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A large video wall displays a grid of live-linked satsang groups from different locations, shown as screen images rather than physical people in the room. Panels show seated devotees on floors and sofas, many dressed in white, saffron and pink; a panel labelled Toronto Kailasa shows a man in orange-and-white clothing seated before a decorated altar. Other panels carry signs reading Phoenix Kanchipuram, St. Louis Tirumala, Slovakia Poprad and Vancouver, with deity murti, flowers and kalasha-style altars visible. a person is not clearly identifiable in any panel.

A 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 copies

February 07 2016

2016-02-07 +1 copies

A large display screen shows a grid of live video feeds from multiple ashram centres, each labelled with a city name such as Toronto Aadheenam, Slovakia Koshitze, Philadelphia, St. Louis Adheenam, Chicago, Dubai Adheenam, Kajang Malaysia, Calgary Amarnath, Selayang Malaysia, Kulim Malaysia, Mill Valley Vairavan Koil and Dallas Dwaraka. Participants in white clothes and some in saffron and orange sit in meditation or satsang on the floors of their rooms. A central feed shows a figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala seated before a shrine. Another feed on the right shows a smiling woman in red and orange with beaded necklaces, labelled Self View. Copyright text is in the lower right corner.

A large video wall displays a grid of live-link screens showing groups of devotees seated on mats and rugs in various locations. Printed placards read "NEW YORK VARANASI", "SOMNATH OKLAHOMA", "CALGARY AMARNATH", "TUCSON", "VANCOUVER PURI" and "CHARLOTTE SRISAILAM". The bottom-right panel shows a figure seated in meditation on a golden throne decorated with marigold garlands, wearing an orange robe, rudraksha mala and a mala necklace, with hands in a mudra. The screens are shown in a photograph taken of the display. Overall the scene shows a multi-location satsang broadcast.

A large display screen showing a multi-panel video conference grid of satsang participants seated on floors and mats in various rooms, with name placards including NEW YORK VARANASI, CALGARY AMARNATH, SOMNATH, TUCSON, VANCOUVER PURI and CHARLOTTE SRISAILAM. Many people in white, cream, blue and purple clothing sit cross-legged, some with notebooks. In the bottom-right panel, a figure in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and a garland sits before an ornate golden throne with floral decorations, appearing to be the presenter for the session, and this appearance-based identification is probable: a person, seated on a golden peetha. Other panels show a framed portrait and an altar with flowers. The screen is partially visible at the right edge.

A photograph of a large monitor displaying a video conference grid of many small live feeds from different locations, each labelled with a place name. Feeds show groups of people seated in homes and centres: a woman in orange and a man in white at a table with flowers, a group in white seated on the floor, a man in an orange shawl in Bengaluru North, and a bald man in white with a mala and a woman in white with a mala in Port Washington NY. Labels include Singapore Singapuram, San Diego Tsru Alavi, New York Varanasi, Bengaluru North, Port Washington NY and Sri Julien Pranam. Visible people in the screens are part of the feeds, not physical people in the room.

February 21 2016

2016-02-21 +2 copies

A 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.

April 14 2013

February 14 2016

A photograph of a large screen showing a multi-panel video-conference grid of meditating groups from different locations. Participants sit cross-legged on mats and chairs in ashram-style rooms. Several panels show deity murtis and altars with red and pink drapery, flowers and garlands. In the lower right, a man in white with rudraksha mala sits near a red-cushioned seat with a flower arrangement, beside a label reading New Jersey Omkareshwar. In the lower centre, a man in a white kurta sits before a yellow-cloth table with a St. Louis Tirumala label. Captions on the panels name Greensboro North Carolina, Phoenix Kanchipuram, Toronto Kailasam, Slovakia Poprad, Vancouver Pune and San Jose. a person's appearance is not clearly visible in any panel.