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A video-conference screen shows a grid of live feeds from multiple a person centres, with location labels such as Seattle Chidambaram, Yananda Nagaram Hyderabad, Sharjah, Oklahoma Somnatham, Malaysia Palani, Phoenix Kanchipuram, Ohio Prayag, Toronto Kailasam and Los Angeles Arunachala. Participants sit on mats and cushions in meditation or satsang postures, some in white and some in saffron or orange clothing. In the Phoenix feed, a figure in orange sits at the front of the hall. Several rooms have deity murti, flower offerings and a kalasha. In the Sharjah feed, a portrait on the wall shows a figure in an orange turban beside a seated man in white. The screen is seen from the front in an office or hall setting.

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April 13 20132013-04-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a large display screen showing a grid of live video feeds from multiple KAILASA centres, each labelled with a place name such as Ohio Prayag, San Jose Madurai, Malaysia Palani, Seattle Chidambaram, Phoenix Kanchipuram, Sharjah, Toronto Kailasam, Nithyananda Nagaram Hyderabad, Los Angeles Arunachala and Oklahoma Somnatham. Participants sit on mats and cushions in ashram-style rooms with deity murtis, garlands, kalasha-like offerings and flower arrangements. Screen-displayed participants are shown on the screen, not as physical people in the room.2013-04-12 +1 copiesMarch 08 20132013-03-08Photograph of a large video wall showing a grid of live feeds from multiple temple centres. Tiles show groups seated on floors performing puja, with shrines of deity murtis decorated with red and gold drapery, oil lamps, and kalasha-style offerings. Printed labels on tiles read Phoenix Kanchipuram, Seattle Vedamandaram, Oklahoma Somnathan, Toronto Sivalayam and San Jose Madurai. In the lower right tile, a man in orange and white ritual clothing with a red-and-gold ornate backdrop and a gold necklace is seated on a throne; a caption reads 'Paramahamsa Nithyananda' area text not clearly legible. Bottom right corner carries a copyright notice.2012-10-17May 02 20132013-05-02April 13 20132013-04-13A photograph of a large video-wall screen showing a grid of live video-conference feeds for a satsang, with a cinema-like frame and a grey wall around it. Each tile is labelled with a city-and-temple name, including Houston Kalashasthi, Charlotte Srisailam, Los Angeles Arunachala, Ohio Prayag, San Jose Madurai, Sharjah, Oklahoma Somanatham, Toronto Kailasam, Kuala Lumpur Palani and Seattle Chidambaram. Participants sit on mats and cushions in ashram-style rooms; some wear saffron and orange robes, others white, and several have shaved or covered heads. One Toronto tile shows a man in dark robes and a head covering seated by a small offering. Altars with deity murtis, orange drapes and a large framed portrait appear in several tiles. The screen shows people only on screens, so no physical participants are in the photographed room; the feeds show seated devotees in groups.2013-11-15November 19 20132013-11-19November 16 20132013-11-16 +1 copiesA screen-grid photograph of a video-conference satsang split into many tiles, each showing a different group of people seated on mats, cushions or chairs in rooms with red, orange and white furnishings. Tile labels read San Jose Madurai, Toronto Kailasam, Phoenix Kanchipuram, Ohio Prayag, Oklahoma Somnatham, Ohio Center, Adyar Chennai, Seattle Chidambaram, Sharjah, Los Angeles Arunachala, Alwarpet Chennai and Nithyanandanagara Hyderabad. Several tiles show a seated man in white ritual clothing with a shaved head, and a few show people in saffron or orange garments, but no identification is made from appearance. A portrait of a figure in orange and a framed image appear in some rooms, and a brass plate with flowers sits in one tile. Overlaid screen text includes Sanskrit mantra lines and a copyright notice.2013-03-05A photograph of a video wall grid showing many simultaneous live connections to KAILASA centres, each tile captioned with a centre name such as HOUSTON KALAHASTHI, Toronto Kailasam, SEATTLE CHIDAMBARAM, Oklahoma Somnatham, NITHYANANDA NAGARAM - HYDERABAD, CHARLOTTE-SRISAILAM, Los Angeles Arunachala and PARIS HOME TEMPLE. Participants sit on mats and cushions in saffron, white, pink and purple clothing, some near altars with flowers and deity images. The bottom-right tile shows a man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and a long braid, seated before an ornate golden backdrop, appearing to lead the session. Other tiles show seated groups in meditation or yoga poses.2013-04-14A photograph of a large screen displaying a video-conference grid of many small panels, each showing a different location for a satsang. Labels on the panels read SHARJAH, ANANDA NAGARAM - HYDERABAD, MACHO SPAIN, OKLAHOMA SOMNATHAM, PHOENIX KANCHIPURAM, SEATTLE CHIDAMBARAM, PARIS HOME TEMPLE, Toronto Kailasam, Los Angeles Arunachala, and OHIO PRAYAG. Participants sit on cushions and mats in rooms with pink, orange and red decor, many with hands folded in namaskar. One panel shows a man in an orange and green turban and orange robe with hands pressed together, and another shows a bearded man in a turban and saffron attire seated in a room with a red-cushioned sofa. Several panels show devotees in white and orange clothing, with deity images and flowers visible, and a few show individual women in white and red sitting in meditation.2013-04-25