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June 06 2012

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February 01 20132013-02-01November 11 20112011-11-11June 23 20122012-06-23 +2 copiesJune 23 20122012-06-23 +1 copiesA photograph of a large monitor showing a video-conference grid of nine tiles, each a remote group or individual. Top tiles include a yellow-shirted man and a woman seated beside a white sign reading VANCOUVER, another with a man in a white cap and sleeveless top beside statues labelled VICTORIA AUSTRALIA. A middle tile shows participants in pink and white seated before a shrine with deity murtis and orange drapery. Another middle tile shows a woman in white seated before a red cushion, with a sign reading PORT WASHINGTON NEW YORK and a tray of flowers. A bottom-left tile shows a group seated in white and pink with a sign reading DELOUPE, and a bottom-middle tile shows a group in pink and yellow seated with a sign reading BENGALURU. In the bottom-right tile, a bald man in an orange robe with glasses sits with eyes closed, a rudraksha mala at his neck.2011-11-16May 31 20122012-05-31A large screen showing a video-conference grid of multiple remote groups practising together. Panels show groups seated on mats and chairs in different rooms: a group in a white-walled room labelled Charlotte Ashram, a group in orange and pink clothing, a group seated on a rug labelled New York Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham Sanatana-area signage, a group in green and red in Calgary Ashram, and a panel labelled Tucson. In the lower right panel a bare-chested man with a red cloth draped over his shoulder and beaded necklaces sits with a garland, appearing to receive a flower from a woman.2011-11-06A monitor displays a multi-panel video conference grid of satsang and puja gatherings across several centres. Top-left panel shows a woman in white seated with hands in prayer beside a sign reading CHARLOTTE. Top-middle panel shows a man in white and a seated person before a deity murti, labelled DALLAS DWARAKA. Middle-left panel shows a group seated on a sofa and chairs, labelled PEMBROKE PINES or similar. Centre panel shows a large seated congregation in a hall with a decorated altar. Middle-right panel shows a woman in red with a deity altar, labelled MILL VALLEY. Lower-left panel shows a woman in meditation pose and a man in white, labelled ATLANTA UJJAIN. Lower-centre panel shows a woman with a sign labelled BESANCON and a figure in red and orange. Lower-right panel shows a man in saffron and red with a crown-like headpiece and rudraksha mala seated on a gold throne, a probable Swamiji candidate, with a small figure in white at his feet. A right-side monitor shows more small panels of altars and deity images.2012-05-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a large wall-mounted video display showing a nine-panel video call grid of devotees seated in home shrine rooms in different cities. Labels include ATLANTA UJJAIN, PHILADELPHIA, HOUSTON KALAHASTHI, DALLAS DHARAKA, PORT WASHINGTON NEW YORK, VICTORIA AUSTRALIA and VANCOUVER PURI. Participants sit on mats and cushions before altars with flowers, fruit plates, deity pictures and oil lamps. In the bottom-right panel a bald man in an orange garment with beaded necklace appears on screen, and the grid includes a shaved-head man in white with rudraksha beads in the Victoria panel. Eight to ten physical people are visible across the rooms.2011-11-20June 23 20122012-06-23 +1 copiesA photograph of a large video wall displaying a grid of live video feeds from different centres, showing devotees gathered in temples and halls for a satsang. Panels show people sitting on mats and cushions in white, red and yellow clothing, a woman in a red and orange sari at a lectern, a shaved-headed man in yellow robes seated before a red cushion in a Seattle hall, and a shrine with red drapes and deity murti. Small signs read Seattle, Kulim Malaysia, Oklahoma and San Jose Madurai. The bottom right panel shows a large ornate image of Shiva with a tilak, adorned with rudraksha and gold-coloured decoration.2013-02-22 +1 copiesA large video-conference grid displayed on a screen, showing a collage of many small live panels of people in home and ashram settings, labelled with handwritten or printed place signs such as Washington D.C. Sripuram, Guadeloupe, New Jersey, Vancouver Home, Houston North-West, Bangalore Whitefield, Brockley London, Turkey, St. Louis, Arunachala Tiruvannamalai and Anna Nagar. Many participants sit cross-legged on mats in saffron, orange, red and green clothes, some with ritual red and white markings, around puja items and flowers. In the bottom right panel, a man with a shaved head and saffron-orange robes with a gold necklace sits before a golden backdrop, with a rudraksha mala. This is a photograph of a screen showing a collage, so the physical people count refers only to people in the room, which is effectively none visible apart from a partial garment edge.2012-09-05