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November 26 2013

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A 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 photograph of a video-conference screen showing a grid of live feeds of satsang participants in separate locations. Top-left panel labelled "GUADELOUPE RAMESWARAM" shows a seated figure in white with a red-cushioned seat, plus others on a pink mat with a brass tray and fruit. Top-right panel labelled "SAN JOSE" shows a man in white with an orange shawl seated before a red-cloth altar with a brass bowl. Middle row includes a figure in dark robes labelled "ONTO KAILASAM", a panel labelled "NITHYANANDA NAGARAMU HYDERABAD" with a man in white sitting cross-legged with a brass plate, and a panel labelled "HOUSTON KALAHASTHI" showing a person in a blue jacket seated on a mat with offerings. Bottom panels labelled "LOS ANGELES ARUNACHALA" show devotees before a lit oil lamp, and a lower-right panel shows a temple altar with a deity image. Multiple small figures are visible across the screen.2013-11-23November 16 20132013-11-16 +1 copiesApril 09 20142014-04-09November 19 20132013-11-19September 30 20132013-09-30A photograph of a large display screen showing a grid of live video feeds from multiple KAILASA centres, each labelled with a place name such as Ohio Prayag, San Jose Madurai, Malaysia Palani, Seattle Chidambaram, Phoenix Kanchipuram, Sharjah, Toronto Kailasam, Nithyananda Nagaram Hyderabad, Los Angeles Arunachala and Oklahoma Somnatham. Participants sit on mats and cushions in ashram-style rooms with deity murtis, garlands, kalasha-like offerings and flower arrangements. Screen-displayed participants are shown on the screen, not as physical people in the room.2013-04-12 +1 copiesOctober 08 20132013-10-08June 06 20122012-06-06 +1 copiesA 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 screen-grid photograph of a video-conference satsang split into many tiles, each showing a different group of people seated on mats, cushions or chairs in rooms with red, orange and white furnishings. Tile labels read San Jose Madurai, Toronto Kailasam, Phoenix Kanchipuram, Ohio Prayag, Oklahoma Somnatham, Ohio Center, Adyar Chennai, Seattle Chidambaram, Sharjah, Los Angeles Arunachala, Alwarpet Chennai and Nithyanandanagara Hyderabad. Several tiles show a seated man in white ritual clothing with a shaved head, and a few show people in saffron or orange garments, but no identification is made from appearance. A portrait of a figure in orange and a framed image appear in some rooms, and a brass plate with flowers sits in one tile. Overlaid screen text includes Sanskrit mantra lines and a copyright notice.2013-03-05A photograph of a large video-conference screen split into a grid of live feeds from multiple centres. Tiles labelled Houston Kalamasthi, Charlotte Srisailam, Los Angeles Arunachala, Sharjah, Kuala Lumpur Palani, Toronto Kailasam, San Jose Madurai and Chidambaram show people seated on mats and sofas in ashram-style rooms, several in orange or saffron robes and white clothing. One tile shows a figure in orange robes with a kumkum mark seated before a deity altar. A figure in a dark robe stands in the Toronto tile. The feeds show satsang and Nayana Deeksha sessions, with a shrine and framed portraits visible in several rooms. Physical people are counted from the feeds only, as the screen itself displays them.2013-11-15