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A photograph of a large screen showing a video call of a group of people seated on white sheets in a living room. A woman in a pink saree sits in front, holding her hands together, with a man in white kurta and white trousers seated on a sofa behind. Several young people in dark and maroon clothes sit close together. A white placard reads DO NOT BAN BHAGAVAD GITA on a black stand, and another placard at bottom right reads HOUSTON KALAHASTHI. Trays with food and flowers are visible in the lower foreground. A framed picture with a garland hangs on the wall at upper right.

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September 16 20122012-09-16A large video-conference screen shows a gallery of several live feeds from devotees in different locations, with protest signs reading 'Do Not Ban Bhagavad Gita'. In the top-left feed, a seated group of people in white and pastel clothes sits in a living room beside signs reading 'Houston Kalahasthi'. The top-middle feed shows a bare-chested man with rudraksha malas beside a shrine with deity murtis, a sign reads 'Victoria Australia'. The top-right feed shows three people, two holding a white placard labelled Houston. A middle-left feed shows a woman holding a 'YES TO BHAGAVAD GITA' sign beside a person in red. The middle-centre feed shows a room with a child standing before protest signs and a red cushion. The lower-left feed shows three people seated with a sign reading 'Atlanta Ujjain'. Thumbnail photos of ritual gatherings fill the bottom-right corner.2011-12-26September 16 20122012-09-16December 26 20112011-12-26January 13 20132013-01-13A projected video-conference screen shows a seated group of about a dozen devotees in a living room with a wooden floor, many with hands folded in namaste. Several wear white kurta or shirts with rudraksha malas and one wears a dark red top. A handwritten sign reading "Houston Kalahasti" sits at lower left beside a brass bell and a plate of ritual items. At the left edge, a framed image of a deity in orange and gold is garlanded with flowers.2013-01-13June 06 20162016-06-06A photograph of a large screen showing a live video feed of a room with white walls, red curtains and a framed deity picture on a small altar. Four people sit on the floor in front: a man in a checked shirt on the left, a young person in white and dark clothing in the centre, another person in dark clothing beside them, and a woman in black on the right. Pink flowers and a lit oil lamp sit on the floor in front of them. Below them, two printed placards read "ATLANTA UJJAIN" and "Do not Ban Bhagavad Gita". At the top edge, figures in red and orange clothing are partly visible. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable.2011-12-26A 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.2013-07-15January 13 20132013-01-13September 16 20122012-09-16A photograph of a large video wall displaying a nine-panel grid of live remote satsang feeds, each labelled with a centre name. Top left panel labelled SINGAPURAM shows several people seated on a yellow floor with a green cloth and offerings. Top centre labelled HOUSTON KALAHASTHI shows a woman in a blue sari and a man in white seated before a small deity shrine. Top right labelled Los Angeles ANNACHALA shows a large group seated on mats in a hall. Middle left labelled OHIO PRAYAG shows people seated before a decorated shrine with a red-and-gold backdrop. Middle centre labelled BANGALORE shows a single person seated on a carpet. Middle right labelled SEATTLE SHIVAPURAM shows a group in white and colourful clothes seated before a shrine of deities. Bottom left labelled PHOENIX KAILASAPURAM shows seated devotees beside a red-and-white backdrop with flowers. Bottom centre labelled HOUSTON KALAHASTHI shows a seated group. Bottom right shows a man in a pink and saffron robe with a red and white mala seated on a gold throne with brass lamps and flowers, under a blue backdrop.2011-11-11