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Photograph of a large Philips monitor showing a nine-panel video grid of simultaneous satsang or puja sessions from different centres. Panels show devotees in white and saffron clothes seated or kneeling on striped mats before decorated shrines with deity murtis, garlands and red and gold drapery. Labels read TORONTO KAILASAM, MALAYSIA PALANI, SAN JOSE, SEATTLE CHIDAMBARAM, SINGAPURAM and OHIO PRAYAG. The bottom-right panel shows a bald man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala with arms raised overhead, and a bespectacled man in saffron clothes raising his arms in the adjacent panel.

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A photograph of a Philips monitor showing a multi-panel video conference grid of satsang locations, each tile labelled with a place name such as TORONTO KAILASAM, MALAYSIA PALANI, SEATTLE CHIDAMBARAM, SINGAPURAM, OHIO PRAYAG and a tile labelled with a Bangalore-style centre name. Each tile shows people seated on mats and floor cushions before decorated deity murti, gold arches, kalasha-like altars, flower garlands and lamps. In the bottom-right tile, two men in saffron/orange robes sit at a plant-filled room; the man on the left wears a rudraksha mala and sits with his hand near his face, while the man on the right sits in orange clothing with a hand raised to his chin. Several tiles show dozens of seated participants in saffron, white and purple clothes, indicating a large remote gathering.2011-11-18November 18 20112011-11-18December 17 20112011-12-17A photograph of a flat-screen monitor, branded Philips, showing a multi-window video wall of simultaneous live feeds from several KAILASA temple centres. Panels show devotees lying prone in rows on the floor in front of deity murti and decorated altars, with yellow and orange ornamentation. Labels on the feeds read SINGAPURAM, MALAYSIA PALANI, SEATTLE CHIDAMBARAM, OHIO PRAYAG and TORONTO KAILASA. One panel shows a close view of a person in orange and white clothing lying prone on a mat. The scene conveys a synchronized group practice across centres, with dozens of people visible on the screens rather than in the room.2011-11-20A multi-panel screen display, photographed in a room, shows a video conference grid of several ashram and devotee gatherings linked from different locations. Panels are labelled SINGAPURAM, MALAYSIA, SEDONA ARIZONA, ARUNACHALA, TORONTO KAILASA, SEATTLE CHIDAM BARAM and OHIO PRAYAG. Participants sit in white and cream clothes on mats; some wear saffron or red. Deity murti, floral garlands and decorated shrines appear in several panels, and a bottom-right panel shows a figure in a saffron robe with a flower garland seated before a large floral arch. Offerings and oil lamps sit before the shrines.2011-12-18December 22 20112011-12-22A nine-panel video-conference grid of temple and ashram centres, each tile labelled with a place name. Top-left, a panel labelled Phoenix Kanchipuram shows a standing figure before shrines. Top-middle, a panel labelled Malaysia Palani shows a seated man in white on a purple-draped platform with a murti. Top-right, a panel labelled Ohio Prayag shows seated devotees in front of decorated deity shrines. Middle-left, a panel labelled Seattle Chidambaram shows devotees in orange and white seated before a red-curtained shrine. Middle-centre, a panel labelled Singapuram shows seated devotees on a rug. Middle-right, a panel shows a shaven-headed man in orange and white seated with devotees and a small sign. Bottom-left, a panel labelled Toronto Kailasam shows seated people before golden shrines. Bottom-middle, a panel labelled San Jose Madurai shows seated devotees before shrines. Bottom-right, a panel shows a woman in an orange head covering and blue sari before a flower-garlanded arch in green, yellow and red.2011-12-17A photograph of a large multi-panel video wall displaying a grid of nine live-feed screens, each showing a separate group of devotees gathered for a ritual at a different centre. Panels show people seated on mats and carpets before decorated shrines with deity murtis, floral garlands and lamps, and one panel shows a seated figure in orange clothing. Handwritten or printed signs on the screens read SINGAPURAM, MALAYSIA PALANI, SEATTLE, PHOENIX KANCHEEPURAM and OHIO PRAYAG, marking the locations.2011-11-16November 16 20112011-11-16December 30 20112011-12-30A large monitor displays a video grid of multiple live feeds from different centres, each showing a satsang or puja setting. Top row: a white-clad group seated on the floor before shrines, and a group seated on colourful rugs labelled OHIO and PRAYAG. Middle row: a Seattle CHIDAMBARAM feed with a group in front of decorated deity shrines, and an ornate temple hall with sitting devotees. Bottom row: a group seated with offerings and a SINGAPURAM label, plus two feeds showing statues of seated and standing figures in orange robes. Gold-framed deity murti and floral decorations fill the shrines. Banners on the screen read Seattle, Ohio, Prayag, Singapuram and Chidambaram.2011-11-20A 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.2011-11-16