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October 02 2011

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A large display wall shows a grid of video-link panels from different centres, each showing a group during a session. Top right panel: a man with a white cloth and rudraksha mala sits before a shrine labelled Victoria Australia with murtis and a framed picture. Middle right panel: a woman in an orange robe sits on a red mat beside a man in white among a seated group, labelled Houston Kalahasthi. Other panels show seated devotees in Rio de Janeiro, Omkareshwar in New Jersey, Malaysia Palani, Tucson and Atlanta Ujjain. Bottom right panel: a deity murti heavily decorated with white and red flower garlands. Many people are seated in meditation or ritual posture across the panels.2011-10-02November 08 20112011-11-08A photograph of a large monitor showing a video-conference grid of nine tiles, each a remote group or individual. Top tiles include a yellow-shirted man and a woman seated beside a white sign reading VANCOUVER, another with a man in a white cap and sleeveless top beside statues labelled VICTORIA AUSTRALIA. A middle tile shows participants in pink and white seated before a shrine with deity murtis and orange drapery. Another middle tile shows a woman in white seated before a red cushion, with a sign reading PORT WASHINGTON NEW YORK and a tray of flowers. A bottom-left tile shows a group seated in white and pink with a sign reading DELOUPE, and a bottom-middle tile shows a group in pink and yellow seated with a sign reading BENGALURU. In the bottom-right tile, a bald man in an orange robe with glasses sits with eyes closed, a rudraksha mala at his neck.2011-11-16A large screen displays a video-conference grid of nine live feeds of seated groups in different locations. Labels read "NEW ZEALAND", "VICTORIA AUSTRALIA", "CALGARY AMARNATH", "Hello Swamiji from Madrid Spain", "RIO DE JANEIRO", "TUCSON" and "New Jersey OMKAREshwar". Participants sit on mats and cushions in saffron, orange, white and pastel clothing, some with rudraksha malas. In the bottom-right panel a man in a white turban and cream robe sits on an ornate gold throne-like chair with a microphone in front of him; his appearance is only partly visible and the match to a person is uncertain. Deity murtis and a framed portrait appear in some rooms. Around thirty people are visible across the feeds.2011-10-02A large screen showing a video-conference grid of multiple remote groups practising together. Panels show groups seated on mats and chairs in different rooms: a group in a white-walled room labelled Charlotte Ashram, a group in orange and pink clothing, a group seated on a rug labelled New York Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham Sanatana-area signage, a group in green and red in Calgary Ashram, and a panel labelled Tucson. In the lower right panel a bare-chested man with a red cloth draped over his shoulder and beaded necklaces sits with a garland, appearing to receive a flower from a woman.2011-11-06November 15 20112011-11-15November 11 20112011-11-11A large display screen showing a multi-panel video conference grid of satsang participants seated on floors and mats in various rooms, with name placards including NEW YORK VARANASI, CALGARY AMARNATH, SOMNATH, TUCSON, VANCOUVER PURI and CHARLOTTE SRISAILAM. Many people in white, cream, blue and purple clothing sit cross-legged, some with notebooks. In the bottom-right panel, a figure in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and a garland sits before an ornate golden throne with floral decorations, appearing to be the presenter for the session, and this appearance-based identification is probable: a person, seated on a golden peetha. Other panels show a framed portrait and an altar with flowers. The screen is partially visible at the right edge.2011-11-05A photograph of a large screen displaying a nine-panel video conference grid of satsang participants joined from different locations. Labelled panels read Malaysia Palani, Bengaluru, Victoria Australia, Rio de Janeiro and Charlotte Srisailam. Several panels show devotees seated on mats and cushions in front of colourful deity murti, garlanded shrines, and framed portraits. In the bottom-right panel, a bald man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits in a meditative pose on a pink mat, hand raised near his face. Other panels show people in white and in casual clothes meditating or sitting in rows.2011-11-15December 10 20112011-12-10A photograph of a large video wall showing a multi-city webinar grid. Nine tiles show groups from different locations: Rio de Janeiro with women in saris and kurtas seated on a yellow cloth, Calgary Amaravati with people seated on the floor and a woman in orange, Victoria Australia with a seated man in white and a shrine with brass deity figures, New Zealand with a man in white beside an orange cloth and a laptop, Madrid Spain with a handwritten sign reading Hello Swamiji, and Somnath Oklahoma with a group seated before a decorated shrine. In the bottom right tile, a man in cream and white robes sits on an ornate gold-and-cream throne, raising a hand in blessing. Faces on screen are not individually identified.2011-10-02November 18 20112011-11-18