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A photograph of a computer monitor showing a video conference call with three tiled video feeds. The top-left feed shows a small room with several seated people on a white cloth and a draped backdrop. The top-right feed shows a hall with a red backdrop, framed deity murti and portraits, and a seated audience in white and orange clothing. The bottom feed shows a red curtain backdrop with three people seated in white and light blue clothes on a mat before a small offering, one standing person in dark clothing behind them. A webcam sits atop the monitor and a second screen with small crowd images is at right. Participant name labels read Sabrina Kang, Nithyananda Vedic Temple and NVT Seattle. No one is identifiable as a person in the physical scene.

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A photograph of a monitor displaying a multi-panel video conference grid of satsang participants in various locations. Top-centre panel shows a room with a sign and a seated woman in white beside a man in green; a man in a green jacket and a young boy in a striped shirt sit in front. Right panels show women in saris and seated groups, and a panel of seated devotees before deity murtis. Lower-right panel shows a figure in a white robe on a decorated throne with a canopy and ornate cushions, shown from behind. Bottom-left panel shows seated attendees in yellow, red and white clothing.2010-12-28A photograph of two monitors on a table draped with an orange cloth, showing a live session. The left screen shows a room with people seated on mats in front of a shrine with pink and colourful backdrops; a man in a white shirt sits near the centre. The right screen shows a group seated on the floor in front of a blue and white banner, with a woman in white at centre and a woman in orange clothing beside her. A third screen at the top right shows a grid of people. In the foreground are small black speakers, a silver digital clock and cables. The people appear only on the displays, so no physical people are visible in the room itself.2011-01-21Two computer monitors in a dim room show a live video feed of a gathering. The left monitor shows a figure seated in a throne-like setting with ornate yellow, red and green decoration. The right monitor is a multi-panel grid of smaller video windows showing people seated in rows, including a man in dark clothes at the top, a woman and children in one panel, people in white and saffron clothing, and a figure in an ornate red and gold headdress at the bottom right. A video screen display of the grid, with the monitors in the foreground, indicates the event is being relayed to viewers.2010-12-28A photograph of a large screen showing a video conference grid of multiple live feeds, taken in a room with a dark frame around the display. The Vidya video-call interface is visible along the top edge. Most panels show groups of seated devotees in ashram-style halls, many in white, cream or pale clothing, some with orange or red shawls and kurtas. One feed shows a meditation or satsang session with a deity murti and oil lamps on a decorated altar. Another panel shows people seated before a large framed deity image with flowers and garlands. In the bottom right panel, a man with long hair, saffron/orange robes and a rudraksha mala and gold necklace sits on an ornate golden throne with a microphone, with oil lamps beside him, which is an appearance-based probable Swamiji candidate.2011-01-29 +1 copiesA photograph of several flat-screen monitors on a table draped with rust-orange cloth, showing a live video link to satsang participants in different locations. The central monitor shows a large group of people seated on the floor in white clothes, some with pale kurtas, with a red backdrop, deity murti and decorative floral arrangements. The left monitor shows a group of seated participants, including a woman in orange and a man in grey. The right monitor shows a tiled grid of participants, with a label reading SINGAPORE in red.2011-01-23A photograph of a desktop monitor displaying a video call with a group seated on the floor in front of a red draped curtain. A standing man in a grey jacket over white kurta and white trousers stands at the left with palms pressed together in anjali. Seated participants wear white, maroon, and checked shawls; a woman in white sits in the foreground and a man in a light blue shirt with a name badge sits at the right. The screen shows call controls including End call and Add people. A second monitor at right shows another group video.2011-01-22A photograph of a large display screen showing a multi-window video satsang. Other panels show seated devotees in white and colourful shawls before shrines with deity murtis, a red-draped altar, and a woman in a dark top and a man in red shawl sitting on mats.2011-02-11A photograph of a flat-screen monitor in a studio showing a video-conference grid of many small panels. Panels show a seated group of people in a room with a framed notice, a man in a white robe with a shaved head and white beard seated among others in white and red, a shrine with an ornate deity murti and lit lamps beside seated devotees, and a larger crowd of people seated on the floor beside a purple curtain. Another monitor on the left shows a field of yellow tulips. A camera rig is mounted above the screen. The on-screen people appear inside video panels and are not counted as physical people in the room.2010-12-28Photograph of three monitors on a table draped with an orange cloth with blue and yellow woven border, showing a live-streamed satsang. The left screen shows a video call window with a temple scene; the centre screen shows a group of seated women and men in white and cream clothing with hands in anjali mudra, a woman in an orange shawl at front; the right screen shows a red-draped shrine with deity murtis and garlands, and seated devotees in white. Blurred devotees in white and red sit in the background, with a small oil lamp glowing at left. No one is clearly visible in the foreground.2011-01-23February 27 20132013-02-27A photograph of monitors on a wooden table during a video-linked session. The central monitor shows a live feed of a group seated on the floor before a red draped backdrop; a man in a white shirt and light grey jacket stands and raises one hand, with a badge visible on his chest, while others sit cross-legged or kneel, including a woman in white and a man in a light blue top. A black monitor to the left is dark, and a monitor on the right shows a grid of smaller participant video windows. The blurred background suggests a large seated audience. Video conference controls appear at the bottom of the central screen.2011-01-22A photograph of a computer monitor with a video call window showing a group seated on the floor in front of a deep red curtain. A standing man in a grey jacket over white clothes holds his hands together at chest level, while seated participants wear white, blue and checked shawls. A webcam sits on top of the monitor and a second screen to the right shows a collage of smaller photos of people. The attendee in front wears a blue shirt with a name badge. No one is clearly identified as a person.2011-01-22