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A photograph of a large display screen showing a nine-panel video conference grid of devotee groups at different locations. Panels include a group seated on a mat in front of a red-curtained shrine labelled OKLAHOMA SOMNATHAM, a group of seated devotees labelled St. Louis Tirumala, a woman in a purple sari and men in white labelled HYDERABAD BHAGYANAGARA, a group labelled NEW YORK VARANASI, a group labelled HOUSTON KALAHASTHI, a man in white and a woman in a red sari labelled CHARLOTTE SRIKALAM beside a framed deity picture, and a panel labelled PARIS KALIGHAT with three people in green and red clothing. The bottom-right panel shows a figure in white with a crown-like headdress and beaded necklaces seated on an ornate silver throne, which may be a person based on the ornate throne and layered beaded necklaces, though his face is not clearly visible at this size.

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April 15 20122012-04-15A photograph of a large video wall displaying a grid of nine live webinar feeds from different centres, each labelled with a white sign. Top left shows a room with red drapes and deity pictures, a sign reading OKLAHOMA SOMNATHAM, and several seated people in meditation. Top centre shows a living room with a sign reading St. Louis Tirumala and seated devotees, one in green saris and others in white. Top right shows a room with deity photos, a sign reading HYDERABAD BHAGYANAGARA, a woman in a purple top and a man in white clothes with folded hands. Middle left shows a crowded room of seated people in white and pink saris with flowers, a sign reading HOUSTON KALAHASTHI. Middle centre shows a room with a sign reading NEW YORK VARANASI and seated participants. Bottom left shows a man in white with a rudraksha mala, a woman in red, and a laptop, with a sign reading CHARLOTTE SEEKALAM. Bottom centre shows three people on a red-cushioned sofa beside a banner reading PARIS KALIGHAT 15/04/2012 04:15:14. Bottom right shows a shrine with an ornate chair and a man in a white turban and white robe with a beaded necklace.2012-04-15A screen grid of nine video-call tiles showing groups of devotees at different centres, with handwritten signs naming locations such as Somnath Oklahoma, Houston Kalahasthi, New York Varanasi, Port Washington New York, Vancouver BC, Guadeloupe Rajchandra, Victoria Australia and Atlanta Ujjain. Devotees in white, cream and saffron sit on mats before deity altars, flower offerings and fruit plates. In the bottom-right tile, a man wearing an orange turban, orange robe and a garland of red and white flowers sits before a rainbow flower-garland backdrop; a caption reads Paramashivam Research Foundation. The scene is a satsang or online darshan broadcast.2011-12-18A photograph of a large video-conference screen showing a grid of nine live feeds of groups seated in home living rooms and meditation spaces. Name-card labels read St. Louis Tirumala, Scottsdale Arizona, Paris Kalighat, Washington D.C. Sripuram, New Jersey, New York Varanasi, Charlotte, and Vancouver. Participants sit cross-legged on mats or sit on sofas, many in white or light clothing with rudraksha malas, some with framed portraits and flowers on small altars. The bottom-right panel shows a figure with swept-back hair, saffron and orange garments and a rudraksha mala seated before a golden arched backdrop; the figure is shown on screen and their identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2012-08-27A 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.2013-11-15August 22 20122012-08-22 +2 copiesA video-call grid of nine tiles showing simultaneous satsang and ritual gatherings at different centres, with handwritten signs naming locations. Top left, a group seated with palms pressed together behind an orange-draped altar labelled LONDON. Top right, a man in white and a man in red-brown clothing near a deity shrine labelled HYDERABAD BHAGYANAGAR. Middle row, a group seated before a deity altar labelled ATLANTA UJJAIN; two men in saffron and white robes perform puja with a lamp at a centre labelled VANCOUVER; a group seated on green carpet before a shrine labelled OKLAHOMA SOMNATHAM. Bottom row, a group in traditional clothing around a ritual arrangement labelled GUADELOUPE; a woman in brown and a man in white seated in meditation before a shrine labelled CHARLOTTE; a shrine with a deity murti and flowers. Several people in the grid are visibly seated in prayer or meditation, with a deity murti and garlands present.2012-04-14A photograph of a video wall grid showing many simultaneous live connections to KAILASA centres, each tile captioned with a centre name such as HOUSTON KALAHASTHI, Toronto Kailasam, SEATTLE CHIDAMBARAM, Oklahoma Somnatham, NITHYANANDA NAGARAM - HYDERABAD, CHARLOTTE-SRISAILAM, Los Angeles Arunachala and PARIS HOME TEMPLE. Participants sit on mats and cushions in saffron, white, pink and purple clothing, some near altars with flowers and deity images. The bottom-right tile shows a man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and a long braid, seated before an ornate golden backdrop, appearing to lead the session. Other tiles show seated groups in meditation or yoga poses.2013-04-14January 26 20122012-01-26November 16 20132013-11-16 +1 copiesA screen displaying a video conference grid of nine panels, each showing a satsang group in a different location with name placards such as Houston, Nithyananda Nagari Bidadi, Arunachala Tiruvannamalai, Charlotte Srisailam, New York Varanasi, Redondo Beach California USA, Atlanta Ujjain and St. Louis Tirumala. Participants sit on mats and cushions in white, orange and red clothing, some with shaved heads and rudraksha malas. Several groups have altars with flowers, lamps and offerings. The bottom-right panel shows a figure seated on a gold throne in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and a raised hand, which is a depiction on the screen.2012-06-03 +1 copiesA photograph of a large video screen displaying a multi-panel live satsang feed, with many small windows showing groups of devotees meeting in different ashram and home settings. Labels on the panels read CHICAGO SRIRANGAM, Paris Kalighat, Calgary Amarnath, CHARLOTTE-SRISAILAM, ST.LOUIS TIRUMALA, DAKOTA DUNES, NEW JERSEY OMKARESHWAR, ANNA NAGAR - CHENNAI, MIRA ROAD - MUMBAI, Guadeloupe Rameshwaram and SINGAPORE SINGAPUR. In the St. Louis panel a man in white with a red-and-white mala sits beside a woman in a shawl near a small shrine, while in the Anna Nagar panel men in white dhotis and women in saris sit with palms pressed together before a small deity murti and offerings. Devotees sit cross-legged on mats in the other panels, several with hands in namaste. The screens are shown as depicted media, not physical presence.2013-04-07