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A large wall-mounted screen displays a grid of video-conference tiles showing devotees joining a satsang from many locations. Tiles show people seated on floors and chairs in rooms with shrines, deity images, flower garlands, and ritual items. Labels read Houston Kalahasti Aadheenam, Doncaster UK, Mill Valley-Vairavan Koil, Dubai Vaidyanatham, Charlotte Srisailam, Hyderabad Adheenam, Selayang Malaysia, Singapore Singapuram, Surrey Canada, and Washington DC Sripuram. In the Charlotte tile a man in white with a garland sits on a red-and-white rug. In the Singapore tile several people in white and red sit before a shrine of deity murtis. A pedia.org at lower right

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February 01 20152015-02-01February 01 20152015-02-01A photograph of a large display screen showing a grid of video-conference tiles from a satsang. Most tiles are of devotees in homes or temple rooms, with labels such as Warrington-UK, Houston Kalahasti Aadheenam, Singapore-Singapuram, Vancouver-Bhuvaneshwar, Dubai-Vaidyanatham, Ponca City-OK, Minot North Dakota, Hongkong-Sirkazhi, Cluj Romania, Charlotte-Srisailam and Hyderabad Adheenam. Several tiles show people in white or orange clothing seated before shrines, a kalasha, portraits and deity images. One tile shows a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala standing before a red wall, and a Hyderabad Adheenam tile shows a group seated in white. A tile labelled Self View shows a figure in orange and red with a red turban before green foliage. The screen sits in a room with a projector below it.2015-01-29A photograph of a large video-wall screen showing a grid of live video-conference feeds for a satsang, with a cinema-like frame and a grey wall around it. Each tile is labelled with a city-and-temple name, including Houston Kalashasthi, Charlotte Srisailam, Los Angeles Arunachala, Ohio Prayag, San Jose Madurai, Sharjah, Oklahoma Somanatham, Toronto Kailasam, Kuala Lumpur Palani and Seattle Chidambaram. Participants sit on mats and cushions in ashram-style rooms; some wear saffron and orange robes, others white, and several have shaved or covered heads. One Toronto tile shows a man in dark robes and a head covering seated by a small offering. Altars with deity murtis, orange drapes and a large framed portrait appear in several tiles. The screen shows people only on screens, so no physical participants are in the photographed room; the feeds show seated devotees in groups.2013-11-15November 09 20142014-11-09 +1 copiesA large screen shows a grid of video-conference tiles from satsang locations around the world, including Houston Kalahasti Adheenam, Surrey Canada, Singapore Singapuram, Minot North Dakota, Warrington UK, Bangalore North, Dubai Vaidyanatham, Doncaster UK, Hyderabad Adheenam and Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Trivandrum. People in each tile sit or stand in rooms with framed portraits, deity murtis and altars. In one tile a man in orange and white stands beside a placard reading DAKOTA DUNES, and in another a woman holds a placard reading SLOVAKIA POPRAD. A woman in red and white in the lower-right tile lifts her hand, and a man in white sits near a throne-like seat with a kalasha in another tile. The screen is a satsang broadcast, so the people shown are on screens rather than physically present, and no speaker is visibly identifiable as a person.2015-02-21A photograph of a darkened room with a large screen showing a video-conference grid of multiple remote participant panels. Panels show people in various settings: a man and woman seated at left in Cluj, Romania; a woman in glasses in Sally Springs, Winston; a woman seated in meditation on a mat in a blue outfit; a man in a white and red ritual outfit on a green mat in the lower right; several people in white and red clothes seated in a room labelled Atlanta, Georgia; a group seated in meditation at Toronto Thirukailaya Adheenam; and a man in a red and white outfit at Vancouver. Labels on the panels name locations including Warrington-UK, Houston Kalahasti Aadheenam, Singapore Singapuram, Vancouver Canada, Hyderabad Adheenam and Minot North Dakota. Remote panels show screens, not physical people in the room.2015-01-30A large screen displays a grid of video-conference tiles showing satsang participants at multiple ashram and temple locations. Top left tile labelled "SEATTLE CHIDAMBARAM" shows a bald man in white with hands folded beside a red floral arrangement and a brass bowl. Other tiles show devotees seated on mats in saffron, purple and white clothing at centres labelled "NEW YORK VARANASI", "CHARLOTTE-SRISAILAM", "OMAN SIVAGANGAI", "KUALA LUMPUR - PALANI", "Oklahoma Somnatham", "OHIO PRAYAG", "NITHYANANDA NAGARAM - HYDERABAD", "Wellington, New Zealand", "Toronto Kailaasam", "Los Angeles Arunachala" and "DUBAI THIRUKOVILUR". Some tiles show altars with deity murti, flowers and kalasha. A bearded man in a white shawl appears in a tile labelled Dubai Thirukovilur, beside a portrait of a turbaned figure.2013-05-05A large video-conference screen shows a grid of more than a dozen live participant windows, each labelled with a centre name such as Vancouver Bhuvaneshwar, Dubai Aadheenam, Mill Valley Vairavan, Houston Aadheenam, Surrey Canada, Melbourne Aadheenam, Washington DC Sripuram, Calgary Amarnath and Lochana North San Antonio. Participants sit on sofas or floors in homes and centres, many in white or saffron clothing, some with rudraksha malas and vibhuti. The bottom-right tile shows a figure seated on a golden throne in ornate saffron-and-gold garments, displayed on the screen rather than physically present.2015-06-15 +1 copiesA photograph of a large video-conference screen split into a grid of live feeds from multiple centres. Tiles labelled Houston Kalamasthi, Charlotte Srisailam, Los Angeles Arunachala, Sharjah, Kuala Lumpur Palani, Toronto Kailasam, San Jose Madurai and Chidambaram show people seated on mats and sofas in ashram-style rooms, several in orange or saffron robes and white clothing. One tile shows a figure in orange robes with a kumkum mark seated before a deity altar. A figure in a dark robe stands in the Toronto tile. The feeds show satsang and Nayana Deeksha sessions, with a shrine and framed portraits visible in several rooms. Physical people are counted from the feeds only, as the screen itself displays them.2013-11-15A multi-panel collage of video-conference tiles shown on a screen, labelled with place names. Top row: Toronto Thirukailaya Adheenam, with several people seated on the floor and in chairs; a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam-style Hindu temple setting in Charlotte with people on cushions; a tile captioned Charlotte-Srisailam. Middle row: a Madurai temple tile, a close-up of a man in white with rudraksha mala and a woman in blue, a Calgary Amarnath tile of women seated on a sofa, and a Monterrey Mexico tile of people in a room. Bottom row: Dubai Vaidyanathan tile of a woman, an Argentina tile of two women on a red sofa, and a large tile of a figure with an orange-and-saffron robe, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold collar seated on a gold throne, labelled Self View. Captions include 'Oman Shiva Ganga' and 'Chidambaranada-Dubai'.2014-11-08Photograph of a large video wall displaying a grid of live-streamed participant feeds from multiple centres, with a smaller screen at right. Tiles show people seated or standing in rooms decorated with deity images, flowers and lamps; one tile shows a seated man in white near a peetha with pink and red fabric and garlands. Name placards read SEATTLE, SAN JOSE, SHARJAH, ADYAR, DELHI, EAST LONDON UK and HYDERABAD. A green-and-white banner reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Vedic Temple. Several tiles show groups in saffron, red and white clothing performing a satsang or puja-style gathering.2013-02-27