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A photograph of a black Samsung monitor displaying a video call grid of a group satsang. On screen, a man in a white shirt stands at left and a woman in a leopard-print top stands behind seated devotees. In the foreground on screen, a woman in orange robes sits at left, a woman in a dark green sari with a red border sits in the centre, a young man in white sits, and a woman in a white top with a rudraksha mala sits at right near a tray of orange and red offerings. In the upper centre of the screen, a large framed photo shows a smiling figure in an orange turban and orange robes, possibly a depiction of a guru. A video-call toolbar is visible along the bottom of the screen.

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February 18 20112011-02-18February 21 20172017-02-21A photograph of a Samsung monitor on a tripod showing a video-conference grid of several live feeds of devotees performing a ritual. Top-left feed shows a man in white folded-hands prayer before a decorated altar with ornate shrine pieces. A woman in a yellow robe with palms pressed together appears in the middle-left feed. Another feed shows people seated on the floor before a shrine with decorated deity forms. A bottom feed shows a person in orange robes and a woman in white beside an altar with a lit lamp, and a man in white with hands folded in namaste. The monitor shows the feeds; people on the screen are not counted as physical people present.2011-01-17A photograph of a Samsung monitor displaying a video feed of a shrine room with ornate arched niches holding deity murtis, one draped with garlands and pink and purple cloth, another painted white and pink. A woman with light hair in white clothes sits cross-legged on a striped mat beside a man in white kurta with a dark mala, both with hands folded. A man in a grey-and-white striped shirt and jeans sits to the right. Pink-robed figures stand in the background. Partially visible people sit at left in the room the monitor is in.2011-02-16A photograph of two monitors on a wooden table showing a live or recorded event. The larger Samsung monitor in the foreground displays a group of people in white clothes seated in rows, several with hands raised near their faces, with pink and white flower arrangements in front of them and a bright altar area behind. The smaller monitor on the left shows a large crowd of people seated in a hall. The background is blurred dark brown with warm light.2011-01-29A photograph of a Samsung monitor displaying a video-call grid of several live feeds, showing a Pada Puja being conducted across remote locations. Top-left tile shows a man in white standing in a hall. Middle row shows a seated man in white clothing beside a woman in a sari, a woman seated in a living room near an altar, and several people seated on a floor in front of decorated shrines. Bottom-left tile shows a figure in orange robes seated before a red-draped altar with deity murti and a kalasha-like offering, with a seated woman in white nearby. Bottom-right tile shows a framed portrait garlanded with orange and white flower garlands, depicting a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala. The image is a screen capture of a remote ritual event.2011-01-17February 24 20112011-02-24A photograph of a Samsung monitor on a stand showing a multi-panel video-conference grid of participants joined from different rooms. Top panels show a person seated before a decorated altar with draped red backdrop and ornate deity murtis; a framed portrait sits in a corner. A woman with light hair in a yellow top presses palms together in namaste in one panel. Another panel shows people seated on the floor before decorated shrines, and in the lower row a group in orange and white garments sits before illuminated altars. Two people in white and cream clothes sit with palms folded in another panel, with a framed picture at the lower right. The screen is the subject; the people appear only on the display.2011-01-17A photograph of a projection screen showing a video-conference feed of a living room with cream sofas, framed pictures and a decorated altar. Seated on the floor in front are a man with palms pressed together in namaste, a woman in a light blue sari holding a mala, and an older woman in a red-orange sari with glasses. A man in a white shirt sits on the sofa at right, and a woman in white stands behind the altar. A large deity image in orange and gold is partly visible at the left edge of the screen, with flower garlands in the foreground.2013-07-15A photograph of a large display screen showing a live video feed of a seated group during a puja. In the foreground, a woman in a yellow saree sits cross-legged before a low table holding a white plate with red and yellow offerings and a small lamp. Behind her, several people in white and pastel clothes sit in a row on the floor of a room, including a woman in pink and a man in a yellow shirt. A plastic fan and a patterned purple and gold panel are visible at the right edge. The screen image is blurred. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2011-03-05A photograph of a large flat-screen display showing a live feed of a temple hall. On the left of the screen, several people sit on a colourful patterned floor mat before a shrine decorated with deity murtis and garlands. A man in an orange robe sits at the front-left, a person in white sits near the centre, and a woman in a pink top sits in the middle, with another person in orange in the foreground. The right half of the screen shows a blank purple static pattern. Shrine decorations and offerings are visible behind the group.2011-07-08February 21 20172017-02-21