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A photograph of a large monitor showing a multi-panel video link of satsang gatherings. Top-left panel labelled SINGAPURAM shows seated participants in white and casual clothes on mats. Top-middle panel shows a large hall of seated devotees, with a woman in white at the front. Top-right panel labelled KUALA LUMPUR shows a crowd in white clothing. Bottom-left panel labelled CALGARY AMARNATH shows people seated in meditation with hands joined, one man in a maroon sweater. Bottom-middle panel shows an altar with deity murtis and seated devotees. Bottom-right panel shows a figure seated on a throne, draped in saffron and orange cloth with a saffron turban, rudraksha mala and gold garlands, flanked by golden floral decoration.

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October 29 20112011-10-29 +1 copiesA video-conference wall screen showing six panels of seated audiences linked for a satsang. Top-left, a large hall of seated participants in white and pastel clothes on mats. Top-middle, a group sits on floor mats; a banner reads GUADELOUP. Top-right, a shrine with a colourful deity murti behind a seated audience in red and white. Bottom-left, participants sit on mats beside a sign reading SINGAPURAM. Bottom-middle, a crowd in white sits in a hall. Bottom-right, a woman in a white sari with red border speaks into a microphone with eyes lowered. The screen shows a live satsang, with no clearly visible a person in the panels.2011-10-29A photograph of a monitor displaying a multi-panel video call of meditation and training sessions across several centres. Top-left panel labelled SINGAPURAM shows seated participants on mats, some in white and some in saffron-coloured clothing. Top-centre panel shows a shrine with deity murtis, a kalasha-like arrangement and devotees sitting on colourful mats. Top-right panel labelled SEATTLE and CHIDAMBARAM shows a group in white and blue clothes sitting on a red-and-blue mat in front of a saffron flag. Bottom-left panel shows a seated group in white. Bottom-centre panel shows a woman with dark hair in a green top sitting on a sofa. Bottom-right panel shows a bald man in a white sleeveless top with a mala necklace sitting cross-legged in meditation. No one is identifiable as a person.2011-12-10December 10 20112011-12-10A large screen shows a multi-panel video-conference grid of satsang groups in several cities, each labelled in white text: Singapore Singapuram, Kuala Lumpur-Palani, Kulim-Thiruthani, Penang-Thiruparankundram, Seremban-Sivakashi, Toronto Kailasam and Johor-Malaysia. Participants sit on mats and cushions in ashram-style rooms, some in white ritual clothes and others in colourful shirts, with framed pictures and a small altar visible. In the bottom right panel, a figure in a red-orange turban and saffron robe with rudraksha beads sits on a gold throne with ornate carved arms; the appearance is consistent with a probable Swamiji, seated and addressing the broadcast.2014-02-11February 11 20142014-02-11A photograph of a large video-wall screen tiling many live feeds of groups in different centres, each labelled with a white placard such as SINGAPURAM, MALAYSIA PALANI, SEATTLE, PHOENIX KANCHEEPURAM, OHIO PRAYAG and TORONTO KAILASAM. Participants sit cross-legged on mats and rugs before decorated deity murti shrines with garlands, marigold and red fabric, and some hold small brass items. In the bottom-right panel a shaved-headed man in an orange kurta and orange trousers performs a breathing practice, one nostril pressed closed, while a bald man in orange sits beside him. The screen frames are the only depiction of people in the scene; the physical people shown are the viewers standing before it.2011-11-16September 10 20112011-09-10October 29 20112011-10-29January 29 20112011-01-29 +1 copiesAugust 16 20142014-08-16A photograph of a large monitor displaying a multi-panel video conference grid of satsang locations. Panels show groups of devotees seated on the floor in white and orange clothes, with a shrine, deity murti and flower decorations visible in several rooms. Labels on the panels read SINGAPURAM, HYDERABAD and DALLAS DWARAKA, and SAN JOSE MADURAI appears in one panel. In the top-right panel a person wears white and orange, and in the lower-right panel a figure in a saffron-orange robe with a decorated gold headdress and garlands stands before a golden arch. No speaker's face is identifiable, and no clear appearance-based candidate for a person is evident, so the identity remains uncertain. Many small on-screen people are visible across the grid.2012-07-07