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A photograph of a large display screen showing a multi-window video conference grid of ashram and temple scenes from different centres. Top left shows a deity murti decorated with garlands in a temple. Top right shows a group seated on the floor in white and red clothing near a decorated shrine. Middle panels show people seated in meditation and yoga postures on colourful mats, with a small sign reading PHOENIX in one tile. Bottom right shows a close-up of a speaker in saffron and gold robes with a rudraksha mala, a red tilak on his forehead, and a microphone, appearing as a video feed. Bottom left shows several people in white and orange clothing in a shrine room. To the left, a projected slide displays a table of Sanskrit logic terms with English glosses such as 'Not so', 'If it is so', 'In either case' and 'Due to absence of contradiction'. Physical people in the room are not clearly visible apart from the screen content.

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August 28 2011

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A photograph of a wall of several monitors showing live video feeds of satsang and puja events held at different ashram centres. The panels show a Phoenix Kanchipuram sign, a PRAYAG label, a Los Angeles Nithyanandapuram label and a SINGAPURAM panel, with devotees seated in rows, some in white, and deity murtis and garlands visible in the rooms. A printed , , and , which is not included in the text list. Screens are not physical people, so the people count reflects only the monitor displays

A photograph of a large display screen showing a multi-panel video conference of satsang participants in several locations. Panels show people sitting on mats and cushions in front of deity murtis, altars and red draperies, with handwritten placards reading TO RON TO KAILASH, SEATTLE USA, SAN JOSE, LA ARUNACHALA and BANGALORE NORTH. In the bottom right panel a man in saffron robes, a long rudraksha mala and an orange head covering sits on a gold and red throne beside a small brass lamp, matching the page's a person appearance cues. Screen visible on screen only, so counted people are those physically present in the room.

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A photograph of a large wall-mounted display showing a six-panel video conference grid of participants joining a yoga session. Top-left panel shows a man seated on a striped blue mat with a sign reading JOSE. Top-middle shows a man in dark clothing and a woman in white seated on cushions beside a sign reading PHOENIX. Top-right shows several women in white, orange and blue clothing seated on cushions beside a sign reading SEATTLE USA, with deity murtis and colourful decorations behind them. Bottom-left shows a woman in an orange sari and other people seated in a temple-style room with deity statues. Bottom-middle shows people seated on blue mats around a decorated space with murtis. Bottom-right shows a man in white seated beside a lit oil lamp on a golden throne with a framed portrait of a saffron-clad figure on a lotus-themed backdrop, with a microphone in front. Text on the right reads 2020 Nithyananda Paramashivam

November 24 2011

A photograph of a large screen displaying a grid of live video feeds from multiple centres, showing groups seated in ceremonial settings with deity altars, red and orange drapery, flower garlands and oil lamps. Several feeds have handwritten placards naming locations such as Seattle Chidambaram, Oklahoma Somnatham and Toronto Ashram. In the bottom-right feed, a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace sits before a red arched backdrop, which may be a person displayed on the screen.

A photograph of two monitors in a room, the right monitor showing a grid of eight video-conference feeds of Paduka Puja gatherings at different locations. Feeds show deity murtis and shrines draped in red, pink and purple, flower garlands, kalasha-style offerings and a seated figure beneath a red canopy, a person in a dark shirt seated at a table, and a group seated in a yellow-lit room with a sanctified setup. One feed shows a seated figure in orange robes on a flower-decorated throne. Watermarked archive text overlays the lower right edge but is omitted here. The left monitor displays a computer desktop with file thumbnails. Several people are partly visible at the edges of the room; the photographed people are only partly visible.

A photograph of a large video display showing a six-panel video conference grid of a yoga session. Several participants sit on mats and cushions in temple-like rooms decorated with deity murti, colourful garlands and red drapes. A label on the floor reads PHOENIX, another SEATTLE USA, and another JOSE. In the bottom-right panel, a man in white ritual clothes with a shaved head sits before an ornate golden throne with a lotus canopy and a framed image of a saffron-robed figure, beside an oil lamp and flowers. The left panel shows a woman in an orange sari. The people visible are on screens rather than physically present in the room.

A flat-screen monitor shows a live video conference split into five panels. The large lower-right panel shows a man in orange robes with a garland of white flowers, sitting cross-legged on a gold-patterned cushioned throne, with white and orange tilak on his forehead and rudraksha-style beads at his neck and wrists, hands folded in his lap. Other panels show groups of devotees seated on mats in ashram halls with red drapes, deity images and garlanded decorations, including a panel labelled Toronto and one labelled Seattle.