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February 25 2011

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A photograph of a large projection screen showing a live video feed of a room. Inside the feed, a bald man in a maroon-brown robe sits cross-legged on a mat in front of a low table holding a brown cloth and a small offering. Around him, several people sit on the floor and on cushions, including a woman in white and a man in a light shirt, while a standing man in white stands at the right edge. Two handmade signs are propped on the floor, and a third hangs on the wall behind them. The top edge of the screen shows another feed with a striped textile and a faint map label reading San Jose, USA.2011-02-25A photograph of a large video screen showing a live-linked satsang. Inside the centre frame, a group of devotees sits on striped floor mats in front of a shrine with deity murtis and framed pictures, decorated with garlands. In the foreground, a white placard reads STOP THIS RELIGIOUS EXECUTION with SAN JOSE U.S.A. beneath. Several seated people wear white and cream clothing, one woman in an orange sari sits among them, and a man in a dark shirt stands at left. A smaller screen panel above shows a red-and-orange draped seat, and a partial figure appears at the lower left edge of the screen wall.2011-02-25 +1 copiesA photograph of a projection screen showing a live video link to a centre. On the screen, several people sit on a patterned carpet in a room with a shrine-like altar, a red and white flag, and a blue mat. A man in a white kurta with a long mala sits at the front holding a placard. A young child in a blue-and-white outfit sits beside him. Another man in a grey shirt and dark trousers sits cross-legged at left, and a person in dark clothing sits on a mat at right. In the foreground at right, a man in a white shirt is partially visible. The placard reads a protest message against Swami Nithyananda.2011-02-27February 25 20112011-02-25 +1 copiesA nine-panel video-conference grid of satsang participants seated on mats and cushions in different centres, each panel labelled with a placard: ATLANTA, SEATTLE USA, LA, NEW YORK USA, SAN JOSE, OHIO. Several panels show groups in white clothing with folded hands, and some show pink-and-orange-clad participants. The bottom-right panel shows a bald-headed figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace seated on a throne-like ornate chair with a microphone, facing the camera with a shawl-draped figure beside him. Other panels show shrines with deity murtis, marigold garlands and oil lamps. Placards in some panels read stop atrocities and Swami Nithyananda cause.2011-02-25 +1 copiesA grid of nine video-conference tiles showing devotee groups in different locations, labelled OHIO, SEATTLE USA, LA, NEW YORK USA, SAN JOSE USA and ATLANTA. Most groups sit on colourful woven mats and cushions in white or pastel clothes, and some have offerings or altar setups in front of them. In the bottom-right tile a bald man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold-and-purple throne, with a sign reading Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam beneath him. A handmade placard in the lower left reads STOP ATROCITIES AGAINST SWAMI NITHYANANDA. The image is a screen showing live feeds, so the people appear on a display rather than physically present in this room.2011-02-25 +2 copiesMay 28 20132013-05-28A multi-panel screen capture from a video presentation shows a seated group of devotees in white and yellow clothing on white mats in a bright hall. Most attendees are seated cross-legged, some wearing saffron, yellow, purple and green garments. In the upper panel a handwritten sign reading SAN JOSE is visible above participants seated on mats. The right panel shows a brass oil lamp beside a deity murti, and the left panel shows a figure in white with a long shawl and a pale garment. The image appears to be a screenshot of a recorded broadcast of a satsang or kriya session.2011-01-29May 13 20132013-05-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a large display screen showing a six-panel video call of a satsang. The bottom-right panel shows a seated figure in a magenta turban and magenta robes with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, sitting cross-legged before an ornate silver throne; a probable Swamiji candidate. Other panels show groups of devotees sitting on mats in white and coloured clothing before deity altars, shrines with murtis and flowers, a red-draped shrine, and a room with a sign reading San Jose USA.2011-02-21 +2 copiesA multi-panel photo collage shown on a screen, displaying several small photographs of group meditation and yoga gatherings. The largest central panel shows a seated group of people in white and red clothing on a pink floor, with a banner reading "San Jose Madurai". The top right panel shows a woman in a white jacket seated beside an orange-draped altar. The right panel shows a seated man in a white shirt and a woman in blue beside a red-draped altar with deity murtis and a banner reading "Oklahoma Somn". The left edge shows partially visible panels, including a faint banner with blurred text. A copyright notice and source line appear in the lower right corner of the screen.2015-02-16December 12 20112011-12-12