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June 24 20122012-06-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a large monitor displaying a grid of video-conference tiles from multiple satsang centres. Several tiles show groups seated in meditation and prayer on mats, many with flower garlands, kalasha-like offerings and deity murti on decorated altars. Labels on tiles read SINGAPURAM, TORONTO, SAN JOSE, LOS ANGELES, OKLAHOMA, ANNA NAGAR and others. One tile shows a person seated cross-legged on a red throne-like seat beneath a mandala-style backdrop, near the bottom right. Tiles show people in saffron, red, white and green clothing.2012-09-15 +1 copiesAugust 23 20122012-08-23July 10 20122012-07-10November 15 20112011-11-15A video-call grid photographed on a screen showing multiple remote ashram and centre sessions at once. Top-left, a woman in a multicoloured saree stands on a blue patterned mat near a brass plate with fruit and flowers, while a man in white kneels nearby with hands joined. Other tiles show devotees seated in rows on the floor, a man in white robes standing before a shrine with deity murtis and lamps, and people in white and red clothing performing puja beside small altars. A framed portrait with a marigold garland appears bottom right. Labels read SINGAPURAM and SAN JOSE MADURAI.2012-08-23A photograph of a large video wall showing a live multi-site satsang feed. Tiles show different locations: at the top left a temple with a decorated deity shrine and people in orange and white seated for pada-pooja; top right a group of people seated before a framed picture and yellow flowers; a centre room with a large seated congregation in orange and white clothing; a woman in a white top sitting on a mat before a person photo, with a small sign; and at the bottom right a man with a shaved head, white tilak and rudraksha beads, wearing orange and seated on a red cushioned throne before a red and gold backdrop, with a small mic on his collar. Other tiles show devotees in red and blue sitting on mats and a man in blue and a woman in pink at a ritual setup. Signs read Guadeloupe and Singapuram. The screen frame is on the right edge.2012-10-05A photograph of a large monitor displaying a multi-panel video conference grid of satsang locations. Panels show groups of devotees seated on the floor in white and orange clothes, with a shrine, deity murti and flower decorations visible in several rooms. Labels on the panels read SINGAPURAM, HYDERABAD and DALLAS DWARAKA, and SAN JOSE MADURAI appears in one panel. In the top-right panel a person wears white and orange, and in the lower-right panel a figure in a saffron-orange robe with a decorated gold headdress and garlands stands before a golden arch. No speaker's face is identifiable, and no clear appearance-based candidate for a person is evident, so the identity remains uncertain. Many small on-screen people are visible across the grid.2012-07-07A photograph of a large video wall showing a multi-panel live-stream grid of simultaneous satsang sessions at different centres. Each panel shows seated devotees before decorated shrines with deity murtis, flower garlands and kalasha-style decorations. One panel shows a man in a blue jacket and a woman in a sari seated before a red-draped altar labelled Malaysia; another shows a child doing a yoga pose on a purple mat beside seated participants labelled Singapuram; panels labelled Toronto Kailaasa, Seattle Chidambaram and Madurai show groups in saffron, white and bright dress before ornate shrines. No identifiable a person depiction is clearly visible; the figures on screen are devotees.2012-09-24December 27 20112011-12-27December 11 20112011-12-11May 02 20132013-05-02