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June 22 2012

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June 22 20122012-06-22 +1 copiesPhoto 11733656June 23 20122012-06-23 +1 copiesSeptember 07 20122012-09-07 +1 copiesNovember 11 20112011-11-11June 23 20122012-06-23 +1 copiesJanuary 13 20132013-01-13June 23 20122012-06-23 +2 copiesSeptember 11 20112011-09-11A photograph of a large flat-screen monitor showing a grid of video-conference tiles, each a separate remote group of devotees seated indoors. Tiles show people in white and cream clothing sitting on floors and sofas, with handwritten or printed place-name signs such as JUAREZ MEXICO, SEATTLE CHIDAMBARAM, NEW JERSEY OMKARESHWAR, GUADELOUPE, SINGAPURAM and PARIS. One tile shows an altar with a lamp and a deity image. In the bottom right tile, a man with short hair wearing an orange-saffron robe and a beaded necklace speaks, seemingly on a stage; he has some a person cues but the appearance is not conclusive. Several tiles show people in white, and a red-clothed woman sits on a sofa.2013-01-12A monitor displays a video conference grid of participants seated in home settings. Top-left, a woman with dark hair in black clothing looks down beside a window labelled Las Vegas. Top-centre, a woman in a green and blue sari holds a sign reading Newcastle. Top-right, several people sit cross-legged before an altar with flowers and offerings. Bottom-left, men and women sit on a mat; a bald man in a light cream kurta and a man in white dhoti and shirt sit in front, with a sign reading Tamil text. Right side, a sitting group in Austin and a figure on a purple cloth before a shrine. Figures are shown on screen, so the physical count is zero.2012-06-01Photo of two large flat-screen monitors displaying a video conference grid of multiple remote centres. On the right monitor, a bald man in a magenta-purple dhoti-style garment and rudraksha mala sits on an ornate silver-white throne, appearing to address the session; this figure appears on a screen, not physically present. Surrounding tiles show groups of devotees seated in white and orange clothing with labelled locations such as PURI JAGANNATH VANCOUVER, SEATTLE CHIDAMBARAM, CALGARY, UK and SINGAPURAM, with a deity altar and kalasha visible in some tiles, and a man in a white shirt leading a session in another tile. A camera and ceiling fixtures are visible in the room. a person is shown on the screen as a depiction in the throne tile; the physical room contains no people.2011-09-10