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December 22 2011

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A 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 30 20112011-12-30May 29 20122012-05-29December 17 20112011-12-17A screen displays a nine-panel video conference grid of satsang centres linked live. Top-left shows a group seated on the floor at SINGAPURAM beside offering trays. Top-middle shows a man in white seated before a shrine labelled MALAYSIA PALANI with a deity murti. Top-right shows a shaven-headed man in white seated on a mat at Phoenix Kanchipuram. Middle-left shows people seated before colourful deity shrines labelled SEATTLE CHIDAM BARAM. Centre shows seated participants at SAN JOSE MADURAI. Middle-right shows a group before a shrine labelled TORONTO TIRUVANNAMALAI area. Bottom-left shows a large crowd in orange and red clothing seated at LOS ANGELES. Bottom-centre shows people at OHIO PRAYAG. Bottom-right shows a man in white and red seated on a golden throne flanked by gilded deity figures, with a lion-carved throne base. Right-side text shows a copyright notice.2011-12-31A 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.2013-04-09A photograph of a large video wall displaying a grid of nine live feeds of simultaneous group sessions held at different centres. Top left, several people seated on mats before a small table with offerings; a figure in orange robes sits at the centre, flanked by others in white. Top centre, a crowd in white and colourful clothing sits before a deity murti shrine with red and gold drapery, a green sign reading SEATTLE and a white sign reading SINGAPURAM nearby. Top right, a seated man in a dark shirt in front of a Singapuram banner. Middle row, a shrine with decorated deity murtis, a sign reading OHIO PRAYAG, a seated group on striped mats, a sign reading SAN JOSE MADURAI, and a sign reading PRAYAG on a dark panel. Bottom row, colourful shrines with deity figures, a group in front of a sign reading RONTO, and a shrine with a sign reading KULIP MALAYSIA. Dark room edges frame the screen.2012-04-16A photograph of a large video-wall screen tiling many live feeds of groups in different centres, each labelled with a white placard such as SINGAPURAM, MALAYSIA PALANI, SEATTLE, PHOENIX KANCHEEPURAM, OHIO PRAYAG and TORONTO KAILASAM. Participants sit cross-legged on mats and rugs before decorated deity murti shrines with garlands, marigold and red fabric, and some hold small brass items. In the bottom-right panel a shaved-headed man in an orange kurta and orange trousers performs a breathing practice, one nostril pressed closed, while a bald man in orange sits beside him. The screen frames are the only depiction of people in the scene; the physical people shown are the viewers standing before it.2011-11-16April 13 20132013-04-13May 27 20122012-05-27July 10 20122012-07-10