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Photograph of a television screen showing a two-way video conference link for a Guru Purnima satsang. Left panel: a group of about ten people seated in a room with hands in anjali mudra, some with raised palms, wearing white kurtas, saffron and green clothing. Labelled captions read Houston-Umesh and partially Kalahasti. Right panel: a woman in a green blouse and purple-pink saree sits before a small table with red flowers and a sign reading Hyderabad Guptakashi.

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A photograph of a large display screen showing a live video-conference feed of a group seated indoors with palms pressed together in namaste. A printed banner at top reads Houston Kalahasti, and a caption at bottom reads Houston-Umesh. Several people wear white, one woman wears a purple saree, another a green top with blue shawl, and a man at right wears an orange garment. Yellow walls, a window with blinds and a potted plant sit behind them. The people appear on a screen, not physically present in the room.2013-07-22Photograph of a large display screen showing a tiled video conference of multiple temple and satsang locations. The top right tile shows a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala seated with a group, a woman in an orange saree and others seated on a sofa, and a shrine with a deity murti. A label reads HOUSTON KALAHASTHI. Other tiles show groups seated on mats in front of altars, a robed figure with a kalasha, and devotees in white and orange. In the bottom right a portrait of a figure with long hair and orange clothing and a rudraksha mala is on the screen.2012-10-13September 16 20122012-09-16September 16 20122012-09-16A large screen shows a live video-conference feed from a Houston Kalahasthi group seated in a living room with cream sofas and framed pictures on the wall. A seated woman in an orange-red saree sits cross-legged with hands folded at centre; beside her a woman in a light blue outfit and a man in a white shirt press palms together. A man in a white shirt sits on the sofa at right and a standing woman in white appears near a decorated shrine with flowers and a small figure. A partly visible gold deity statue stands at the left edge of the frame.2013-07-15A large screen shows a live video link split into two panels. The left panel, labelled OHIO AADHEENAM and Ohio-Prayag, shows about five people seated on a striped mat with white cloth blindfolds, one woman in white with a rudraksha mala, and a shrine or deity image visible in the background. The right panel, labelled Hyderabad Gupta Kashi, shows a woman in a white top holding a white placard reading HYDERABAD GUPTA KASHI, with several women in white and pink saris seated and blindfolded in a room with curtains and flowers. A small inset in the lower right shows the same scene. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable in the image.2015-06-20 +1 copiesA photograph of a large screen showing a live satsang feed. The main frame shows a group of devotees seated on the floor of a home room, many with rudraksha malas and white or cream kurtas. A seated man in a cream kurta and white dhoti at front holds a small book near a brass bell and a silver puja tray. Women in saffron, teal and navy saris sit beside him, one with hands in anjali. A framed portrait with marigold garlands and yellow flowers shows a woman in orange, and a handwritten sign reads Houston Kalahasti. In the lower right inset, a man in orange robes sits before a gold patterned backdrop. A wall display and a clock are visible in the room.2013-01-13May 26 20132013-05-26October 10 20122012-10-10A photograph of a computer monitor showing a multi-panel video conference collage of several live feeds of devotees and ritual scenes. Top right, a woman in an orange sari sits among seated women in green and white, with a small brass lamp and offerings in front. Center, a group of people sit on floor mats in a hall. Right, a woman in a blue dress sits near a table of fruit and flowers. Bottom right, a person in a light blue outfit stands before a golden ornate throne beside deity murtis, with a portrait-style figure seated nearby. Several small screens sit on the desk at left.2011-02-13Photograph of a large screen showing a multi-panel video conference grid of satsang sessions at different centers. Panels are labelled HOUSTON KALAHASTI, DALLAS DWARAKA, NEW YORK VARANASI, VANCOUVER BHUVANESHWAR, and Monterrey Mexico. Participants sit on the floor or on sofas; in the Houston panel a woman in orange robes sits on a rug with a kalasha-style offering tray, and a man in white sits nearby. In the Varanasi panel a deity murti stands in a decorated shrine. A woman's partial profile is visible in the foreground at right, watching the screen. The panels show seated devotees in white and colourful clothing.2014-08-16March 07 20162016-03-07