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A photograph of a Samsung monitor on a tripod showing a video-conference grid of several live feeds of devotees performing a ritual. Top-left feed shows a man in white folded-hands prayer before a decorated altar with ornate shrine pieces. A woman in a yellow robe with palms pressed together appears in the middle-left feed. Another feed shows people seated on the floor before a shrine with decorated deity forms. A bottom feed shows a person in orange robes and a woman in white beside an altar with a lit lamp, and a man in white with hands folded in namaste. The monitor shows the feeds; people on the screen are not counted as physical people present.

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A photograph of a Samsung monitor on a stand showing a multi-panel video-conference grid of participants joined from different rooms. Top panels show a person seated before a decorated altar with draped red backdrop and ornate deity murtis; a framed portrait sits in a corner. A woman with light hair in a yellow top presses palms together in namaste in one panel. Another panel shows people seated on the floor before decorated shrines, and in the lower row a group in orange and white garments sits before illuminated altars. Two people in white and cream clothes sit with palms folded in another panel, with a framed picture at the lower right. The screen is the subject; the people appear only on the display.2011-01-17A photograph of a Samsung monitor displaying a video-call grid of several live feeds, showing a Pada Puja being conducted across remote locations. Top-left tile shows a man in white standing in a hall. Middle row shows a seated man in white clothing beside a woman in a sari, a woman seated in a living room near an altar, and several people seated on a floor in front of decorated shrines. Bottom-left tile shows a figure in orange robes seated before a red-draped altar with deity murti and a kalasha-like offering, with a seated woman in white nearby. Bottom-right tile shows a framed portrait garlanded with orange and white flower garlands, depicting a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala. The image is a screen capture of a remote ritual event.2011-01-17A 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 multi-panel collage of video-call style screens showing a remote Pada Puja event. Panels show people in home and ashram-style rooms: a man in white seated before a shrine of deity murti in the top left; a woman in a white sari standing in a room with chairs; a group seated on the floor in a hall with a shrine; a woman and a man in white seated before a red shrine with a glowing lamp in the bottom left. The bottom right panel shows a framed portrait of a smiling figure in orange robes with a garland of orange and white flowers, which is a printed portrait and not a physical person. Physical people are small and partially visible, so no exact count is given. A copyright notice is printed over the lower right of the image.2011-01-17A photograph of two black monitors in the foreground of a room, with a camera tripod visible at right. The right screen shows a temple interior with white walls, a central shrine with a small deity murti, and two green-and-gold guardian figures flanking it with red cloth draped above. Three people sit before the shrine: a man in a grey shirt at left, a man in white dhoti and shirt in the centre, and a shaved-headed priest in an orange-and-white cloth with a tilak and rudraksha mala at right, with a plate of yellow flowers in front. The left screen shows a man in white robes seated on a red and gold throne, with a gold-framed backdrop. The overall scene is a live-link satsang broadcast.2011-02-14Two black monitors sit on a wooden surface in an office-like room, photographed at an angle. The left screen shows a video window of a figure in white robes seated before a decorated altar with gold and red ornaments and framed deity images. The right Samsung monitor displays a video call grid: a top panel of several people in casual clothes gathered around a table, and lower panels showing groups of people in front of decorated shrines with flowers and deity figures. The screens show remote video of satsang-style gatherings rather than people physically present in this room.2011-01-28A wall-mounted display screen shows a multi-panel video grid of simultaneous live feeds from different temple and ashram rooms. Panels show devotees seated in orange and red clothing, a woman in a green sari performing a puja with a brass plate, a standing white-clad priest with a shaved head at a peetha, rooms decorated with garlands, deity murti and marigold strings, and a panel of lotus-shaped floral decor with a framed portrait on a throne-like seat with red cushions. A caption-like label reads TORONTO on one panel. The display is shown against a dark frame in a room with a red curtain and ceiling fan. The viewers are on screens, not physically present, and the portrait is printed on a screen.2011-08-02February 18 20112011-02-18A photograph of two flat-screen monitors on a table draped with an orange cloth at a satsang venue. The left monitor shows a live feed of people seated on a red-draped stage, including a man in a light green shirt with a lanyard near the right edge, and women in saffron and white clothing. The right monitor is split into a grid of smaller video feeds of seated devotees in rows, some in white and saffron. A camera tripod and blurred audience members in white clothing are visible in the background.2011-01-23A 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.2011-01-23October 01 20112011-10-01A 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.2011-08-02