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A photograph of a dark room with a large monitor on the right displaying a grid of small video tiles, each showing a different live participant location. Tile labels include Vancouver Canada, Melbourne Adhinam and other place names over green, yellow and orange tinted feeds of people seated in rooms. On the left, a blurred screen shows a figure in orange-red and white clothing, out of focus. No people are clearly visible in the foreground; the scene is a video-conference style satsang relay across Adhinam centres.2015-05-15February 05 20112011-02-05A photograph of two wall-mounted screens in a hall. The left screen is a grid of video-conference tiles of seated groups at Aadheenam centres, labelled HOUSTON AADHEENAM, SANTA CRUZ AADHEENAM, VANCOUVER AADHEENAM, SAN JOSE AADHEENAM, OKLAHOMA AADHEENAM, LONDON AADHEENAM and OHIO AADHEENAM, with people in white and colourful clothes sitting in rooms. The right screen shows a speaker in saffron-red robes and a red shawl, with long dark hair, a red crown-like headpiece and a rudraksha mala, seated before an ornate gold throne-backdrop with a microphone in front. The speaker is a depiction on screen and is not counted as physically present.2016-01-16A photograph of a large video wall displaying a grid of live feeds from multiple Aadheenam centres. Tiles labelled London Aadheenam, San Jose Aadheenam, Rotterdam - Netherlands, NY Aadheenam Queens, Singapore Aadheenam, St. Louis Aadheenam, Seattle Aadheenam, Los Angeles Aadheenam and Houston Aadheenam show groups of devotees seated on mats and cushions in halls and ashram rooms. The Seattle tile shows a deity altar and a seated man in orange with a shaved head; the lower right tile shows a seated figure in orange and red with a red turban, a bearded man in a white robe and ornate gold, and a deity image. Another tile shows a person in orange with a shaved head.2015-09-26November 05 20112011-11-05A photograph of a wall of video monitors showing a grid of live feeds from multiple satsang locations. Several tiles show groups of people sitting together in homes and halls; one tile labelled "LONDON" shows a person seated on a pink bed beside a candle-lit table, another shows a person in a dark top sitting before a red-draped setup, and a tile marked "ATLANTA" shows women in headscarves and green garments seated with hands in prayer. Printed signs on the tiles read "NEW YORK VARANASI", "NEW JERSEY", "SAINT TULEN FRANCE" and "ATLANTA UJJAIN". The screens are in the foreground, so people on them are depictions and not physically present in the room. No a person candidate is visibly identifiable in the scene.2012-04-22A photograph of a large monitor displaying a video-conference grid of many small live feeds from different locations, labelled with captions such as SINGAPORE SINGAPURAM, VANCOUVER PURI, BENGALURU NORTH, CHARLOTTE SRISAILAM and LONDON - KASHI. One feed shows a woman in orange and red clothing with an orange flower garland, seated before a framed portrait and a tray of offerings. Other feeds show small groups of people sitting indoors, some in a room with a red and white decorated altar, and a few blurred figures. The screen is seen at an angle beside a dark frame.2013-04-13A photograph of a large video wall displaying a grid of live feeds from multiple Aadheenam centres during a Guru Purnima broadcast. Tiles show Oman Aadheenam, Erode Aadheenam, Oklahoma Aadheenam with a figure in a purple robe before a red shrine with deity murtis, Nithyanandeshwar Aadheenam, Hyderabad Aadheenam, London Paduka, and Dhyanapeeta, with participants in white and orange clothing seated or standing in rooms. The screen is the main subject, with small blurred figures in the feeds rather than people in the physical room.2016-07-19Two wall-mounted monitors in a dark room display a video conference grid of many small live feeds from different locations. Each tile shows a group of people seated indoors in homes or centres, labelled with place names such as Los Angeles Aadheenam, St. Louis-Manchester, Morris Plains-NJ, Wellington-New Zealand, Ponca City-Oklahoma, Juarez Mexico, Atlanta, Georgia and Toronto-Canada. Some tiles show people in white and orange clothing seated before a floor cloth or meditation setting. Depicted people are on screens, not physically present, and no in-person candidate is visible.2015-08-16May 12 20152015-05-12A photograph of a dark room with a large monitor displaying a grid of nine photo tiles, showing groups of people in ashram-style settings. Several tiles show people seated together indoors, some in white and orange clothing, with banners and labels such as VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA, and VANCOUVER PURI visible on the screens. A smaller monitor on the left shows a blurred image of a deity-like figure in orange and red. A green cloth edge hangs in the foreground. The screens show a video-call style wall of remote centers rather than a live gathering in this room.2011-09-25March 31 20122012-03-31