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A large flat-screen monitor shows a grid of video-conference tiles of satsang participants in different locations. Tiles include labels such as "SEREMBAN SIVAKASHI", "Padapai, Kancheepuram", "NAGERKOIL", "Tirunelveli Dhyanapeetam", "Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai" and "Coimbatore Dhyanapeetam". Participants sit cross-legged on mats, many in white clothes with saffron or red shawls and rudraksha malas. One tile shows a woman in a red bindi meditating with eyes closed, and another a woman in a dark top. A small screen corner at right shows another video feed.

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A photograph of a large screen showing a grid of video-conference tiles from multiple locations. Tiles show groups of devotees seated in rows, many in white clothes, some with rudraksha malas and orange or red shawls. One tile shows people seated on a mat before a red-draped altar with framed photographs, another shows a woman in a red bindi and dark top, and another shows a man in a white shirt holding a placard. The tiles are labelled with places such as Seremban Sivakashi, Padapai Kancheepuram, Nagerkoil, Thiruvanmiyur Chennai, Coimbatore Dhyanapeetam and Singapore. Physical people in the room are not visible beyond the screen, so only the on-screen participants are counted in the count field as partially visible in the photo, and no individual is identified.2014-07-19A photograph of a large screen showing a nine-panel video-conference grid of satsang participants from different centres. Top-left panel labelled SEREMBAN SIVAKASHI shows young women in white and red seated on a mat with a man in a white shirt. Top-centre panel labelled Padapai, Kancheepuram shows a man in a white shirt with an orange-red shawl and a woman in a sari among seated devotees. Middle-left shows a seated group in white clothes on a stage. Middle-centre panel labelled NAGERCOIL shows a woman in an orange top with a bindi and a man in a red shawl. Middle-right panel labelled Tirunelveli Dhyanapeetham shows seated men in white and blue, one holding a handwritten sign. A woman with earphones appears in a far-right panel labelled Nithyananda-Singapore. Bottom row panels show seated devotees in white clothes with rudraksha malas at Coimbatore Dhyanapeetham and Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai, plus a woman in orange at the bottom-left.2014-07-19July 19 20142014-07-19A photograph of a large display screen showing a grid of video-conference tiles from satsang centres. Several tiles show groups of devotees seated in white clothes with saffron or orange shawls and rudraksha malas, in rooms with framed pictures and shrines. Captions on the tiles read Seremban-Sivakasi, Selam-Dhyanapeetam, Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Hosur, Thondiarpet Chennai, Padapai-Kancheepuram, Sirkali, Sundhar-Thiruvanmiyur and Coimbatore Dhyanapeetam. One tile shows a woman in white and saffron speaking into the camera, and a small inset at lower right shows a seated figure in white before a decorated altar. Caption text reads Ma Supriya and Ma Smarana. The screen is in a hall with a dark frame and cables visible below.2014-07-27A large wall-mounted screen shows a grid of video-conference tiles of devotees in multiple locations. Top-left tiles show a crowd of people seated in white clothes with orange shawls in a hall. Labeled tiles read "SEREMBAN SIVAKASHI" and "Thondiarpet, Chennai" and "Padapai, Kancheepuram" and "Sirkali" and "Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Hosur". Several men and women in white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls sit before framed portraits and shrine decorations. A woman in an orange sari is visible in one tile, and a man in a white shirt and sunglasses near the top-right corner. The lower-right tile shows a small screen with a deity murti and figures seated before it. Sphere and copyright overlay text appear on the photo. Roughly 40 people are visible across the tiles, mostly in white with orange shawls.2014-07-27A photograph of a large display screen showing a grid of video-conference tiles, each a live feed from a different centre of devotees watching a satsang. Tiles show rows of people in white clothes with saffron or red shawls and rudraksha malas, seated in halls, some with framed portraits and deity pictures on the walls. Labels on tiles read Seremban Sivakasi, Thondiarpet Chennai, Padapai Kancheepuram, Sirkali, Coimbatore Dhyanapeetam and Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Hosur. A woman in orange with a mala sits in one tile. The screen is dark and the room is dim. No speaker is clearly identifiable.2014-07-27Photo 11688477A video-conference grid of nine live feeds from different Aadheenam centres, each labelled with a banner: Kuala Lumpur Aadheenam, Singapore Aadheenam, Navalur-Chennai, Toronto Aadheenam, Hyderabad Aadheenam, Mumbai-Parlapoornananda, Pudhuvai Aadheenam, Hyderabad Guptakashi, and a Self View tile. Participants in white clothes sit cross-legged on mats with notebooks, some wearing saffron and red shawls. Along the top row, a Kuala Lumpur hall shows many seated people before a deity altar, and a Singapore shrine has colourful murtis and flower garlands. In the bottom-right, a woman in a black hat with red beads smiles in a self-view tile. The screen is a photograph of a monitor displaying the stream.2016-01-31A photograph of a monitor displaying a multi-panel video conference grid of satsang participants in various locations. Top-centre panel shows a room with a sign and a seated woman in white beside a man in green; a man in a green jacket and a young boy in a striped shirt sit in front. Right panels show women in saris and seated groups, and a panel of seated devotees before deity murtis. Lower-right panel shows a figure in a white robe on a decorated throne with a canopy and ornate cushions, shown from behind. Bottom-left panel shows seated attendees in yellow, red and white clothing.2010-12-28A large wall screen shows a video-conference grid of about fifteen tiles, each a remote satsang location labelled with city names such as Kuala Lumpur Palani Adheenam, Los Angeles Arunachala Peetam, St. Louis Tirumala Adheenam, Toronto Thirumalai Adheenam, San Jose Madurai, Melbourne Tiruvarur, Oman Sivagangai and Redmond USA. Tiles show people seated on rugs, on a peetha and in ashram rooms, some in saffron and maroon robes, one in a white shirt wearing a headset, and a central figure in a red-and-white outfit seated before a green backdrop. Shrines with deity murtis appear in several tiles. Attendees are seen only through the screen.2015-02-24February 10 20152015-02-10A photograph of a large display screen showing a grid of video-conference tiles from multiple ashram centres, each with a labelled caption. Many participants wear white ritual clothes; a deity murti and framed pictures appear in several rooms. Most people are seated in meditative postures.2014-11-09