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A projected multi-panel collage on a screen in a darkened hall. The top-left inset shows a man in an orange-saffron robe and matching headwrap seated before an ornate golden backdrop, raising one hand. The large centre panel shows a decorated deity murti with garlands and red and gold adornments on an altar, with a placard reading Malaysia Palanquin below it. The right panels show ornamented murtis and a seated group at a table, and the lower-left panel shows people at a table beside a card reading Guadeloupe. The collage pictures activities but has no physical people in the room.

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September 01 20112011-09-01Photograph of a large display screen showing a multi-panel video link. Top panel: a seated man in white and a woman in green sit before a decorated altar with garlands, flowers and a purple-draped table with a sign reading "MALAYSIA PALANI". Bottom-left panel: a group of devotees seated on mats in a temple hall before a shrine with deity murtis. Bottom-right panel: a smiling man with a red tilak and orange turban beside a second orange-robed person wearing a rudraksha mala and a red flower in the hair, in front of an ornate gold throne with a red cushion. Some on-screen people are shown only via screen, so they are not counted as physical people in the room.2011-10-21A photograph of a large display screen showing a six-panel video-call grid of simultaneous satsang and temple events at different locations. Top-left panel shows an ornate golden shrine with a deity murti and people in white and orange clothing near offering tables. Top-middle panel shows a purple-draped altar with flower arrangements, a sign reading MALAYSIA PALANI, and a person in white seated on the floor. Top-right panel shows a sign reading VICTORIA AUSTRALIA beside a woman in a white top and deity figures. Bottom panels show a red-and-purple sofa with a flower garland, a group of people in white and orange clothing gathered around a shrine, and a close-up of a woman in an orange-and-cream sari with a marigold and rose garland. Printed signs and screen content are not physical people in the room.2011-11-03A projected screen shows a six-panel video-conference collage of satsang sites. Top-left, a seated man in white sits beside a banner reading "MALAYSIA PALANI" before a decorated deity altar with a purple cloth. Top-centre, a man with a white turban and beaded necklaces sits before a banner reading "VICTORIA AUSTRALIA" and small deity figures. Top-right, seated devotees in white sit before a banner reading "TRINIDAD" and deity murtis under red flags. Bottom-left, devotees sit on the floor with puja plates. Bottom-centre, a shrine with deity murtis and seated devotees. Bottom-right, a man in a white turban, saffron-toned robe and rudraksha mala sits on a gold-arched throne. The panels are pictured activities, not physical people in this room.2011-10-21A multi-panel video-conference screen shows several linked locations. The large lower-right panel shows a man in saffron-orange robes with a saffron turban, a red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala around his neck, seated before an ornate gold-embossed backdrop, appearing to speak. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues: saffron turban, orange robes and rudraksha mala. Upper panel shows a temple-style shrine decorated with a red-and-white drape, garlands, flowers and a sign reading MALAYSIA PALANI, with a man and woman seated on white on the floor. Lower-left panel shows a hall with seated devotees in orange and white, and a shrine with deity murtis.2011-10-21A projected screen shows a multi-panel collage of video feeds from different locations, making this a graphic. The top-left panel shows a smiling man in an orange-yellow turban and orange robe with rudraksha beads and a red cushioned seat, with a small image in the corner. Top-right shows two seated figures in orange on a patterned mat with a label reading SINGAPORE. Middle panels show groups of people seated on mats in front of decorated altars, labelled GUADELOUPE, TOHOKU PRAYAG, and MALAYSIA PALANI; a panel at right shows a red-and-gold ornate deity arch with figures. Lower panels show devotees in white seated before shrines, and a deity arch with people in white clothes labelled SEATTLE CHIDAMBARAM. A bottom-right overlay shows a Found search bar.2011-09-01Photograph of monitors at an event showing a live video link labelled "Kuala Lumpur - Palani" on a white banner. The screen shows a crowd of people in white clothes seated in a hall on the left, and a ritual scene with a decorated deity murti, flower garlands and a small wooden stand. Two people stand with palms pressed together in namaste; one wears a red shawl over white and the other a red scarf over white. A small figure in a blue robe sits near the deity area. A separate monitor at right shows a figure in orange robes with a raised hand. Computer equipment sits in the foreground. A small framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" appears in the background of the link.2013-07-22A projected multi-panel collage of live video feeds from several satsang centres, shown on a screen in a dim room. The top-left panel shows a man in saffron and yellow robes with a yellow head covering, seated on an ornate red-and-gold throne, with a deity image visible at lower left; its figure appears on a screen and is an uncertain candidate for the a person depiction. Other panels show groups seated on mats and floors in Singapore, Guadeloupe, Ohio/Prayag, Malaysia (Palani) with a decorated deity altar, and Seattle (Chidambaram) with devotees in white and orange seated in front of altars and a small brass lamp. A few panels show decorated deity shrines with garlands, flowers, and oil lamps. The collage is a graphic of live feeds, so no physical people are counted in the photo beyond the screen content.2011-09-01A large projection screen in a dim room shows a multi-panel collage of photographs. The left panels show a temple altar with flowers and offerings, and a group of seated devotees on a colourful patterned floor mat, including a woman in a green sari, a woman in white and red, and a man in a white kurta and a saffron-clad seated figure. The right panel shows a seated figure in red and gold robes on an ornate golden throne with a red cushion, flanked by decorated elephant figures and carved wooden doors. The collage is shown on a screen, so the pictured people are not physical people in the room. Photo of a projected graphic panel.2011-07-04September 01 20112011-09-01A 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.2011-10-02Photograph of several flat-screen monitors in a display setup showing video feeds. The largest screen on the right shows a figure in red-orange robes with a long rudraksha mala seated on an ornate golden throne with red cushions. A smaller center monitor shows a video-conference split: a top panel labelled Kuala Lumpur Palani with people seated in a room, and a lower panel labelled Mumbai-Thane. A figure in similar red robes and a mala appears on a golden throne at lower left, labelled Self View. Printed text on the screens and a left-side collage of group photos are also visible.2014-09-20