25 2014

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A photograph of a large screen showing a live video link to a centre labelled PHOENIX KANCHIPURAM in black capital letters on a white banner across the top. Within the feed, a seated figure in the foreground wears a light shirt and glasses. Behind them, a standing man in a dark sweater and a woman in a light cardigan stand before a red drape and a golden arch framing a deity murti and a red-cushioned seat. Several people in white or pale clothing sit and stand in the background, some with hands joined in greeting.

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Indoor ritual hall decorated with pink and red flowers, gladioli and green foliage on golden pillars. Seated on orange mats in the foreground, a bare-chested priest in an orange-and-white cloth and a bearded man in a white dhoti sit with a group of women in saris and garlands, around a white table holding brass lamps, kalasha pots and offerings. Standing figures in white and a woman in a purple sari watch from the back. Large screens and camera tripods are visible at right, and a row of seated devotees appears in the background beyond red curtains.

October 18 2015