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April 13 2013

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A 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 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.2013-03-08December 30 20112011-12-30A 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.2012-10-23June 06 20122012-06-06 +1 copiesMay 29 20122012-05-29Video-conference collage of nine tiled panels showing devotees at KAILASA centres linked to a satsang. Panels include Toronto, Los Angeles Arunachala, San Jose Madurai, Malaysia Palani, Ohio, Singapore and Seattle Chidambaram, each with a name card and shrine. Several groups sit cross-legged on mats before deity murtis, kalasha and garlanded altars. A lower-right panel shows a bare-chested figure in orange-saffron cloth with rudraksha mala and ornate gold crown seated on a gilded throne, appearing on screen, with copyright overlay. Collage of pictured activities, not physical people in one room.2012-05-08 +2 copiesMay 02 20132013-05-02A 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.2011-12-22December 22 20112011-12-22A photograph of a large multi-panel video wall displaying a grid of live feeds from different centres. Top-left, a panel shows a seated figure in an orange robe beside white-clad devotees at a ritual table with oil lamps. Other panels show decorated shrines with deity murtis, colourful drapes and garlands, and small groups sitting on mats in white and coloured clothing. Several panels have printed signs reading LOS ANGELES, SINGAPURAM, OHIO PRAYAG, SAN JOSE NABURAJ and RONTO. Bottom-right, a white marble-like murti sits on a throne. Several people are seen on screens, not physically present in the room.2012-04-16February 22 20132013-02-22 +1 copies