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A video-call grid of nine tiles showing simultaneous satsang and ritual gatherings at different centres, with handwritten signs naming locations. Top left, a group seated with palms pressed together behind an orange-draped altar labelled LONDON. Top right, a man in white and a man in red-brown clothing near a deity shrine labelled HYDERABAD BHAGYANAGAR. Middle row, a group seated before a deity altar labelled ATLANTA UJJAIN; two men in saffron and white robes perform puja with a lamp at a centre labelled VANCOUVER; a group seated on green carpet before a shrine labelled OKLAHOMA SOMNATHAM. Bottom row, a group in traditional clothing around a ritual arrangement labelled GUADELOUPE; a woman in brown and a man in white seated in meditation before a shrine labelled CHARLOTTE; a shrine with a deity murti and flowers. Several people in the grid are visibly seated in prayer or meditation, with a deity murti and garlands present.

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April 14 20122012-04-14December 17 20112011-12-17A photograph of a large display screen split into a nine-panel grid of live video feeds, each showing a different devotee group in a separate location. Top-left, a table with an oil lamp and offering plate beside a framed garlanded picture. Centre-left, a man in a blue shirt and people sit on the floor around a red cloth with offerings. Top-right, people in white sit before a shrine with red-clad deity murtis. Centre, a group sits on a blue carpet beneath golden murtis, with a white sign reading Oklahoma Somnatham. Centre-right, a shirtless man in white dhoti with rudraksha mala sits before a painted panel labelled Victoria Australia, beside statues. Bottom-right, a large golden framed portrait of a figure with a saffron turban and maroon shawl appears; he is shown on the screen, not physically present. Bottom-centre a sign reads Bengaluru North.2012-02-11September 16 20122012-09-16A screen grid of nine video-call tiles showing groups of devotees at different centres, with handwritten signs naming locations such as Somnath Oklahoma, Houston Kalahasthi, New York Varanasi, Port Washington New York, Vancouver BC, Guadeloupe Rajchandra, Victoria Australia and Atlanta Ujjain. Devotees in white, cream and saffron sit on mats before deity altars, flower offerings and fruit plates. In the bottom-right tile, a man wearing an orange turban, orange robe and a garland of red and white flowers sits before a rainbow flower-garland backdrop; a caption reads Paramashivam Research Foundation. The scene is a satsang or online darshan broadcast.2011-12-18Photo 11734404Photo 11737704August 22 20122012-08-22 +2 copiesA photograph of a large screen showing a multi-panel video conference grid of satsang participants from different centres. Top left, a woman sits beside a wall covered in framed pictures, with a placard reading "CHARLOTTE-NITHYALAYA". Top right, several people sit on a rug in front of a shrine with a framed portrait, and a placard reads "BENGALURU NORTH". Middle row, people sit cross-legged on mats with placards reading "St.Louis" and "ATLANTA UJJAIN". A panel labelled "VICTORIA AUSTRALIA" shows a shrine with deity murtis and a framed picture. Bottom left, women sit before a red-draped altar labelled "SOMNATH OKLAHOMA". Bottom centre, a child sits near a rug labelled "GUADELOUPE". Bottom right, a seated figure in saffron robes and rudraksha malas sits on an ornate golden throne flanked by lion-carved pillars, with standing deity statues beside him.2011-12-25October 13 20132013-10-13A screen shows a multi-window video-conference grid of temple and ashram locations, each labelled with a printed caption: HYDERABAD, RAMESWARAM, TORONTO KAILASAM, LOS ANGELES ARUNACHALA, SAN JOSE MADURAI, OHIO PRAYAG, OKLAHOMA SOMNATHAM and CHARLOTTE SRISAILAM. In the Rameswaram window, a row of seated devotees in white, pink and green clothes sits on a mat, one man in blue palms together, with a banana-leaf offering plate before them. In the Toronto window a bald man in a dark robe stands, and seated devotees in saffron and white sit nearby. The Oklahoma window shows a deity altar with decorated murtis and a standing figure in white. Several people are visible across the windows, mostly seated in satsang or puja settings.2013-11-16 +1 copiesApril 15 20122012-04-15