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August 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.2011-08-20A photograph of a large video wall displaying a grid of nine live feeds of simultaneous group sessions held at different centres. Top left, several people seated on mats before a small table with offerings; a figure in orange robes sits at the centre, flanked by others in white. Top centre, a crowd in white and colourful clothing sits before a deity murti shrine with red and gold drapery, a green sign reading SEATTLE and a white sign reading SINGAPURAM nearby. Top right, a seated man in a dark shirt in front of a Singapuram banner. Middle row, a shrine with decorated deity murtis, a sign reading OHIO PRAYAG, a seated group on striped mats, a sign reading SAN JOSE MADURAI, and a sign reading PRAYAG on a dark panel. Bottom row, colourful shrines with deity figures, a group in front of a sign reading RONTO, and a shrine with a sign reading KULIP MALAYSIA. Dark room edges frame the screen.2012-04-16A photograph of a large screen showing a video-conference grid of nine live feeds from different locations, with a blue-lit wall to the left. Several panels show groups of devotees seated on mats in front of decorated shrines with deity murtis, flowers, lamps and kumkum-decorated trays. Name signs read OHIO, SEATTLE, SINGAPORE and SAN JOSE. The bottom-right panel shows a man in a saffron-orange robe and a tall ornate golden-brown headdress, seated before a gold-embossed backdrop; he wears a rudraksha mala and is framed as the speaker.2011-08-20June 24 20112011-06-24September 07 20112011-09-07A 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.2011-08-20May 27 20122012-05-27August 29 20112011-08-29 +1 copiesA large screen shows a grid of video-call tiles for a satsang, with labelled windows reading Malaysia Palani, Toronto Kailasam, Phoenix Kanchipuram, Los Angeles Arunachala, San Jose Madurai, Ohio Center and Seattle Chidambaram. Tiles show people seated on mats performing puja with oil lamps, a brass thali, flowers and kalasha-like vessels, and a man in white and orange seated before a red-draped altar. In the bottom-right tile a man with long hair, saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits before a gold-decorated backdrop, the screen content being the satsang broadcast. The photograph is of the screen, so the people on it are not physically present.2013-04-09September 07 20112011-09-07October 20 20132013-10-20 +1 copies