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January 02 2013

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January 02 20132013-01-02A screen shows a multi-panel video-conference grid of satsang gatherings in several cities. Panels include a temple with orange drapery and deity murtis labelled "OKLAHOMA SOMNATHAM", a shrine labelled "SAN JOSE MADURAI", a room with a red-clad priest labelled "SEATTLE CHIDAMBARAM", a hall with seated devotees in saffron and white, a room labelled "Phoenix Ranchipuram", and a group labelled "VANCOUVER PURI" holding a handwritten sign. Participants sit on mats with oil lamps and offerings in front of them. The bottom-right panel shows a man with a shaved head and tilak, wearing a saffron-orange garment and gold necklace, seated on a golden throne; he is shown on a screen, so he is a depiction and the identity is a person by appearance cues of ornate gold necklace and saffron clothing.2013-01-02A photograph of a large screen displaying a grid of live video feeds from multiple centres, showing groups seated in ceremonial settings with deity altars, red and orange drapery, flower garlands and oil lamps. Several feeds have handwritten placards naming locations such as Seattle Chidambaram, Oklahoma Somnatham and Toronto Ashram. In the bottom-right feed, a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace sits before a red arched backdrop, which may be a person displayed on the screen.2012-10-17October 08 20122012-10-08A grid of nine video-conference panels screenshotted from a large screen, each showing a separate ashram or centre group during a shared puja. Labelled panels include Phoenix Kanchipuram, Malaysia Ipoh, Seattle Chidambaram, Toronto Kailasa, San Jose Madurai, Los Angeles Avadham, and Dakota Dunes. Groups sit on mats in front of decorated deity murtis, shrines with garlands, kumkum and flower offerings, and brass puja plates. A man in a light blue shirt presses his palms together before a framed portrait on a stand in the lower right panel, and a red throne with a portrait and flowers appears in the same panel. Participants wear white, orange, and saffron clothing. The grid is a graphic composed of screen captures, so no physical people are counted from it as a scene.2012-10-24October 17 20122012-10-17January 09 20132013-01-09A large screen displays a grid of live video feeds from many locations, each showing devotees seated in temple-style or home shrines with deity murtis, flowers and kalasha-like altars. Labels on the feeds read Oklahoma Somnathan, San Jose Madurai, Seattle, Houston, Dako Dune and Madurai Adheenam. In the bottom-right feed, a large seated statue of a bare-chested, saffron-clad figure sits before a red arched shrine, with devotees in front. Individual feeds show seated people in white, saffron and pink saris, and a feed of saffron-robed sannyasis seated in rows. The image is a photograph of the screen, and the physical people in the room are not visible.2012-10-16A grid of fifteen video-call panels shown on a large dark screen, a virtual satsang with devotees in many locations. Most panels show small groups seated on mats or sofas before home shrines with deity murtis, lamps and flowers. Labelled panels read SAN JOSE MADURAI, HOUSTON KALAHASTI, OKLAHOMA SOMANATHAN, SEATTLE RAMANATHAPURAM, ANNA NAGAR and MALAYSIA PALANI. Bottom right, a large screen shows a rendered figure of a saffron-robed man with rudraksha malas and forehead tilaka against a red sunburst backdrop, a cartoon-style graphic. The page indicates a person attended, but that figure is a depiction, and no a person candidate is physically visible in the scene.2012-09-22May 29 20122012-05-29A photograph of a flat-screen television displaying a video-conference grid of many remote satsang sites, each tile showing people seated on mats or chairs in temples, homes and halls. Tiles include a Malaysia Palani scene with a decorated chariot-like shrine, a Madurai site, a Houston room, an Oklahoma Sonlitikkam tile, a Seattle tile, and an Anna Nagar tile. Several participants wear white, orange and saffron clothes. In the lower right tile, a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and gold ornaments sits on a red throne against a red backdrop, appearing as a person on a screen. Other tiles show deity murtis, kalasha and flower garlands.2012-09-22A photograph of a video-conference wall showing a grid of nine live feeds from different centres, each with a printed place label. Top left shows a seated group labelled LOS ANGELES ARUNACHALA. Top centre shows several people seated in front of deity murtis labelled SEATTLE CHIDAMBARAM. Top right shows a seated group labelled SAN JOSE MADURAI. Middle left shows a single person seated on a mat labelled Phoenix Kanchipuram. Middle centre shows seated devotees labelled TORONTO KAILASAM. Middle right shows seated people labelled SINGAPURAM. Bottom row includes a feed labelled HYDERABAD BHAGAVANAGAR and, bottom right, a man in saffron and white seated on a golden throne with a garland, wearing a rudraksha mala, who appears to be the speaker. Shrines with deity murtis, garlands and red drapes fill the backgrounds.2012-05-31