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A screen displaying a multi-panel collage of video-call style photographs of satsang and puja gatherings from several centres, each panel labelled with a place name. Top left, a panel labelled "PHOENIX KANCHIPURAM" shows a woman in red sitting before a decorated altar and a man in white seated beside her. Top right, a panel labelled "Seattle Chidambaram" shows a woman in orange seated on a red and gold cushioned mat. Middle left, two people in orange garments and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces sit on an orange sofa. Centre, a panel labelled "Calgary Amarnath" shows a woman in a red shawl on a grey sofa. Middle right, a panel labelled "SINGAPORE SINGAPURAM" shows a large group of seated devotees, many in orange and saffron garments with garlands. Bottom left, a panel labelled "WASHINGTON DC SRIPURAM" shows a woman in blue seated before a deity murti and colourful decorations. Bottom right shows a blurred group of people in a room.

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August 16 20142014-08-16August 16 20142014-08-16September 30 20132013-09-30A video-conference screen shows a grid of live feeds from multiple a person centres, with location labels such as Seattle Chidambaram, Yananda Nagaram Hyderabad, Sharjah, Oklahoma Somnatham, Malaysia Palani, Phoenix Kanchipuram, Ohio Prayag, Toronto Kailasam and Los Angeles Arunachala. Participants sit on mats and cushions in meditation or satsang postures, some in white and some in saffron or orange clothing. In the Phoenix feed, a figure in orange sits at the front of the hall. Several rooms have deity murti, flower offerings and a kalasha. In the Sharjah feed, a portrait on the wall shows a figure in an orange turban beside a seated man in white. The screen is seen from the front in an office or hall setting.2013-04-13A large display screen showing a multi-panel video conference grid of satsang participants seated on floors and mats in various rooms, with name placards including NEW YORK VARANASI, CALGARY AMARNATH, SOMNATH, TUCSON, VANCOUVER PURI and CHARLOTTE SRISAILAM. Many people in white, cream, blue and purple clothing sit cross-legged, some with notebooks. In the bottom-right panel, a figure in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and a garland sits before an ornate golden throne with floral decorations, appearing to be the presenter for the session, and this appearance-based identification is probable: a person, seated on a golden peetha. Other panels show a framed portrait and an altar with flowers. The screen is partially visible at the right edge.2011-11-05A photograph of a large monitor displaying a video conference grid of many small live feeds from different locations, each labelled with a place name. Feeds show groups of people seated in homes and centres: a woman in orange and a man in white at a table with flowers, a group in white seated on the floor, a man in an orange shawl in Bengaluru North, and a bald man in white with a mala and a woman in white with a mala in Port Washington NY. Labels include Singapore Singapuram, San Diego Tsru Alavi, New York Varanasi, Bengaluru North, Port Washington NY and Sri Julien Pranam. Visible people in the screens are part of the feeds, not physical people in the room.2013-04-14Photograph of a large video wall showing a grid of live feeds from multiple temple centres. Tiles show groups seated on floors performing puja, with shrines of deity murtis decorated with red and gold drapery, oil lamps, and kalasha-style offerings. Printed labels on tiles read Phoenix Kanchipuram, Seattle Vedamandaram, Oklahoma Somnathan, Toronto Sivalayam and San Jose Madurai. In the lower right tile, a man in orange and white ritual clothing with a red-and-gold ornate backdrop and a gold necklace is seated on a throne; a caption reads 'Paramahamsa Nithyananda' area text not clearly legible. Bottom right corner carries a copyright notice.2012-10-17October 20 20122012-10-20July 10 20132013-07-10September 10 20112011-09-10A large video wall displays a grid of live-link screens showing groups of devotees seated on mats and rugs in various locations. Printed placards read "NEW YORK VARANASI", "SOMNATH OKLAHOMA", "CALGARY AMARNATH", "TUCSON", "VANCOUVER PURI" and "CHARLOTTE SRISAILAM". The bottom-right panel shows a figure seated in meditation on a golden throne decorated with marigold garlands, wearing an orange robe, rudraksha mala and a mala necklace, with hands in a mudra. The screens are shown in a photograph taken of the display. Overall the scene shows a multi-location satsang broadcast.2011-11-05A video conference grid of nine live feeds showing devotees in different locations attending a satsang. Captions on the tiles read Seattle Chidambaram, Scottsdale Arizona, Singapore, Nithyanandapuram-style centre tile partly cut off, Vancouver, New Jersey, Rio Brazil, and an Atlanta-style centre tile. Most participants sit cross-legged on floors or sit on sofas, wearing mixed casual and traditional clothing, including saris and a woman in a hijab. In the bottom right tile, a man seated on a gold throne wears saffron robes, a saffron turban, an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala, with a gold garland of flowers and a basket of fruit beside him. Shrines decorated with deity murtis and flower garlands appear in the Seattle and Nithyanandapuram-style tiles.2011-09-04 +1 copies