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A photograph of a large video-conference screen tiled with many small live feeds of groups seated in homes and centres, each labelled with a printed place sign such as Washington D.C. Sripuram, St. Louis, Vancouver Home, Houston North-West, Bangalore Whitefield, Brockley London, Guadeloupe, Arunachala Tiruvannamalai and Charlotte Srisaram. Participants sit cross-legged on mats and carpets, some with palms joined in namaste, some in white or saffron clothes, with puja trays, flowers and framed deity pictures beside them. In the bottom right tile a bald man in saffron robes with a gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads sits on an ornate golden throne, and the image is shown on screen with a copyright notice. The shot is taken from a seated audience in a hall.

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A large video-conference grid displayed on a screen, showing a collage of many small live panels of people in home and ashram settings, labelled with handwritten or printed place signs such as Washington D.C. Sripuram, Guadeloupe, New Jersey, Vancouver Home, Houston North-West, Bangalore Whitefield, Brockley London, Turkey, St. Louis, Arunachala Tiruvannamalai and Anna Nagar. Many participants sit cross-legged on mats in saffron, orange, red and green clothes, some with ritual red and white markings, around puja items and flowers. In the bottom right panel, a man with a shaved head and saffron-orange robes with a gold necklace sits before a golden backdrop, with a rudraksha mala. This is a photograph of a screen showing a collage, so the physical people count refers only to people in the room, which is effectively none visible apart from a partial garment edge.2012-09-05September 07 20122012-09-07A large video-conference screen shows a grid of sixteen tiles, each a remote satsang location with participants seated on mats or sofas. Labels read St. Louis Tirumala, Charlotte Sriaram, Bangalore Malleshwaram, Houston Southwest, Washington D.C. Sripuram, New York Varanasi, Turkey, Brockley London, Bangalore Whitefield, Arunachala, Singapura, Guadeloupe Ramatirtha and Reunion. In the bottom-right tile a figure with long hair, a rudraksha mala and an orange robe sits on an ornate gold throne, appearing to be Swamiji (probable), shown on the screen rather than physically present. Other tiles show participants in white and saffron clothing, a deity photo and a kalasha, and an oil lamp on a small table.2012-09-07September 06 20122012-09-06A large screen displays a grid of live video feeds from multiple satsang locations, each panel labelled with a handwritten or printed sign: Bangalore Malleshwaram, Washington D.C. Sripuram, St. Louis Tirumala, Houston North-West, Charlotte Srisailam, Brockley London, Guadeloupe, and Tucson AZ USA. Participants sit in ordinary homes and rooms, several in white or saffron clothing, some with rudraksha malas and vibhuti. In the Charlotte panel a seated figure in saffron sits before a flower garland arrangement and a deity picture. In the bottom-right panel a figure in saffron and orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits before an ornate golden throne-like backdrop with flowers, smiling and gesturing with one hand. Several panels show devotees in mixed white and colourful clothing sitting cross-legged. A photograph taken of a display screen showing these feeds.2012-08-22 +2 copiesA large display screen shows a grid of live video feeds from satsang centres in many locations, with name cards such as NEW YORK, GUADELOUPE, BANGALORE MARATHAHALLI, LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY, ST. LOUIS, ST TULEN FRANCE, ATLANTA UJJAIN, BANGALORE HULIYURDURGA, NEW ZEALAND and AUSTIN. Participants sit on mats and cushions in homes, some with a small altar, flowers and oil lamps. In the bottom right panel a bearded man in orange and saffron robes with a gold-toned ornamental necklace sits on an ornate golden throne, presenting a person appearance. A screen-shown speaker in a white shirt and a man in a white shirt with a mala appear in other panels. The photograph is of the screen itself, showing remote satsang participants.2013-01-16A photograph of a large screen showing a grid of video-call tiles from satsang participants in multiple locations. Tiles include a yellow-and-orange sign reading Granada Spain, a room in Houston North-West with a man in blue kurta beside a woman in red sari, a Washington D.C. Sripuram tile with a man in blue sitting before a framed photo, a Bangalore tile with two women in white saris, a Palm Springs California tile with a woman in dark top, a Guadeloupe tile with seated devotees, a Istanbul Turkey tile with a woman in white praying hands together, and a Chennai Mahalingapuram tile with a man in blue shirt beside a woman in yellow sari. The bottom-right tile shows a figure seated on a red throne with a crescent-moon backdrop, a person depiction on screen. Participants sit on floors and sofas with flowers and lamps visible.2012-09-15January 22 20132013-01-22October 13 20122012-10-13A photograph of a large video-conference screen split into a nine-panel grid, each tile a remote participant location. Panels show people seated in home rooms with sign labels including BANGALORE WHITEFIELD, WASHINGTON, D.C SRIPURAM, St. Louis Tirumala, BANGALORE MALLESHWARAM, BROCKLEY LONDON, CHARLOTTE SRIRAMAM and GUADELOUPE. A woman in orange and white sits on a red bed beneath a framed portrait; a group in a St. Louis room sits on floor cushions with a red-draped table; a man in a white shirt and a woman in a white-and-red patterned top sit beside a framed portrait and orange flowers; a row of seated people wears white and orange. In the bottom-right tile, a figure in orange robes with long beaded necklaces sits before an ornate gold-framed chair. The screen shows a pedia.org, which is omitted from text2012-08-25A photograph of a monitor showing a grid of live video feeds from multiple ashram and satsang centres during a remote satsang. Panels show people seated on floors and chairs in rooms with decorations, puja setups with oil lamps, fruit and flower offerings, and a pada-puja arrangement. Handwritten-style labels on the panels read place names including Monterey Mexico, Guadeloupe, Charlotte Kailasa, Singapuram, Oklahoma Sonnathan, St. Louis, Bangalore North, Newjersey Princeton, and Istanbul Turkey. In the bottom right panel a figure in white with a yellow garment performs a ritual. A bottom-centre panel shows a man in white with a red-and-gold backdrop and a forehead mark. A , , Source2012-10-05A photograph of a large wall-mounted monitor showing a grid of video-call tiles from many locations, each showing small groups seated in homes or centres. Signs read Bangalore Whitefield, New York Varnasi, Washington DC Sripuram, Houston North-West, Madrid Spain, Granada Spain, Singapuram, St. Louis Thirumalai, Tucson AZ USA and Turkey. Several participants wear white, yellow or saffron clothes, and some sit before shrines and framed deity pictures.2012-09-13