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A photograph of two large flat-screen monitors on an orange cloth-draped table in a hall with a white draped ceiling, ceiling fans and video cameras on stands. The screens show multi-panel video-conference grids of devotees seated in rows in various rooms, with location labels such as Guadeloupe, Houston, Toronto and Ohio. In the lower right panel of each screen, a figure in saffron/orange robes with long swept-back hair sits in an ornate cream-and-blue chair holding a microphone and raising one hand. The people in the room are not visible; the only people shown are on the screens.

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A photograph of two large monitors on an orange-draped table in a hall with white draped ceiling fabric and ceiling fans. The right monitor shows a grid of video-conference tiles of seated groups of devotees in white clothes, with labels such as HOUSTON, TORONTO, OHIO and GUADELUPE visible. On the right tile, a figure in saffron/orange robes sits on a cream ornate throne and raises one hand, a probable Swamiji by cues of long swept-back hair and saffron clothing. The left monitor shows a similar grid of remote groups, including another saffron-clad figure on a throne. Video cameras sit on tripods in the foreground. The physical people count is zero as the seated devotees appear only on screens.2011-02-26February 27 20112011-02-27 +1 copiesA photograph of two monitors on an orange-draped table showing a multi-panel video link of satsang centres. The left screen shows Dubai with a turbaned man in orange and devotees seated on the floor, and Dallas and Atlanta panels with seated devotees and a figure on a golden throne. The right screen shows Ohio with a flag, Houston with a seated group, and a panel with a figure in orange against a golden backdrop. Dark audience silhouettes are visible behind the screens, with cables and a small black device on the table.2011-02-27February 27 20112011-02-27A flat-screen monitor displays a grid of live video feeds from multiple satsang centres. Tiles show groups of devotees seated on mats and rugs in various rooms, some with white or orange clothing, flower decorations and lamps. A tile labelled HOUSTON and another with an OHIO sign are visible, along with a flag-like marker. On the left monitor, a tile shows a figure in orange robes seated on a throne-like seat with a golden backdrop and candles, and a small tile on the right shows a woman in orange seated before flowers. The screen displays people on screens rather than physical people in the room, and the photo shows the monitor in a dim room with an orange cloth below.2011-02-27 +1 copiesPhoto of two large flat-screen monitors on a wooden table in a tented hall, showing a multi-site video link. The left screen tiles include a woman in red at a Dubai feed, a figure in saffron-orange seated on a peach-coloured throne-like sofa with a red-and-gold backdrop, and devotees in a group setting. The right screen shows a crowd seated on mats in a hall labelled Guadeloupe and Toronto, and a figure in orange and pink garments seated on an ornate sofa labelled Houston. Video cameras on tripods stand at left and rooftop lights hang with decorative tassels. Swamiji (probable): a figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair on a throne-like sofa, shown on screen.2011-02-27Two large monitors on a red draped table display a multi-site video conference of satsang participants. The left screen shows a grid of tiles, several labelled SINGAPORE and one CALGARY, with people seated before deity altars and lamps. The right screen shows a top tile of a shrine with a seated figure in orange before a lit altar, a lower tile of seated devotees in a room with green and yellow furniture, and a large tile of a figure in blue robes with an orange-pink head covering seated on a silver-ornamented throne with pink cushions, hand raised to the head. Video cameras on tripods stand behind the screens.2011-07-23A photograph of a flat-screen monitor displaying a nine-panel video grid of remote meditation or satsang groups. Each panel shows a different location with participants seated on floors and mats, many wearing white clothing and white head coverings, some with blindfolds or face masks. Visible location captions include LA, GUADELOUPE, HOUSTON, TORONTO, OHIO and a city label at lower left. The bottom-right panel shows a woman in an orange and saffron robe with a beaded necklace, seated on an ornate white and silver throne-like chair with a microphone in front of her, beneath a partly visible banner reading 'Level'. Her presentation is not a clear match for the probable-a person cues, so her role is described as a seated speaker on a throne and the identity is left uncertain. Other panels show altars with deity images and framed pictures, and a monitor bezel is visible in the foreground.2011-02-26Dark room with several large video monitors displaying a live multi-site video conference. The largest screen shows a grid of small video feeds of groups of devotees seated in rooms, with labels such as SEATTLE SATSANG, SINGAPURAM and NEW JERSEY, and a bearded man in saffron robes with rudraksha and a gold necklace seated bottom right in one feed. Two side monitors show a text slide and more grid feeds. Orange and striped drapery hangs from the ceiling and cables sit on a red cloth on the floor.2013-01-12Photograph of two large monitors on a red-draped table showing a video-conference grid of many locations, each tile showing groups seated in rooms with cushions and mats. Tile labels read Seattle Chidambaram, Singapuram, Dallas, New Jersey and To Ron To La Lash. On the left monitor's lower-right tile a portrait of a smiling figure in a golden-yellow ornate background wears a saffron-orange garment and a tall turban-like headpiece, with a rudraksha-style necklace. Cables lie on the red cloth in the foreground. Scattered devotees in white, orange and blue clothing sit in several tiles, and some tiles show altars with deity images and flowers.2011-09-11A flat-screen monitor displays a nine-panel video call of devotees seated in meditation in different locations, labelled HOUSTON, TORONTO, OHIO, SEATTLE USA and GUADELOUPE. Participants wear white clothes and some have white head coverings. In the lower right panel, a life-size statue of a seated figure in orange robes, with a rudraksha mala and ornate white and gold throne, appears in front of a pink banner reading part of 'Enlightenment' and 'Level'. The screen is shown in a room with a dark frame and a partial pink banner visible on the right. The sitting figures are devotees on mats, with an ornate kalasha-style setting in the Seattle panel.2011-02-26A photograph of a monitor wall in a tented hall showing a live satsang feed. The large central screen is divided into nine tiles of groups seated in meditation, with a sign reading HOUSTON on one tile. On the right tile a woman in an orange sari with a red-and-gold sash sits in a meditative posture on an ornate golden throne, and in the foreground a plain cloth with pattern rests on an orange-draped table. Smaller monitors on the left display additional feeds, and a camera rests on a tripod. Ceiling fans and draped fabric canopy the room.2011-02-20