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Photo 11689736May 08 20132013-05-08A large screen displays a video-conference grid of many live feeds from different centres, each labelled with a place name such as Toronto Kailasam, Seattle Chidambaram, Oklahoma Somnatham, San Jose Madurai, Sharjah, Ohio Prayag, Kuala Lumpur-Palani, Singapore Sivaganga and Los Angeles Ayuda Nagaram. Inside the panels, people sit on mats around decorated puja tables with offerings, flowers and oil lamps, some in saffron and red clothing, while others stand or sit in a satsang-style gathering. A small framed portrait on one panel shows a smiling saffron-robed figure, identified only by its caption.2013-05-03A 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.2013-04-14A 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.2013-03-08September 30 20132013-09-30A photograph of a large display screen showing a grid of video-conference feeds from multiple ashram centres, each labelled with a city name. Top row: Oklahoma Somnatham, where a seated group of about a dozen people in white and colourful clothes sits before a red and gold shrine with deity murtis; and Toronto Thirukailaya Adheenam, where a man in an orange robe sits at the front of a group on mats. Middle row includes Washington DC Sripuram, with a priest in white before a decorated shrine; Vancouver Bhuvaneshwar, a living room with a few seated people; and St. Louis Tirumala Adheenam, a close view of a woman in an orange shawl with two others. Right side shows Los Angeles Arunachala Peetam, a large group seated on red mats. Bottom row includes Hyderabad Guptakashi, a woman in a teal top and pink shawl with a rudraksha mala, and Singapore Singapuram, a group seated on a red cloth before deity figures.2014-11-09A screen-grid photograph of a multi-site online satsang session, with tiles showing separate groups of devotees in different locations. Labels read Toronto Kailasam, Seattle Chidambaram, Oklahoma Somnatham, Charlotte-Srisailam, Kastav Croatia and Croatia. Tiles show people seated on mats or chairs in meditation or group sitting, some in white and orange clothing, with a shrine decorated with flowers and a red-draped altar in the Seattle tile. A tile on the left shows a man in a dark jacket beside a woman, and a Croatia tile shows a woman in white with an orange shawl. The screen is the central subject, with people shown only through the video tiles.2013-04-14April 11 20132013-04-11 +1 copiesMay 02 20132013-05-02October 29 20132013-10-29 +1 copiesApril 13 20132013-04-13