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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.

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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.2011-11-05A large screen showing a video-conference grid of multiple remote groups practising together. Panels show groups seated on mats and chairs in different rooms: a group in a white-walled room labelled Charlotte Ashram, a group in orange and pink clothing, a group seated on a rug labelled New York Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham Sanatana-area signage, a group in green and red in Calgary Ashram, and a panel labelled Tucson. In the lower right panel a bare-chested man with a red cloth draped over his shoulder and beaded necklaces sits with a garland, appearing to receive a flower from a woman.2011-11-06November 11 20112011-11-11A video wall of nine live-feed panels showing devotees seated in meditation or satsang at centres in different locations. Top left panel shows a room with a framed picture and flowers; top centre shows people seated on mats near a small altar; middle left shows a shrine with deity images and people on white cloth; middle centre shows participants in white and blue on mats with a sign reading "SOMNATH OKLAHOMA"; middle right shows a woman in a pale top seated on a red cushion beside a sign reading "CALGARY AMARNATH" and an orange-draped chair; bottom left shows a group in white and dark clothing seated on mats with a sign "VANCOUVER PURI"; bottom centre shows a woman with blonde hair before a white banner reading "SLOVAKIA"; bottom right shows seated participants near a sign reading "TUCSON". No one is identifiable as a person in the frame, and the chair in the middle right panel is empty.2011-11-05September 16 20122012-09-16A photograph of a multi-panel video wall showing a live online session. The largest central panel shows a man seated on a red-cushioned throne decorated with yellow marigold garlands and pink flowers, wearing an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, a person depicted on screen. Surrounding panels show groups of participants seated on floor mats and chairs in different locations, including a room with a sign reading New York Varanasi and another labelled Vancouver Puri. Several participants wear white, pink and dark clothing.2011-11-06November 06 20112011-11-06A screen shows a multi-window video-conference grid of temple and ashram locations, each labelled with a printed caption: HYDERABAD, RAMESWARAM, TORONTO KAILASAM, LOS ANGELES ARUNACHALA, SAN JOSE MADURAI, OHIO PRAYAG, OKLAHOMA SOMNATHAM and CHARLOTTE SRISAILAM. In the Rameswaram window, a row of seated devotees in white, pink and green clothes sits on a mat, one man in blue palms together, with a banana-leaf offering plate before them. In the Toronto window a bald man in a dark robe stands, and seated devotees in saffron and white sit nearby. The Oklahoma window shows a deity altar with decorated murtis and a standing figure in white. Several people are visible across the windows, mostly seated in satsang or puja settings.2013-11-16 +1 copiesA screen displaying a multi-panel video conference collage of satsang groups from different centres. Panels show small groups seated in homes and rooms: Greensboro North Carolina, Atlanta Ujjain, Calgary Amarnath, Charlotte Srinivasam, Toronto Kailash and Dallas Dwarka captions appear on the panels. Several participants wear white, saffron and blue clothing. In the bottom right panel, a man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate golden throne flanked by brass lamps, with a carved arch behind him, and appears to be the central speaker. The arrangement is a graphic composite of separate video feeds, with no physical people in the room photographed directly.2011-11-11Photograph of a monitor displaying a grid of video-conference tiles of satsang participants in many locations. Tiles include Monterrey-Mexico, Bengaluru North, Vancouver Puri, Paris Kalighat, Calgary Amarnath, Singapore, Bielefeld London UK, Charlotte-Srisailam, Dubai Thirukovilur and Bangalore-Marathahalli, each labelled with a printed caption. In the bottom-right tile a figure with long dark hair wears an orange-and-saffron robe and rudraksha mala, seated on a gold-cushioned throne, appearing to be Swamiji (probable). Other tiles show people seated in white, red and saffron clothing on mats and sofas in rooms with altars, paintings and rugs. A2013-04-10 +1 copiesJune 23 20122012-06-23 +1 copiesA screen displaying a multi-panel collage of video-call style photographs of satsang and puja gatherings from several centres, each panel labelled with a place name. Top left, a panel labelled "PHOENIX KANCHIPURAM" shows a woman in red sitting before a decorated altar and a man in white seated beside her. Top right, a panel labelled "Seattle Chidambaram" shows a woman in orange seated on a red and gold cushioned mat. Middle left, two people in orange garments and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces sit on an orange sofa. Centre, a panel labelled "Calgary Amarnath" shows a woman in a red shawl on a grey sofa. Middle right, a panel labelled "SINGAPORE SINGAPURAM" shows a large group of seated devotees, many in orange and saffron garments with garlands. Bottom left, a panel labelled "WASHINGTON DC SRIPURAM" shows a woman in blue seated before a deity murti and colourful decorations. Bottom right shows a blurred group of people in a room.2014-08-16