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A large projection screen in a conference room shows a video-conference grid of seven live feeds from different ashram and devotee locations. Top left, people sit on the floor of a hall with a label reading GUADELOUPE; top right, several people in white sit beside a framed picture labelled SAINT JULIEN DE CASSIUS FRANCE. Middle row shows people seated on a green carpet beneath a label reading SOMNATH OKLAHOMA, a room labelled OHIO PRAYAG with a woman in a white sari and an elderly man in orange, and a man in white with rudraksha beads labelled VICTORIA AUSTRALIA beside deity murtis. Bottom left, people sit in front of a shrine labelled KAILASA. Bottom right, a close-up of a smiling face beside a saffron-clad figure wearing an orange turban and a large floral garland, who is shown on screen and not physically present in the room.

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September 27 20112011-09-27A multi-panel video-conference collage of a satsang, shown as a graphic of nine screens. Top-left panel: a room with orange and red drapes and deity murtis on a shelf, with several people seated on a mat, one wearing a dark suit, and a white sign reading SOMNATH OKLAHOMA. Top-right panel: a group of white-clad devotees seated on chairs and mats, a man in white with a rudraksha-style necklace, and a sign reading PARIS DAKSHINESWAR KALIGHAT. Middle-left panel: a room with statues and a sign reading VICTORIA AUSTRALIA, with a figure in white and a turban seated on a mat. Middle-centre panel: many white-clad devotees seated on mats with a sign reading KULIM MALAYSIA. Middle-right panel: white-clad devotees seated before a shrine with a sign reading SAINTE-ALVÈRE FRANCE. Bottom-left panel: people seated on a blue sofa, one in white. Bottom-right panel: a close view of a man in saffron/orange robes with a long rudraksha-style mala and a gold ornate backdrop, seated and speaking. The collage depicts remote participants, not physically present people in one room.2011-11-11September 27 20112011-09-27December 22 20112011-12-22A photograph of a large video wall displaying a grid of live-linked meditation sessions from multiple centres. Tiles show groups seated on mats and cushions in temple halls and ashram rooms, decorated with deity murtis, colourful drapes, garlands and kumkum. Printed location signs label several tiles, including Guadeloupe, Bengaluru North, Ohio Prayag, Victoria Australia, Los Angeles Arunachala and Seattle Chidambaram. In the bottom-right tile a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace sits on an ornate throne beside a figure in orange robes meditating. The overlay reads Nithyananda Paramashivam and KAILASA copyright text.2011-11-09December 22 20112011-12-22November 09 20112011-11-09September 18 20112011-09-18A multi-panel video-conference collage of satsang groups from several locations, each tile showing people seated for meditation or talk in front of deity shrines and murtis. Top left, a group in white clothes sits before a red-draped altar with a placard reading SOMNATH OKL. Top right, seated devotees in saris and kurtas face a shrine with gold arches. Middle row, a placard reads MALAYSIA PJ beside a group in white; a man in white vest and rudraksha mala meditates before a Ganesha murti next to a placard reading VICTORIA AUSTRALIA; a placard reads BANGALORE NORTH above people in mixed colours. Bottom row, a placard reads PHILADELPHIA beside seated participants, and in the bottom right tile a figure in saffron and orange robes sits on an ornate gold throne, hand raised in blessing, with a caption reading NITHYANANDA SATSANG.2011-10-26Photo 11682550September 25 20112011-09-25A photograph of a large screen showing a nine-panel video conference grid of meditating participants at different centres. Top-left shows a shrine with orange drapes and deity murtis, a man in white seated with others. Top-centre shows a man in white with rudraksha mala seated before deity statues under a banner reading Victoria Australia. Top-right shows a shirtless man and a seated person in black beside a Christmas tree and a framed portrait. Middle row shows a Saint Julien France sign, a Guadeloupe sign and a Bengaluru sign with seated groups. Bottom-right panel shows a man in red top and white trousers seated in lotus posture, hand to chin, in front of a gold palanquin-style throne. Participants sit on mats and cushions in meditation or satsang.2011-12-01