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A screen shows a live video link captioned TORONTO KAILASAM in large black letters across the top. In the foreground, an older bald man in a grey jacket and glasses is held at the head by a bare-chested, shaved-headed sadhu with a long red-orange cloth and a rudraksha mala, who is touching the man's ear and head. A white forehead marking is visible on the sadhu. Behind them, a woman in white with a shawl holds papers, and other people in a yellow sari and blue striped shirt stand in a room with red curtains. Caption text reads Toronto-Kailasham and a copyright line. The sadhu shows no distinctive a person cues beyond ordinary sadhu attire, so identity is uncertain.

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A photograph of a large monitor screen showing a two-way video link. On screen, a man in a light blue shirt and grey striped shawl stands with his eyes closed while a bare-chested, shaved-headed man in a rust-brown wrap and white beaded necklace touches his forehead. A man in a dark jacket with a grey argyle sweater stands at left, and women sit on a floor at right. A red-and-gold cloth lies on the floor near a seated figure in red. A white banner reads TORONTO KAILASAM. The monitor is the subject, with the people visible only through the screen.2014-03-08March 08 20142014-03-08May 10 20152015-05-10A screen shows a live video-conference feed captioned "TORONTO KAILASAM" in the top banner and "Toronto-Kailasham" at the bottom. Four people sit in a bright room with white walls and a white-framed window. On the left, a smiling woman in an orange robe and orange shawl sits beside a younger woman in a white top. In the centre, a woman in an orange sari with a shawl and a bindi presses her palms together in greeting. Behind them, a bald man in a dark patterned shirt stands with his arms folded. On the right, a man in white kurta clothing and glasses holds a mobile phone to his ear and smiles. The image is of a screen, so the people shown are depicted rather than physically present.2013-12-31September 22 20142014-09-22May 10 20152015-05-10March 08 20142014-03-08A photograph of a large screen showing a split two-way video link. On the left, a crowd of people stands in a bright hall with orange curtains; an older white-haired man with a white moustache, wearing a dark purple shirt and holding a white paper, is touched on the face by a woman in a red-orange sari with gold border. A caption bar reads Thiruvanmiyur, Che... On the right, a man with shaved head and a rudraksha mala, wearing a red-orange robe, sits on an ornate gold and red throne with his hands near his face. Black headphones rest in the foreground.2014-02-11February 01 20152015-02-01November 09 20142014-11-09Indoor photo of a seated man in a red-maroon dhoti-style robe with rudraksha malas and a white tilak on his forehead, placing his hand on the head of an older bald man in a grey sweater who bows forward. Behind them a man in a white dhoti and brown rudraksha mala stands, and two women stand watching, one with short white hair wearing glasses and a green-and-white striped sari, the other in an orange sari with a dark rudraksha mala. Gold ornate fabric, a dark red carpet and a plant are visible. The bowing gesture suggests a blessing or darshan moment; a wooden pillar and clay pots fill the background.2014-09-22A photograph of a hall with white ceiling tiles and red curtains. A bare-chested man in a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti with a rust-red shawl and a long rudraksha-style beaded necklace stands in the centre-right, smiling, placing his right hand on the head of a balding older man in a white shirt who bends forward and holds his hand. A man in white shirt with a blue lanyard stands beside them with hands folded. Other devotees in white and rust-red clothes, some with beaded malas, stand behind a row of metal stanchions. Screens on the wall show a devotional image. The centre figure matches the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues of long swept-back hair, gold earrings, ornate gold-bordered red garments and a beaded necklace, giving blessing to a devotee.2013-09-29