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June 24 2011

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August 18 20112011-08-18 +1 copiesAugust 18 20112011-08-18A nine-panel video-call grid showing multiple satsang groups seated in different locations, with handwritten or printed signs reading OHIO, SEATTLE USA, SINGAPORE and SAN JOSE beneath groups. Several groups sit on striped rugs before deity altars, garlands and flower arrangements; one group wears white and sits on mats with offerings. The bottom-right panel shows a man in saffron and maroon robes with a gold-bordered rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklaces, seated before a gold-decorated backdrop with a visible raised hand gesture, and his cues are distinctive enough to mark him as a person depiction on screen. Other panels show a seated woman in a red sari with garlands and a central figure in white on a striped rug before deity images.2011-08-20September 01 20112011-09-01August 29 20112011-08-29 +1 copiesA large flat-screen monitor in a dark room shows a six-panel video-conference grid of yoga and meditation sessions at different ashram centres. Panels show people seated on mats and cushions before decorated deity murtis, shrines with oil lamps, flower garlands and offering plates. In the top-middle panel a man in a white shirt sits near a shrine, and in the top-right panel several women in blue, white and orange clothing sit with plates of offerings. The bottom-right panel shows an empty ornate golden throne with red cushions and a framed portrait of a seated figure in orange, surrounded by flower garlands, a brass lamp and a lotus-shaped canopy. Labels read PHOENIX, SEATTLE USA and SAN JOSE. Pictured people are on screens, not in the room with the camera.2011-08-01December 25 20112011-12-25September 07 20112011-09-07April 14 20122012-04-14A photograph of a flat-screen monitor displaying a nine-panel video grid of remote devotee groups joined to a satsang. Most panels show groups of people seated in homes or halls with ritual setups: decorated deity altars, kalasha pots, flower garlands and oil lamps. Printed name placards are visible in some panels, including one reading SINGAPORE and one reading OHIO. The monitor sits beside a dark second screen and a blue-lit display on the left.2011-08-20A large screen displays a nine-panel video grid of satsang gatherings from different centres, with name placards such as LA, OHIO PRAYAG, SEATTLE USA, SAN JOSE, PHOENIX ARAMAGURUDEE (partly visible), KULIM MALAYSIA and GUADELOUPE CENTER. Each panel shows devotees seated on mats before colourful deity murtis, garlands, flower arrangements and draped fabrics. In the lower right panel a figure in a green garment and white turban sits on an ornate gold-and-red chair before a microphone, with red flowers in the foreground.2011-08-29 +1 copiesJuly 10 20122012-07-10