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A 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.

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August 29 20112011-08-29August 29 20112011-08-29 +1 copiesAugust 31 20112011-08-31December 30 20112011-12-30August 28 20112011-08-28 +1 copiesMay 29 20122012-05-29A large video wall shows a multi-site online satsang grid of nine live feeds, each labelled with a centre name such as "TO RON TO KA ILASH", "SEATTLE CHIDAMBARAM", "PHOENIX ANNAPURNA", "GUADELOUPE CENTER", "SAN JOSE", "LA ARUNACHALA", "OHIO PRAYAG" and "MALAYSIA". Participants sit cross-legged on colourful mats before decorated altars with deity murtis, kalasha, flowers and oil lamps, with some in orange, white and red clothing. The image is a live-broadcast screen capture of the gathering.2011-08-31February 22 20112011-02-22 +1 copiesA large screen shows a grid of video-call tiles for a satsang, with labelled windows reading Malaysia Palani, Toronto Kailasam, Phoenix Kanchipuram, Los Angeles Arunachala, San Jose Madurai, Ohio Center and Seattle Chidambaram. Tiles show people seated on mats performing puja with oil lamps, a brass thali, flowers and kalasha-like vessels, and a man in white and orange seated before a red-draped altar. In the bottom-right tile a man with long hair, saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits before a gold-decorated backdrop, the screen content being the satsang broadcast. The photograph is of the screen, so the people on it are not physically present.2013-04-09A 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.2012-05-31A flat-screen monitor shows a live video conference split into five panels. The large lower-right panel shows a man in orange robes with a garland of white flowers, sitting cross-legged on a gold-patterned cushioned throne, with white and orange tilak on his forehead and rudraksha-style beads at his neck and wrists, hands folded in his lap. Other panels show groups of devotees seated on mats in ashram halls with red drapes, deity images and garlanded decorations, including a panel labelled Toronto and one labelled Seattle.2012-09-23December 22 20112011-12-22