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A 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.

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A photograph of a large monitor on an orange draped table, showing a multi-panel video link of a satsang. The main left panel shows a sign reading TORONTO above a group of people with hands pressed in namaste, a woman in an orange shawl at centre and a woman in white in front. The upper right panel shows seated participants on orange cushions and a woman in a green top. The lower right panel shows a smiling man in a maroon kurta with a white garland, seated on an ornate golden throne decorated with pink and yellow flowers. Smaller screens and blurred audience members sit beside the monitor.2011-01-23 +1 copiesA flat-screen monitor shows a live video conference split into five panels. The large lower-right panel shows a man in orange robes with a garland of white flowers, sitting cross-legged on a gold-patterned cushioned throne, with white and orange tilak on his forehead and rudraksha-style beads at his neck and wrists, hands folded in his lap. Other panels show groups of devotees seated on mats in ashram halls with red drapes, deity images and garlanded decorations, including a panel labelled Toronto and one labelled Seattle.2012-09-23January 23 20112011-01-23 +2 copiesPhoto 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.2011-02-21A photograph of a large flat-screen monitor in a room, displaying a six-panel grid of live video feeds from different temple and ashram locations. The feeds show ritual settings: decorated shrines with deity murtis, garlands, lit oil lamps, a kalasha, and people seated on mats in orange and white clothing performing puja. In one panel a figure in white stands near a decorated seat, and in another a shrine with a framed image sits beside an oil lamp. A label reading TORONTO is visible on a table in one feed. The screen's frame and a wall with a red curtain are visible at the edges.2011-08-02January 23 20112011-01-23 +1 copiesA photograph of two large monitors on an orange-draped table in a hall with white draped ceiling fabric and ceiling fans. The right monitor shows a grid of video-conference tiles of seated groups of devotees in white clothes, with labels such as HOUSTON, TORONTO, OHIO and GUADELUPE visible. On the right tile, a figure in saffron/orange robes sits on a cream ornate throne and raises one hand, a probable Swamiji by cues of long swept-back hair and saffron clothing. The left monitor shows a similar grid of remote groups, including another saffron-clad figure on a throne. Video cameras sit on tripods in the foreground. The physical people count is zero as the seated devotees appear only on screens.2011-02-26Photograph of monitors on an orange-draped table showing a live multi-site satsang. The left screen is split into four video feeds: a group of devotees seated on mats in a room, two people in white sitting cross-legged, a figure in an orange robe seated on a gold-ornamented throne before a backdrop, and a woman in red and white beside it. The right screen shows a person in pink-orange robes with a rudraksha mala, hands in anjali, seated on a purple cushioned seat. Swamiji (probable): the figure on the right wears saffron-pink clothing and rudraksha beads, and the throne figure wears orange with long hair, consistent with Swamiji on screen. Room audience members sit in the background.2011-02-27A photograph of a black computer monitor displaying a split-screen video feed in a room with a laptop on the left. The left panel shows a seated audience in a hall, with a woman in white and an older woman in white sitting near a small ritual arrangement in front. The right panel shows a man with long dark hair and a visible tilak on his forehead, wearing a magenta-pink robe, with palms pressed together in namaste before a large white garland-decorated backdrop with pink and orange flowers. Visible on the screen are a red-and-white banner and a small plant on the left edge.2011-01-23A flat-screen TV on an orange-draped table shows a split video feed. On the left, a seated audience in saffron and white clothing sits before a decorated altar with deity murtis and garlands, and a placard reads partly "ATTLE USA". On the right, a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a garland sits on an ornate silver and purple throne, speaking into a microphone. Pink and orange draped fabric and a camera are visible in the room.2011-02-25 +1 copiesA photograph of a monitor on a table showing a split video call. The left half shows a group of people seated in a room with an orange cloth, several wearing casual clothes including a blue top. The right half shows a smiling man with long dark hair, wearing a maroon jacket with ornate gold embroidery, a white and multicolored flower garland, and a gold necklace, seated on an ornate golden throne decorated with red, yellow and white flowers, holding a small Canadian flag. Beside the monitor a small screen lists names. Audience members are blurred in the background.2011-01-23 +1 copiesTwo 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.2011-07-23