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October 29 20132013-10-29November 19 20132013-11-19A grid of nine video-feed panels from a multi-location satsang or puja broadcast, shown on a screen. Top-left panel labelled Oklahoma Somnatham shows a woman in pink sitting on a red mat before a shrine with deity murtis and orange drapery. Top-middle panel labelled Houston Kalahasthi shows two men seated on cushions in a living room with a sofa. Top-right panel labelled Ohio shows several seated devotees in front of a shrine. Middle-left panel labelled Los Angeles shows a woman in an orange-pink sari near seated devotees. Middle panel labelled Vancouver BC shows a woman in white at a small shrine. Middle-right panel labelled Toronto Kailasam shows men in white and orange robes seated on mats. Bottom-left panel labelled Seattle Chidambaram shows a man in white kneeling before offerings on a carpet. Bottom-middle panel labelled Guadeloupe Rameswaram shows a seated man reading near a shrine. Bottom-right panel shows a framed portrait labelled as Nithyananda Paramashivam wearing an orange turban, set on an ornate golden chair.2013-10-02A photograph of a large display screen showing a grid of nine live video feeds from different locations, each labelled with a white caption such as SURREY BC, HOUSTON KALAHASTHI, SEATTLE CHIDAMBARAM, KUALA LUMPUR - PALANI, GUADELOUPE RAMESWARAM, Oklahoma Somnatham and Ohio Prayag. The feeds show devotees seated on mats and carpets in home or temple shrine rooms, some with deity murtis and garlands, one with a brass tray of kalasha-like vessels with flowers and oil lamps, and one with a man in orange robes seated on a mat. Several devotees appear in the feeds, with a few in saffron and orange clothing, and a shrine with garlanded murtis is visible. The screen sits in front of the audience.2013-09-25Photo 11737123A photograph of a large video-wall screen showing a grid of live video-conference feeds for a satsang, with a cinema-like frame and a grey wall around it. Each tile is labelled with a city-and-temple name, including Houston Kalashasthi, Charlotte Srisailam, Los Angeles Arunachala, Ohio Prayag, San Jose Madurai, Sharjah, Oklahoma Somanatham, Toronto Kailasam, Kuala Lumpur Palani and Seattle Chidambaram. Participants sit on mats and cushions in ashram-style rooms; some wear saffron and orange robes, others white, and several have shaved or covered heads. One Toronto tile shows a man in dark robes and a head covering seated by a small offering. Altars with deity murtis, orange drapes and a large framed portrait appear in several tiles. The screen shows people only on screens, so no physical participants are in the photographed room; the feeds show seated devotees in groups.2013-11-15Photo 11735815A grid of video-call tiles shown on a large screen, each labelled with a place name: LOS ANGELES ARUNACHALA, TORONTO KAILASAM, OHIO PRAYAG, WASHINGTON DC SRIPURAM, VANCOUVER BHUVANESHWAR, KUALA LUMPUR, EAST LONDON UK, ARANDESWARA, CHARLOTTE Hindu Temple, and HOUSTON KALAHASTI. Participants in each tile sit in ritual or satsang settings: a woman in an orange sari with a puja plate in the Ohio tile, a man in a saffron robe and a bald-headed man in white sitting on a cushion in the Washington tile, a seated group in orange and white clothing in the Toronto tile, and an altar with a deity murti in the Vancouver tile. The screen shows a bright logo at top left and a copyright line at bottom right.2013-11-06September 12 20132013-09-12A large display screen shows a grid of video-conference tiles from multiple satsang locations, a photo of a live broadcast. Top-left, a man in dark clothes presses his palms together beside a small table with offerings. Beside him a woman in white sits. Other tiles show seated devotees on mats in halls with deity murtis and framed pictures, including a woman in orange kneeling with a brass puja tray in the bottom-left Toronto tile. Labelled tiles read Guadeloupe Rameswaram, Los Angeles, Nithyananda Nagaram Hyderabad, Kuala Lumpur Palani, Seattle Chidambaram, Ohio Pravas, and Oklahoma Somnatham. Bottom-right, a framed portrait of a smiling man in orange and a yellow turban hangs on a gold frame.2013-09-26A photograph of a video wall grid showing many simultaneous live connections to KAILASA centres, each tile captioned with a centre name such as HOUSTON KALAHASTHI, Toronto Kailasam, SEATTLE CHIDAMBARAM, Oklahoma Somnatham, NITHYANANDA NAGARAM - HYDERABAD, CHARLOTTE-SRISAILAM, Los Angeles Arunachala and PARIS HOME TEMPLE. Participants sit on mats and cushions in saffron, white, pink and purple clothing, some near altars with flowers and deity images. The bottom-right tile shows a man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and a long braid, seated before an ornate golden backdrop, appearing to lead the session. Other tiles show seated groups in meditation or yoga poses.2013-04-14A multi-panel screen display of a live video link showing satsang gatherings in several ashram centres. Panels are labelled KULIM - THIRUTHANI, HOUSTON KALAHASTHI, TORONTO KAILASAM, VANCOUVER BHUVANESHWAR, SEATTLE CHIDAMBARAM and OHIO PRAYAG. Top left, a woman in a red top sits on a meditation mat beside a man in white with a shaved head and a tilak, with a tray of flowers and offerings. Top centre, three people sit on a floor cushion with a brass puja tray. Middle centre, a woman in an orange sari sits near a framed portrait and offerings. Lower left, a deity murti display with garlanded idols and a framed portrait. Lower centre, several people sit on cushions in a hall. A framed portrait labelled with a Swamiji-style portrait appears at the far right, on a golden altar.2013-07-13