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December 26 20112011-12-26December 26 20112011-12-26A large video-conference screen shows a gallery of several live feeds from devotees in different locations, with protest signs reading 'Do Not Ban Bhagavad Gita'. In the top-left feed, a seated group of people in white and pastel clothes sits in a living room beside signs reading 'Houston Kalahasthi'. The top-middle feed shows a bare-chested man with rudraksha malas beside a shrine with deity murtis, a sign reads 'Victoria Australia'. The top-right feed shows three people, two holding a white placard labelled Houston. A middle-left feed shows a woman holding a 'YES TO BHAGAVAD GITA' sign beside a person in red. The middle-centre feed shows a room with a child standing before protest signs and a red cushion. The lower-left feed shows three people seated with a sign reading 'Atlanta Ujjain'. Thumbnail photos of ritual gatherings fill the bottom-right corner.2011-12-26December 26 20112011-12-26October 29 20112011-10-29October 01 20112011-10-01November 23 20132013-11-23A photograph of a projection screen showing a live video link to a centre. On the screen, several people sit on a patterned carpet in a room with a shrine-like altar, a red and white flag, and a blue mat. A man in a white kurta with a long mala sits at the front holding a placard. A young child in a blue-and-white outfit sits beside him. Another man in a grey shirt and dark trousers sits cross-legged at left, and a person in dark clothing sits on a mat at right. In the foreground at right, a man in a white shirt is partially visible. The placard reads a protest message against Swami Nithyananda.2011-02-27June 01 20122012-06-01A photograph of a large screen showing a multi-panel video-conference feed of devotee sites. Top left, a Vancouver Bhuvaneshwar panel shows people seated on a sofa and floor in a room with a framed picture. Top right, a Guadeloupe Rameswaram panel shows a man in a purple shirt and white pants seated beside offering plates. Middle row, panels show a woman seated before a puja table with offerings, a Ohio Prayag panel with people seated on a red mat before a deity altar, and a Toronto Kailasam panel with several people seated on mats and a woman in orange and white chanting. Bottom right, a framed portrait of a smiling figure in saffron robes and a rudraksha-style mala sits within a gold-ornamented frame with hanging bells. The screen is the visible focus. Remaining sites are not legible.2013-09-21A large screen displays a video-link collage of multiple satsang locations, each panel showing a group of devotees seated on the floor or in chairs. Top left, a room with an altar and seated devotees in white and dark clothing beside a sign reading KLANG MALAYSIA. Top right, women in white and blue seated on a sofa beside a sign reading UK LONDON. Bottom left, rows of devotees in white clothing seated on flower-decorated mats beside a sign reading PARIS DAKSHINESWAR KALIGHAT. Bottom centre, devotees in white seated on a mat beside a sign reading GUADELOUPE. Bottom right, seated devotees in white beside framed portraits and a red sign. The collage shows these groups participating remotely; a physical audience is not visible.2011-11-05A photograph of a large screen showing a live video feed of a room with white walls, red curtains and a framed deity picture on a small altar. Four people sit on the floor in front: a man in a checked shirt on the left, a young person in white and dark clothing in the centre, another person in dark clothing beside them, and a woman in black on the right. Pink flowers and a lit oil lamp sit on the floor in front of them. Below them, two printed placards read "ATLANTA UJJAIN" and "Do not Ban Bhagavad Gita". At the top edge, figures in red and orange clothing are partly visible. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable.2011-12-26