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May 31 20122012-05-31A monitor displays a multi-panel video conference grid of satsang and puja gatherings across several centres. Top-left panel shows a woman in white seated with hands in prayer beside a sign reading CHARLOTTE. Top-middle panel shows a man in white and a seated person before a deity murti, labelled DALLAS DWARAKA. Middle-left panel shows a group seated on a sofa and chairs, labelled PEMBROKE PINES or similar. Centre panel shows a large seated congregation in a hall with a decorated altar. Middle-right panel shows a woman in red with a deity altar, labelled MILL VALLEY. Lower-left panel shows a woman in meditation pose and a man in white, labelled ATLANTA UJJAIN. Lower-centre panel shows a woman with a sign labelled BESANCON and a figure in red and orange. Lower-right panel shows a man in saffron and red with a crown-like headpiece and rudraksha mala seated on a gold throne, a probable Swamiji candidate, with a small figure in white at his feet. A right-side monitor shows more small panels of altars and deity images.2012-05-21 +1 copiesAugust 15 20132013-08-15July 28 20132013-07-28A large screen displays a grid of video-conference tiles showing satsang participants at multiple ashram and temple locations. Top left tile labelled "SEATTLE CHIDAMBARAM" shows a bald man in white with hands folded beside a red floral arrangement and a brass bowl. Other tiles show devotees seated on mats in saffron, purple and white clothing at centres labelled "NEW YORK VARANASI", "CHARLOTTE-SRISAILAM", "OMAN SIVAGANGAI", "KUALA LUMPUR - PALANI", "Oklahoma Somnatham", "OHIO PRAYAG", "NITHYANANDA NAGARAM - HYDERABAD", "Wellington, New Zealand", "Toronto Kailaasam", "Los Angeles Arunachala" and "DUBAI THIRUKOVILUR". Some tiles show altars with deity murti, flowers and kalasha. A bearded man in a white shawl appears in a tile labelled Dubai Thirukovilur, beside a portrait of a turbaned figure.2013-05-05June 23 20122012-06-23 +1 copiesA 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.2013-11-15June 01 20122012-06-01A large wall-mounted screen displays a grid of video-conference tiles showing devotees joining a satsang from many locations. Tiles show people seated on floors and chairs in rooms with shrines, deity images, flower garlands, and ritual items. Labels read Houston Kalahasti Aadheenam, Doncaster UK, Mill Valley-Vairavan Koil, Dubai Vaidyanatham, Charlotte Srisailam, Hyderabad Adheenam, Selayang Malaysia, Singapore Singapuram, Surrey Canada, and Washington DC Sripuram. In the Charlotte tile a man in white with a garland sits on a red-and-white rug. In the Singapore tile several people in white and red sit before a shrine of deity murtis. A pedia.org at lower right2015-02-01January 26 20122012-01-26Photograph of a large video wall showing a live satsang linked across many centres, with a grid of tiled video feeds. Each tile shows a group of people seated on floors or chairs in ashram or meeting rooms, labelled with place names such as Mill Valley, Alice Springs Australia, Atlanta, Los Angeles Aadheenam, Penang Malaysia, Washington DC Sripuram, Oklahoma Aadheenam, Scottsdale Phoenix, Charlotte Aadheenam and Melbourne Aadheenam. Participants wear white, colourful and saffron-toned clothes, and some sit before altars or deity murti. In the lower right tile, a figure in saffron-orange robes and a red head covering appears in a gold-framed image, described as a depiction.2015-08-29October 20 20122012-10-20