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A photograph of a large screen showing a live video feed of a group of devotees seated on the floor of a decorated hall, with deity murtis and shrines arranged along the back, and a lower-third caption reading Los Angeles ARUNACHALA. Multiple devotees wear white, yellow and purple garments with yellow shawls. Brass-framed shrines with idols, garlands and kalasha-like offerings are visible. Above the main feed, smaller panels show offerings and decorated trays. The caption attributes the location to a centre named Arunachala.

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September 05 20122012-09-05December 05 20112011-12-05May 31 20122012-05-31July 22 20132013-07-22A photograph of a television or video screen showing a live link to the Los Angeles Arunachala centre. A white banner reads Los Angeles Arunachala across the top of the screen. Beneath it, a large group of seated devotees fills a hall, many in white and orange, pink, red and yellow clothing. Some sit on mats and cushions before a stage with a decorated altar, flowers and fruit arranged in the foreground. Several people in white clothes sit near the front, and one figure in white sits at the far right edge. Fruit offerings and baskets lie on the floor in front, consistent with a Guru Purnima offering.2013-07-22A photograph of a projected screen showing a seated audience inside a room with shrines and deity images. In the foreground, a figure in orange and saffron robes sits at the lower left, seen from behind. A purple banner reads Los Angeles Arunachala on a stand with a red rope barrier, and cushions lie on the floor. Many people sit on the floor in white, red and dark clothing, with more seated on chairs at the right. Ornate arched shrine niches and gold deity figures are visible behind them. The projection is shown on a dark wall.2011-12-05A television screen shows a live video link of the Los Angeles Arunachala centre, with a white banner reading Los Angeles Arunachala across the top. Inside a hall, many devotees in white, orange, pink and yellow clothes sit on mats and red cushions, with fruit offerings arranged in front. A figure in white stands at the right edge near a seated group. The screen is photographed in a room, with a small side panel visible at right.2013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22April 07 20132013-04-07Photograph of a television screen showing a live video-conference feed of a Guru Purnima satsang at the Los Angeles Arunachala centre. A banner reading "Los Angeles Arunachala" hangs across the top of the hall. Many people sit on red-draped floor cushions in white, orange, pink and yellow clothes, with fruit offerings and baskets arranged in the foreground at lower right. A standing person in white robes stands at left and another in white at right near the aisle. A large deity picture or altar is visible at the far back of the hall. The shot is taken at an angle from the screen itself, so the image is slightly blurred.2013-07-22April 07 20132013-04-07A projected screen collage of seven panels showing temple and ritual scenes. Top left, a small shrine room with deity murtis and a seated woman. Top right, a decorated altar with a large deity murti, garlands and a standing priest in white. Middle row, a hall with many deity murtis where seated devotees face a central area, a Los Angeles Arunachalam sign below; a central panel with a striped mat, lamps and seated participants; and a right panel with seated devotees and a man in white leading a puja beside a Phoenix Kanchipuram sign. Bottom left, a Malaysia Pelani altar with garlands and seated devotees. The collage is a graphic of photographs shown on a screen, so no people are physically present in the room beyond the photographed scenes.2011-10-02