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A large display screen in a dark room shows a grid of five video feeds of participants joining a remote session. Top left, two women sit on a floor with a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure and a sign reading UK LONDON. Top right, women in white sit with hands pressed together beside a sign reading I LOVE YOU and RIO DE JANEIRO, with a framed portrait and orange cloth behind them. Bottom left, a group sits on mats near a sign reading GUADELOUPE. Bottom centre, a blurred group in white sits before a red banner. Bottom right, a man in a red garment with a gold necklace stands while a woman in white places her hand on his forehead.

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November 06 20112011-11-06Photograph of a large monitor displaying a four-panel video call of satsang groups in different homes. Top-left, women sit on a sofa with a placard reading UK; top-right, a woman in white and another in green sit beside a sign reading I LOVE YOU and RIO DE JANEIRO, with a framed portrait and flowers on a side table. Bottom-left, a group sits on the floor near a sign reading GUADELOUPE, with a small lamp and offerings in front of a framed photo. Bottom-right, a man in a red-orange shawl with a rudraksha mala is seated while another person in white touches his head, a blessing-style gesture. Two more monitors are at the left edge.2011-11-06November 06 20112011-11-06A four-panel video-link collage of simultaneous group sessions in different locations, each labelled with a printed sign. Top left, Paris Dakshineswar Kalighat: a seated group in white clothes with flower and fruit offerings on a floral-patterned cloth. Top right, Guadeloupe Rameshwaram: people in white and pastel clothes seated on mats around low tables with white chairs and a framed portrait on the wall. Bottom left, France 3 Borders: people seated in a room with orange and white cushions, a small deity shrine, and orange flower arrangements. Bottom right, Rio de Janeiro: two women seated in white and orange-shawled clothing holding a sign reading I LOVE YOU, with a framed portrait and orange cloth beside them. A framed portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda is visible in the bottom right panel. The collage itself shows no physical people beyond those on screens.2011-11-05February 15 20112011-02-15A large screen displays a video-link collage of multiple satsang locations, each panel showing a group of devotees seated on the floor or in chairs. Top left, a room with an altar and seated devotees in white and dark clothing beside a sign reading KLANG MALAYSIA. Top right, women in white and blue seated on a sofa beside a sign reading UK LONDON. Bottom left, rows of devotees in white clothing seated on flower-decorated mats beside a sign reading PARIS DAKSHINESWAR KALIGHAT. Bottom centre, devotees in white seated on a mat beside a sign reading GUADELOUPE. Bottom right, seated devotees in white beside framed portraits and a red sign. The collage shows these groups participating remotely; a physical audience is not visible.2011-11-05A video conference grid of nine live feeds showing devotees in different locations attending a satsang. Captions on the tiles read Seattle Chidambaram, Scottsdale Arizona, Singapore, Nithyanandapuram-style centre tile partly cut off, Vancouver, New Jersey, Rio Brazil, and an Atlanta-style centre tile. Most participants sit cross-legged on floors or sit on sofas, wearing mixed casual and traditional clothing, including saris and a woman in a hijab. In the bottom right tile, a man seated on a gold throne wears saffron robes, a saffron turban, an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala, with a gold garland of flowers and a basket of fruit beside him. Shrines decorated with deity murtis and flower garlands appear in the Seattle and Nithyanandapuram-style tiles.2011-09-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a large wall-mounted video display showing a nine-panel grid of live feeds from different locations, each showing groups of people in white clothing performing synchronized movements in rooms with red floral decor. Panels are labelled with handwritten signs reading PARIS DAKSHINESWAR KALIGHAT, RIO DE JANEIRO, GUADELOUPE, KLANG MALAYSIA, UK, and a bottom-left panel with a sign reading GUADELOUPE, and a lone figure in an orange top and white trousers stands on a red curtained stage at bottom right. The display is surrounded by a dark frame with a small logo at upper left.2011-11-05A photograph of a large video wall showing a multi-city webinar grid. Nine tiles show groups from different locations: Rio de Janeiro with women in saris and kurtas seated on a yellow cloth, Calgary Amaravati with people seated on the floor and a woman in orange, Victoria Australia with a seated man in white and a shrine with brass deity figures, New Zealand with a man in white beside an orange cloth and a laptop, Madrid Spain with a handwritten sign reading Hello Swamiji, and Somnath Oklahoma with a group seated before a decorated shrine. In the bottom right tile, a man in cream and white robes sits on an ornate gold-and-cream throne, raising a hand in blessing. Faces on screen are not individually identified.2011-10-02A photograph of a large screen displaying a nine-panel video conference grid of satsang participants joined from different locations. Labelled panels read Malaysia Palani, Bengaluru, Victoria Australia, Rio de Janeiro and Charlotte Srisailam. Several panels show devotees seated on mats and cushions in front of colourful deity murti, garlanded shrines, and framed portraits. In the bottom-right panel, a bald man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits in a meditative pose on a pink mat, hand raised near his face. Other panels show people in white and in casual clothes meditating or sitting in rows.2011-11-15A photograph of a large video wall showing a nine-panel grid of live satsang sessions with groups in different locations. Top-left shows Seattle Chidambaram with a shrine of deity murtis and seated devotees; top-middle shows Scottsdale, Arizona with women seated on a floor; top-right shows Singapore with participants seated on a light carpet beside a small orange cloth and offerings. Middle-left shows a Vancouver-labelled group seated before a decorated shrine; middle-centre shows a Vancouver-labelled room with seated participants; middle-right shows people seated on a sofa and floor in a living room.2011-09-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a large flat-screen monitor showing a grid of video-conference tiles, each a separate remote group of devotees seated indoors. Tiles show people in white and cream clothing sitting on floors and sofas, with handwritten or printed place-name signs such as JUAREZ MEXICO, SEATTLE CHIDAMBARAM, NEW JERSEY OMKARESHWAR, GUADELOUPE, SINGAPURAM and PARIS. One tile shows an altar with a lamp and a deity image. In the bottom right tile, a man with short hair wearing an orange-saffron robe and a beaded necklace speaks, seemingly on a stage; he has some a person cues but the appearance is not conclusive. Several tiles show people in white, and a red-clothed woman sits on a sofa.2013-01-12