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A photograph of a large video wall showing a multi-city webinar grid. Nine tiles show groups from different locations: Rio de Janeiro with women in saris and kurtas seated on a yellow cloth, Calgary Amaravati with people seated on the floor and a woman in orange, Victoria Australia with a seated man in white and a shrine with brass deity figures, New Zealand with a man in white beside an orange cloth and a laptop, Madrid Spain with a handwritten sign reading Hello Swamiji, and Somnath Oklahoma with a group seated before a decorated shrine. In the bottom right tile, a man in cream and white robes sits on an ornate gold-and-cream throne, raising a hand in blessing. Faces on screen are not individually identified.

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A large screen displays a video-conference grid of nine live feeds of seated groups in different locations. Labels read "NEW ZEALAND", "VICTORIA AUSTRALIA", "CALGARY AMARNATH", "Hello Swamiji from Madrid Spain", "RIO DE JANEIRO", "TUCSON" and "New Jersey OMKAREshwar". Participants sit on mats and cushions in saffron, orange, white and pastel clothing, some with rudraksha malas. In the bottom-right panel a man in a white turban and cream robe sits on an ornate gold throne-like chair with a microphone in front of him; his appearance is only partly visible and the match to a person is uncertain. Deity murtis and a framed portrait appear in some rooms. Around thirty people are visible across the feeds.2011-10-02A large display wall shows a grid of video-link panels from different centres, each showing a group during a session. Top right panel: a man with a white cloth and rudraksha mala sits before a shrine labelled Victoria Australia with murtis and a framed picture. Middle right panel: a woman in an orange robe sits on a red mat beside a man in white among a seated group, labelled Houston Kalahasthi. Other panels show seated devotees in Rio de Janeiro, Omkareshwar in New Jersey, Malaysia Palani, Tucson and Atlanta Ujjain. Bottom right panel: a deity murti heavily decorated with white and red flower garlands. Many people are seated in meditation or ritual posture across the panels.2011-10-02A photograph of a large display screen split into a nine-panel grid of live video feeds, each showing a different devotee group in a separate location. Top-left, a table with an oil lamp and offering plate beside a framed garlanded picture. Centre-left, a man in a blue shirt and people sit on the floor around a red cloth with offerings. Top-right, people in white sit before a shrine with red-clad deity murtis. Centre, a group sits on a blue carpet beneath golden murtis, with a white sign reading Oklahoma Somnatham. Centre-right, a shirtless man in white dhoti with rudraksha mala sits before a painted panel labelled Victoria Australia, beside statues. Bottom-right, a large golden framed portrait of a figure with a saffron turban and maroon shawl appears; he is shown on the screen, not physically present. Bottom-centre a sign reads Bengaluru North.2012-02-11October 02 20112011-10-02December 16 20112011-12-16A 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 copiesNovember 15 20112011-11-15January 26 20122012-01-26November 15 20112011-11-15November 24 20112011-11-24A 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 screen displaying a nine-panel video conference grid of satsang participants joined from different locations. Labelled panels read Malaysia Palani, Bengaluru, Victoria Australia, Rio de Janeiro and Charlotte Srisailam. Several panels show devotees seated on mats and cushions in front of colourful deity murti, garlanded shrines, and framed portraits. In the bottom-right panel, a bald man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits in a meditative pose on a pink mat, hand raised near his face. Other panels show people in white and in casual clothes meditating or sitting in rows.2011-11-15