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A multi-panel video-conference screen grid showing groups of seated participants in different rooms, each labelled with a handwritten sign such as HOUSTON KALAHASTHI, ATLANTA UJJAIN, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK VARANASI, OHIO PRAYAG, SREEPURAM WASHINGTON D.C., and DALLAS DWARAKA. In the lower right panel a bald man in a saffron-orange robe with a long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a gold-and-cream ornate throne flanked by flower vases, appearing to address the groups; he is shown on a screen, not physically present. Participants wear saris, kurtas and casual clothes, some sitting on mats and cushions, with flowers and a red-and-gold cloth visible in a few rooms.

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A large monitor displays a nine-panel video call grid of satsang groups in different locations. Top-left panel shows a room with a sign reading NEW JERSEY; top-centre a banner with an orange-robed figure beside a sign reading Dubai, with a garlanded seated figure in orange and a small statue. Top-right shows a sign reading ATLANTA with people seated on white cloth and a seated figure in pink-and-red near flowers. Middle row includes a DALLAS panel with seated devotees in white, a PHILADELPHIA panel with people on a sofa and flowers, and a room of people in white and orange sitting before a decorated seat. Bottom row shows a group in white seated on a red cloth and a GUADELOUPE CENTRE panel with white-clad devotees and a framed image of a deity. Bottom-right shows a woman in orange seated on an ornate golden throne with purple drapery. The screen is seen in a dim room. The image is a photograph of this screen.2011-02-27A 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.2013-04-14July 22 20122012-07-22A flat-screen monitor shows a multi-panel video-conference grid of satsang centres. Tiles include New Jersey, Philadelphia, New York, San Jose, Los Angeles and Atlanta, with devotees seated on mats, some holding placards and flowers, others before altars and deity murti. The bottom-right tile shows a long-haired figure in orange robes and rudraksha malas seated on a gold throne, with a microphone before them; the figure matches the Swamiji (probable) cues of long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas. Visible placards read NEW JERSEY, PHILADELPHIA, NEW YORK, SAN JOSE, LA and ATLANTA, and a tile shows a fruit and flower offering.2011-02-27 +1 copiesSeptember 13 20122012-09-13A dark room with a large video wall of nine tiled screens showing live feeds from different centres. Most panels show groups of devotees seated on mats or cushions in halls, with labels such as SINGAPURAM, HOUSTON KALAHASTI, WASHINGTON D.C. SRIPURAM, NEW JERSEY Omkareshwar, Sri Krishna Dwaraka-style and KRUNCHALA on the screens. One lower-right panel shows a figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala, standing before a golden arched backdrop decorated with yellow flowers and garlands, a depiction of a person on a screen. Physical people in the room itself are not visible; the people shown are on the screens.2011-11-05A photograph of a large wall-mounted video display showing a nine-panel video call grid of devotees seated in home shrine rooms in different cities. Labels include ATLANTA UJJAIN, PHILADELPHIA, HOUSTON KALAHASTHI, DALLAS DHARAKA, PORT WASHINGTON NEW YORK, VICTORIA AUSTRALIA and VANCOUVER PURI. Participants sit on mats and cushions before altars with flowers, fruit plates, deity pictures and oil lamps. In the bottom-right panel a bald man in an orange garment with beaded necklace appears on screen, and the grid includes a shaved-head man in white with rudraksha beads in the Victoria panel. Eight to ten physical people are visible across the rooms.2011-11-20December 10 20112011-12-10November 11 20112011-11-11A photograph of a large video-conference screen showing a multi-panel grid of live feeds from different locations. Tiles show groups of devotees seated in meditation or satsang, many with hands in anjali mudra, on mats, rugs and beds in homes and centres. Signs read Dallas, Houston, New Jersey, Ohio, Prayag, Atlanta, Washington D.C., New York Varanasi and Ujjain. Some tiles show a priest in white dhoti and shawl performing puja before a deity murti and a kalasha, a seated figure on a blue-draped altar, and colourful deity murtis with flower garlands. Physical people in the room photographed are not visible beyond the screen.2011-09-10February 04 20112011-02-04