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A photograph of a large wall-mounted display showing a six-panel video conference grid of participants joining a yoga session. Top-left panel shows a man seated on a striped blue mat with a sign reading JOSE. Top-middle shows a man in dark clothing and a woman in white seated on cushions beside a sign reading PHOENIX. Top-right shows several women in white, orange and blue clothing seated on cushions beside a sign reading SEATTLE USA, with deity murtis and colourful decorations behind them. Bottom-left shows a woman in an orange sari and other people seated in a temple-style room with deity statues. Bottom-middle shows people seated on blue mats around a decorated space with murtis. Bottom-right shows a man in white seated beside a lit oil lamp on a golden throne with a framed portrait of a saffron-clad figure on a lotus-themed backdrop, with a microphone in front. Text on the right reads 2020 Nithyananda Paramashivam

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A photograph of a large video display showing a six-panel video conference grid of a yoga session. Several participants sit on mats and cushions in temple-like rooms decorated with deity murti, colourful garlands and red drapes. A label on the floor reads PHOENIX, another SEATTLE USA, and another JOSE. In the bottom-right panel, a man in white ritual clothes with a shaved head sits before an ornate golden throne with a lotus canopy and a framed image of a saffron-robed figure, beside an oil lamp and flowers. The left panel shows a woman in an orange sari. The people visible are on screens rather than physically present in the room.2011-08-01A large flat-screen monitor in a dark room shows a six-panel video-conference grid of yoga and meditation sessions at different ashram centres. Panels show people seated on mats and cushions before decorated deity murtis, shrines with oil lamps, flower garlands and offering plates. In the top-middle panel a man in a white shirt sits near a shrine, and in the top-right panel several women in blue, white and orange clothing sit with plates of offerings. The bottom-right panel shows an empty ornate golden throne with red cushions and a framed portrait of a seated figure in orange, surrounded by flower garlands, a brass lamp and a lotus-shaped canopy. Labels read PHOENIX, SEATTLE USA and SAN JOSE. Pictured people are on screens, not in the room with the camera.2011-08-01A photograph of a large wall-mounted screen showing a video link with four panels. Top right shows a group seated on a striped rug with a white banner reading SAN JOSE, including a man in a dark top and a man in white, with a brass tray of offerings nearby, beneath decorated deity shrines. Bottom left shows a woman in a blue sari seated before a tray with a sign reading SEATTLE USA, beside a decorated shrine room with garlands. Top left shows women seated at a shrine room with a sign marked LA. Bottom right shows an ornate golden throne with red cushions before a carved stone lion and a framed portrait of a woman in orange robes with a garland; a figure in white and a crown-like headpiece stands at the throne's side, with a brass lamp and red flowers in front. Copyright text overlays the screen.2011-08-11 +1 copiesMay 27 20122012-05-27November 04 20112011-11-04August 28 20112011-08-28 +1 copiesJuly 17 20122012-07-17A photograph of a wall-mounted screen showing a six-panel video conference grid of devotee groups in separate temple and ashram rooms. Several panels show people in white clothes seated on mats before deity shrines, with flower garlands and oil lamps; one panel shows a man in a green-bordered dhoti and a woman in green kneeling before a brass pot and offerings. Bottom right, a man with shaved head and red-orange robe, rudraksha mala and gold armband sits on an ornate gold throne with purple cushions, hands folded, a person on screen. Name labels on sheets read PHOENIX and Los Angeles, CA, USA.2011-02-28 +1 copiesA 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.2012-10-17December 30 20112011-12-30April 13 20132013-04-13A photograph of a large display screen showing a multi-panel video conference of satsang participants in several locations. Panels show people sitting on mats and cushions in front of deity murtis, altars and red draperies, with handwritten placards reading TO RON TO KAILASH, SEATTLE USA, SAN JOSE, LA ARUNACHALA and BANGALORE NORTH. In the bottom right panel a man in saffron robes, a long rudraksha mala and an orange head covering sits on a gold and red throne beside a small brass lamp, matching the page's a person appearance cues. Screen visible on screen only, so counted people are those physically present in the room.2011-08-29 +1 copies