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A screen grid of nine video-call tiles showing groups of devotees at different centres, with handwritten signs naming locations such as Somnath Oklahoma, Houston Kalahasthi, New York Varanasi, Port Washington New York, Vancouver BC, Guadeloupe Rajchandra, Victoria Australia and Atlanta Ujjain. Devotees in white, cream and saffron sit on mats before deity altars, flower offerings and fruit plates. In the bottom-right tile, a man wearing an orange turban, orange robe and a garland of red and white flowers sits before a rainbow flower-garland backdrop; a caption reads Paramashivam Research Foundation. The scene is a satsang or online darshan broadcast.2011-12-18August 22 20122012-08-22 +2 copiesA photograph of a large video-wall screen showing a grid of live video-conference feeds for a satsang, with a cinema-like frame and a grey wall around it. Each tile is labelled with a city-and-temple name, including Houston Kalashasthi, Charlotte Srisailam, Los Angeles Arunachala, Ohio Prayag, San Jose Madurai, Sharjah, Oklahoma Somanatham, Toronto Kailasam, Kuala Lumpur Palani and Seattle Chidambaram. Participants sit on mats and cushions in ashram-style rooms; some wear saffron and orange robes, others white, and several have shaved or covered heads. One Toronto tile shows a man in dark robes and a head covering seated by a small offering. Altars with deity murtis, orange drapes and a large framed portrait appear in several tiles. The screen shows people only on screens, so no physical participants are in the photographed room; the feeds show seated devotees in groups.2013-11-15January 26 20122012-01-26A large video screen shows a nine-panel grid of live video link groups, each labelled with a location sign such as HOUSTON KAILASHA, NEW YORK VARANASI, VICTORIA AUSTRALIA, PORT WASHINGTON NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA, SOMNATH OKLAHOMA, VANCOUVER PORT, and ATLANTA UJJAIN. Devotees sit on floors and chairs in home or temple settings with altars, deity images, flowers, fruit and kumkum plates. In the bottom-right panel a smiling person in an orange-saffron head covering and ochre robe, wearing a red-and-gold garland, sits before a flower-decorated seat framed by floral rangoli-style arrangements. The panel at top-right shows a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala seated before deity statues.2011-12-18December 18 20112011-12-18April 25 20132013-04-25September 16 20122012-09-16January 19 20152015-01-19A photograph of a video wall grid showing many simultaneous live connections to KAILASA centres, each tile captioned with a centre name such as HOUSTON KALAHASTHI, Toronto Kailasam, SEATTLE CHIDAMBARAM, Oklahoma Somnatham, NITHYANANDA NAGARAM - HYDERABAD, CHARLOTTE-SRISAILAM, Los Angeles Arunachala and PARIS HOME TEMPLE. Participants sit on mats and cushions in saffron, white, pink and purple clothing, some near altars with flowers and deity images. The bottom-right tile shows a man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and a long braid, seated before an ornate golden backdrop, appearing to lead the session. Other tiles show seated groups in meditation or yoga poses.2013-04-14Photo 11689738 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20122012-09-14 +1 copies