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A photograph of a large display screen showing a grid of video-conference tiles from multiple ashram centres, each with a labelled caption. Many participants wear white ritual clothes; a deity murti and framed pictures appear in several rooms. Most people are seated in meditative postures.

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A photograph of a large video-conference screen showing a grid of about twelve live feeds from different centres, each labelled with a place name such as COLOMBO-SRILANKA, Tiruvannamalai Adeenam, MADURAI, SEREMBAN SIVAKASHI, Seremban-Malaysia, Chidambarananda-Dubai, Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Chennai Aadheenam and HOUSTON KAILASA. Several feeds show groups of devotees seated in white clothes, some with garlands, and a few show a deity murti or decorated altar. In the lower right tile, a woman in saffron with a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate chair with a microphone. Watermarked overlay text is present in the frame but is not transcribed here.2014-11-09 +1 copiesNovember 09 20142014-11-09 +1 copiesNovember 09 20142014-11-09A 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 large screen showing a grid of video-conference tiles from multiple locations. Tiles show groups of devotees seated in rows, many in white clothes, some with rudraksha malas and orange or red shawls. One tile shows people seated on a mat before a red-draped altar with framed photographs, another shows a woman in a red bindi and dark top, and another shows a man in a white shirt holding a placard. The tiles are labelled with places such as Seremban Sivakashi, Padapai Kancheepuram, Nagerkoil, Thiruvanmiyur Chennai, Coimbatore Dhyanapeetam and Singapore. Physical people in the room are not visible beyond the screen, so only the on-screen participants are counted in the count field as partially visible in the photo, and no individual is identified.2014-07-19November 25 20142014-11-25A large wall-mounted screen displays a grid of video-conference tiles showing devotees joining a satsang from many locations. Tiles show people seated on floors and chairs in rooms with shrines, deity images, flower garlands, and ritual items. Labels read Houston Kalahasti Aadheenam, Doncaster UK, Mill Valley-Vairavan Koil, Dubai Vaidyanatham, Charlotte Srisailam, Hyderabad Adheenam, Selayang Malaysia, Singapore Singapuram, Surrey Canada, and Washington DC Sripuram. In the Charlotte tile a man in white with a garland sits on a red-and-white rug. In the Singapore tile several people in white and red sit before a shrine of deity murtis. A pedia.org at lower right2015-02-01February 07 20162016-02-07 +1 copiesA 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 video-conference grid of nine live feeds from different Aadheenam centres, each labelled with a banner: Kuala Lumpur Aadheenam, Singapore Aadheenam, Navalur-Chennai, Toronto Aadheenam, Hyderabad Aadheenam, Mumbai-Parlapoornananda, Pudhuvai Aadheenam, Hyderabad Guptakashi, and a Self View tile. Participants in white clothes sit cross-legged on mats with notebooks, some wearing saffron and red shawls. Along the top row, a Kuala Lumpur hall shows many seated people before a deity altar, and a Singapore shrine has colourful murtis and flower garlands. In the bottom-right, a woman in a black hat with red beads smiles in a self-view tile. The screen is a photograph of a monitor displaying the stream.2016-01-31February 07 20162016-02-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a large display screen showing a grid of video-conference tiles from satsang centres. Several tiles show groups of devotees seated in white clothes with saffron or orange shawls and rudraksha malas, in rooms with framed pictures and shrines. Captions on the tiles read Seremban-Sivakasi, Selam-Dhyanapeetam, Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Hosur, Thondiarpet Chennai, Padapai-Kancheepuram, Sirkali, Sundhar-Thiruvanmiyur and Coimbatore Dhyanapeetam. One tile shows a woman in white and saffron speaking into the camera, and a small inset at lower right shows a seated figure in white before a decorated altar. Caption text reads Ma Supriya and Ma Smarana. The screen is in a hall with a dark frame and cables visible below.2014-07-27