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A photograph of a large flat-screen monitor on a desk showing a video conference grid. The main screen shows a white-clad man with a sash and beaded necklace, hands pressed together in greeting, beside a woman in an orange saree garlanded with red and white flowers; a row of people in white stands behind them beside a banner reading SINGAPORE. Smaller tiles on the right show participants on screens, including a woman seated in a garland-framed setting at the bottom. Laptops with spreadsheet-like windows sit at left, and a digital clock reads 9:25 on the right.

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A photograph of a large monitor in a dim room showing a video conference with multiple panels. The main panel shows a woman in a white sari with a red-bordered edge, standing with hands raised near a banner reading NGAPORE, beside a woman in an orange sari with floral garlands. Smaller panels on the right show groups of people seated on mats in rooms, one with a banner labelled Guadeloupe, and one panel showing a portrait of a man with white hair in a garland-framed frame. Two laptops sit in front of the monitor, one displaying a list of names including Kevin, Dennis Choy, Uma Lakshmanan and Thana.2011-01-23A flat-screen monitor on an orange draped table displays a split video feed of a satsang. The top-left panel shows a crowd of women seated in a room with a TORONTO sign, several wearing saffron, red and purple garments. The top-right panel shows people seated on orange cushions. The bottom-right panel shows a figure in a purple top with long hair and a multi-coloured garland, seated before a floral-decorated backdrop, with a dark-haired person in a purple and white wrap at the lower right of the frame. Other people sit blurred in the background audience, and a small laptop screen with a list of names sits on the left.2011-01-23A photograph of two monitors in a room, the right monitor showing a grid of eight video-conference feeds of Paduka Puja gatherings at different locations. Feeds show deity murtis and shrines draped in red, pink and purple, flower garlands, kalasha-style offerings and a seated figure beneath a red canopy, a person in a dark shirt seated at a table, and a group seated in a yellow-lit room with a sanctified setup. One feed shows a seated figure in orange robes on a flower-decorated throne. Watermarked archive text overlays the lower right edge but is omitted here. The left monitor displays a computer desktop with file thumbnails. Several people are partly visible at the edges of the room; the photographed people are only partly visible.2011-08-14Photograph of two video monitors displaying a grid of live video feeds from multiple locations. On the left monitor, a figure in a red-and-white outfit stands in a room near a shrine, and a grid of small panels shows a group of seated devotees in white and colourful clothes, a woman in red standing beside an orange-clad figure, and a woman in red seated on a golden throne-like chair. On the right monitor, many panels show shrines with deity murti, kalasha and flower decorations, and groups of devotees, with name labels such as Singapuram and Oklahoma Somaithan visible. A small white box with cables and a black power adapter sits on the desk in front, with a wooden frame at the right edge.2012-05-21 +1 copiesAugust 02 20152015-08-02July 20 20112011-07-20A photograph of a large flat-screen display showing a six-panel video wall of simultaneous live feeds from different locations. Several panels show groups of people in prostration or padapuja-style poses on mats and cushions, some with arms raised, wearing white, blue and red clothing. One panel labelled SINGAPORE shows people kneeling and bowing before a plate of offerings, another shows a banner reading ONDO BEACH, and another shows a banner reading VANCO. A bottom-right panel shows a close view of a figure with long dark hair, a crown-like headdress and ornate beaded jewelry, seated before an ornate halo-shaped backdrop; the figure is shown on a screen, not physically present.2011-06-05Photograph of two large monitors on red-draped tables showing a live multi-site video link. Screens are split into tiles: on the right monitor, a tile labelled UK shows people seated and a tile labelled SINGAPORE shows seated devotees in white and orange; a tile labelled KULIM MALAYSIA shows rows of seated participants in white, and a tile labelled GUADELOUPE CENTRE shows people sitting on a floor. In the right-hand screen corners, a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a swept-back hairstyle sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, with a microphone before him; a similar figure sits on a gold throne in the left monitor's lower tile. Other left tiles show deity shrines with garlanded images and lit lamps. A camera sits atop the left side of the scene and a ceiling fan is visible above.2011-08-08 +2 copiesPhotograph of two large monitors on a red cloth-covered table showing a multi-site video link. The left screen is a grid of tiles: groups seated in temple halls with deity images and decorated shrines, and a close-up of a smiling man with short hair in orange and gold clothing. The right screen shows a group in white and orange clothing seated on mats before a deity portrait, with a banner reading GUADELOUPE CENTER, and a second group at a table with a SINGAPORE placard and a seated group in orange and white with a KULIM MALAYSIA placard. Each tile shows people on screens rather than in the room; the only physical person in the room is absent.2011-08-28 +1 copiesSeptember 08 20112011-09-08Two large monitors on a red draped table display a multi-site video conference of satsang participants. The left screen shows a grid of tiles, several labelled SINGAPORE and one CALGARY, with people seated before deity altars and lamps. The right screen shows a top tile of a shrine with a seated figure in orange before a lit altar, a lower tile of seated devotees in a room with green and yellow furniture, and a large tile of a figure in blue robes with an orange-pink head covering seated on a silver-ornamented throne with pink cushions, hand raised to the head. Video cameras on tripods stand behind the screens.2011-07-23Photo of a satsang hall where several flat-screen monitors on an orange-draped table show a live video feed. The largest screen, a VU monitor, displays a grid of six video panels: priests and devotees at shrines, and in the bottom right a man in a pink turban and pink robes seated before an ornate golden backdrop with a red cushion. Another screen on the left shows a similar figure in pink against a golden arch. Video cameras on tripods stand beside the table, and behind them seated devotees in saffron, pink and green saris sit on mats in a large hall with red curtains and a golden shrine. A purple and gold cloth with printed Tamil-style lettering hangs over the table edge.2011-02-21