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February 04 2011

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A large video wall displays a multi-panel grid of live video-conference feeds of devotees in different centres. Panels show groups seated on floors and mats in white and pastel clothes, some holding handmade signs reading SINGAPORE, OHIO, GUADELOUPE CENTER, SEATTLE and Dubai, with altars, deity images and flowers behind them. In the lower right panel, a shaved-headed man in saffron robes, a rudraksha mala and a gold-framed ornate throne with purple cushions sits before a microphone. Another panel shows a priest seated in a peetha amid kalasha and floral decorations. Several panels show people in white or blue sitting in meditation postures.

February 27 2011

A photograph of a large wall screen showing a video-conference grid of many small live feeds of people at different centers. Tiles include groups seated on mats in white and colourful clothes, a banner reading "SINGAPORE", a sign reading "GUADELOUPE CENTER", and an "OHIO" tile. In the lower right, a tile shows a long-haired figure in an orange robe with a beaded necklace seated on an ornate chair with a patterned cushion, while in the lower centre a man in a dark suit and glasses sits in front of framed pictures with hands pressed together. Screen-within-screen depiction of remote satsang participants and a seated teacher.

A photograph of a flat-screen monitor displaying a nine-panel video grid of remote devotee groups joined to a satsang. Most panels show groups of people seated in homes or halls with ritual setups: decorated deity altars, kalasha pots, flower garlands and oil lamps. Printed name placards are visible in some panels, including one reading SINGAPORE and one reading OHIO. The monitor sits beside a dark second screen and a blue-lit display on the left.

A nine-panel video-call grid showing multiple satsang groups seated in different locations, with handwritten or printed signs reading OHIO, SEATTLE USA, SINGAPORE and SAN JOSE beneath groups. Several groups sit on striped rugs before deity altars, garlands and flower arrangements; one group wears white and sits on mats with offerings. The bottom-right panel shows a man in saffron and maroon robes with a gold-bordered rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklaces, seated before a gold-decorated backdrop with a visible raised hand gesture, and his cues are distinctive enough to mark him as a person depiction on screen. Other panels show a seated woman in a red sari with garlands and a central figure in white on a striped rug before deity images.

A photograph of a large video wall displaying a grid of nine live feeds of simultaneous group sessions held at different centres. Top left, several people seated on mats before a small table with offerings; a figure in orange robes sits at the centre, flanked by others in white. Top centre, a crowd in white and colourful clothing sits before a deity murti shrine with red and gold drapery, a green sign reading SEATTLE and a white sign reading SINGAPURAM nearby. Top right, a seated man in a dark shirt in front of a Singapuram banner. Middle row, a shrine with decorated deity murtis, a sign reading OHIO PRAYAG, a seated group on striped mats, a sign reading SAN JOSE MADURAI, and a sign reading PRAYAG on a dark panel. Bottom row, colourful shrines with deity figures, a group in front of a sign reading RONTO, and a shrine with a sign reading KULIP MALAYSIA. Dark room edges frame the screen.

A flat-screen monitor displays a nine-panel video call of devotees seated in meditation in different locations, labelled HOUSTON, TORONTO, OHIO, SEATTLE USA and GUADELOUPE. Participants wear white clothes and some have white head coverings. In the lower right panel, a life-size statue of a seated figure in orange robes, with a rudraksha mala and ornate white and gold throne, appears in front of a pink banner reading part of 'Enlightenment' and 'Level'. The screen is shown in a room with a dark frame and a partial pink banner visible on the right. The sitting figures are devotees on mats, with an ornate kalasha-style setting in the Seattle panel.

A nine-panel video conference grid of devotees in different locations joined to a satsang. Labelled panels include Seattle Chidambaram, Singapore, Guadeloupe Krishna, San Jose, Ohio Prayag, Calgary and Malaysia. Many participants sit cross-legged on mats or cushions in front of deity murti, garlands, flowers and kalasha displays. In the lower right panel a smiling figure in saffron and orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne in front of a painted backdrop, consistent with a person appearance, presented on a screen as a depiction. Other panels show people in white and colourful saris and kurtas, and a woman in a blue dress speaks in the Malaysia panel.

A 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.

September 07 2011

A photograph of a large screen showing a video-conference grid of nine live feeds from different locations, with a blue-lit wall to the left. Several panels show groups of devotees seated on mats in front of decorated shrines with deity murtis, flowers, lamps and kumkum-decorated trays. Name signs read OHIO, SEATTLE, SINGAPORE and SAN JOSE. The bottom-right panel shows a man in a saffron-orange robe and a tall ornate golden-brown headdress, seated before a gold-embossed backdrop; he wears a rudraksha mala and is framed as the speaker.

A screen shows a grid of video-conference feeds of seated groups in separate centres labelled LA, GUADELOUPE, TORONTO, SAN JOSE, SEATTLE USA, HOUSTON and OHIO. Participants sit on mats and cushions in white and coloured clothing, some with shrines and deity murti behind them. The screen is a photographed display of a satsang broadcast.