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A photograph of a large monitor showing a video-conference grid of many small live feeds from different temples and locations. Tiles are labelled with place names such as Seattle Chidambaram, Hong Kong, Kastav Croatia, Paris Home Temple, San Jose Madhuvan, Sharjah and Malaysia Palani. One tile shows a few seated people in a room with a Nithyananda Vedic Temple Seattle banner; another shows a woman in a salmon-pink top speaking; another shows a figure in white with a red shawl. Several tiles show bright indoor rooms with flowers and devotees.

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A 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.2013-04-25January 16 20132013-01-16February 27 20132013-02-27Photograph of a large video wall displaying a grid of live-streamed participant feeds from multiple centres, with a smaller screen at right. Tiles show people seated or standing in rooms decorated with deity images, flowers and lamps; one tile shows a seated man in white near a peetha with pink and red fabric and garlands. Name placards read SEATTLE, SAN JOSE, SHARJAH, ADYAR, DELHI, EAST LONDON UK and HYDERABAD. A green-and-white banner reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Vedic Temple. Several tiles show groups in saffron, red and white clothing performing a satsang or puja-style gathering.2013-02-27March 08 20132013-03-08 +1 copiesSeptember 13 20122012-09-13A large screen displays a grid of video-conference tiles showing satsang participants at multiple ashram and temple locations. Top left tile labelled "SEATTLE CHIDAMBARAM" shows a bald man in white with hands folded beside a red floral arrangement and a brass bowl. Other tiles show devotees seated on mats in saffron, purple and white clothing at centres labelled "NEW YORK VARANASI", "CHARLOTTE-SRISAILAM", "OMAN SIVAGANGAI", "KUALA LUMPUR - PALANI", "Oklahoma Somnatham", "OHIO PRAYAG", "NITHYANANDA NAGARAM - HYDERABAD", "Wellington, New Zealand", "Toronto Kailaasam", "Los Angeles Arunachala" and "DUBAI THIRUKOVILUR". Some tiles show altars with deity murti, flowers and kalasha. A bearded man in a white shawl appears in a tile labelled Dubai Thirukovilur, beside a portrait of a turbaned figure.2013-05-05A 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.2013-11-15A 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 video wall displaying a grid of nine live feeds of simultaneous group sessions held at different centres. Top left, several people seated on mats before a small table with offerings; a figure in orange robes sits at the centre, flanked by others in white. Top centre, a crowd in white and colourful clothing sits before a deity murti shrine with red and gold drapery, a green sign reading SEATTLE and a white sign reading SINGAPURAM nearby. Top right, a seated man in a dark shirt in front of a Singapuram banner. Middle row, a shrine with decorated deity murtis, a sign reading OHIO PRAYAG, a seated group on striped mats, a sign reading SAN JOSE MADURAI, and a sign reading PRAYAG on a dark panel. Bottom row, colourful shrines with deity figures, a group in front of a sign reading RONTO, and a shrine with a sign reading KULIP MALAYSIA. Dark room edges frame the screen.2012-04-16February 01 20152015-02-01A photograph of a large video wall displaying a grid of live video feeds from different centres, showing devotees gathered in temples and halls for a satsang. Panels show people sitting on mats and cushions in white, red and yellow clothing, a woman in a red and orange sari at a lectern, a shaved-headed man in yellow robes seated before a red cushion in a Seattle hall, and a shrine with red drapes and deity murti. Small signs read Seattle, Kulim Malaysia, Oklahoma and San Jose Madurai. The bottom right panel shows a large ornate image of Shiva with a tilak, adorned with rudraksha and gold-coloured decoration.2013-02-22 +1 copies