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A large screen displays a split grid of live video feeds from several locations, each labelled with a white banner: HOUSTON KALAHASTI, VANCOUVER BHUVANESHWAR, Monterrey Mexico, DALLAS DWARAKA, NEW YORK VARANASI and MULUND-MUMBAI. Inside the feeds, small groups of devotees sit on floor mats or sit on sofas in living rooms and prayer rooms. In the Houston feed, a woman in orange sits beside a low table with a brass plate of offerings. In the New York feed, a small shrine holds a deity murti with a garland. In the Dallas feed, men in white sit on a mat beneath a hanging decorated panel.

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A photograph of a screen showing a multi-panel video call collage of satsang groups in separate rooms, each labelled with a city caption: Houston Kalahasti, Vancouver Bhuvaneshwar, Monterrey Mexico, Dallas Dwaraka, New York Varanasi and Mulund-Mumbai. In the top-left panel, people sit on a red rug around a low table with an oil lamp and offerings. Other panels show people seated on sofas or cushions, a woman in a red-orange outfit, and a New York Varanasi room with a deity murti and an orange-clad figure seated on white cloth.2014-08-16Photograph of a large screen showing a multi-panel video conference grid of satsang sessions at different centers. Panels are labelled HOUSTON KALAHASTI, DALLAS DWARAKA, NEW YORK VARANASI, VANCOUVER BHUVANESHWAR, and Monterrey Mexico. Participants sit on the floor or on sofas; in the Houston panel a woman in orange robes sits on a rug with a kalasha-style offering tray, and a man in white sits nearby. In the Varanasi panel a deity murti stands in a decorated shrine. A woman's partial profile is visible in the foreground at right, watching the screen. The panels show seated devotees in white and colourful clothing.2014-08-16A multi-panel screen display of a live video link showing satsang gatherings in several ashram centres. Panels are labelled KULIM - THIRUTHANI, HOUSTON KALAHASTHI, TORONTO KAILASAM, VANCOUVER BHUVANESHWAR, SEATTLE CHIDAMBARAM and OHIO PRAYAG. Top left, a woman in a red top sits on a meditation mat beside a man in white with a shaved head and a tilak, with a tray of flowers and offerings. Top centre, three people sit on a floor cushion with a brass puja tray. Middle centre, a woman in an orange sari sits near a framed portrait and offerings. Lower left, a deity murti display with garlanded idols and a framed portrait. Lower centre, several people sit on cushions in a hall. A framed portrait labelled with a Swamiji-style portrait appears at the far right, on a golden altar.2013-07-13August 16 20142014-08-16September 29 20132013-09-29September 12 20132013-09-12September 30 20132013-09-30Photograph 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 copiesA photograph of a large flat-screen monitor showing a grid of video-conference tiles, each a separate remote group of devotees seated indoors. Tiles show people in white and cream clothing sitting on floors and sofas, with handwritten or printed place-name signs such as JUAREZ MEXICO, SEATTLE CHIDAMBARAM, NEW JERSEY OMKARESHWAR, GUADELOUPE, SINGAPURAM and PARIS. One tile shows an altar with a lamp and a deity image. In the bottom right tile, a man with short hair wearing an orange-saffron robe and a beaded necklace speaks, seemingly on a stage; he has some a person cues but the appearance is not conclusive. Several tiles show people in white, and a red-clothed woman sits on a sofa.2013-01-12October 24 20122012-10-24February 14 20152015-02-14A 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.2013-11-15