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A photograph of two computer monitors displaying a video conference grid of many small live feeds. The upper-left feed shows a room with red curtains and a small altar with a deity murti and lamps, where a man in a dark t-shirt stands beside a seated person in white. The lower-left feed shows a seated group of devotees in white clothes, several with white head coverings, and a woman in a maroon sari with a gold border seated on an ornate cushioned chair beside a banner reading Arunachala Tiruvannamalai. The right monitor shows a dense grid of further remote participants in varied clothing. In the foreground, the blurred edges of the screens and cables are visible. No figure in the room itself is physically present except the photographer's subject matter on screens.

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March 31 20122012-03-31March 31 20122012-03-31February 22 20132013-02-22A photograph of two monitors on an orange-draped table showing a multi-panel video link of satsang centres. The left screen shows Dubai with a turbaned man in orange and devotees seated on the floor, and Dallas and Atlanta panels with seated devotees and a figure on a golden throne. The right screen shows Ohio with a flag, Houston with a seated group, and a panel with a figure in orange against a golden backdrop. Dark audience silhouettes are visible behind the screens, with cables and a small black device on the table.2011-02-27June 17 20122012-06-17Photograph of two video monitors displaying a grid of live video feeds from multiple locations. On the left monitor, a figure in a red-and-white outfit stands in a room near a shrine, and a grid of small panels shows a group of seated devotees in white and colourful clothes, a woman in red standing beside an orange-clad figure, and a woman in red seated on a golden throne-like chair. On the right monitor, many panels show shrines with deity murti, kalasha and flower decorations, and groups of devotees, with name labels such as Singapuram and Oklahoma Somaithan visible. A small white box with cables and a black power adapter sits on the desk in front, with a wooden frame at the right edge.2012-05-21 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20132013-01-02Photograph of monitors on an orange-draped table showing a live multi-site satsang. The left screen is split into four video feeds: a group of devotees seated on mats in a room, two people in white sitting cross-legged, a figure in an orange robe seated on a gold-ornamented throne before a backdrop, and a woman in red and white beside it. The right screen shows a person in pink-orange robes with a rudraksha mala, hands in anjali, seated on a purple cushioned seat. Swamiji (probable): the figure on the right wears saffron-pink clothing and rudraksha beads, and the throne figure wears orange with long hair, consistent with Swamiji on screen. Room audience members sit in the background.2011-02-27Two wall-mounted monitors in a dark room display a video conference grid of many small live feeds from different locations. Each tile shows a group of people seated indoors in homes or centres, labelled with place names such as Los Angeles Aadheenam, St. Louis-Manchester, Morris Plains-NJ, Wellington-New Zealand, Ponca City-Oklahoma, Juarez Mexico, Atlanta, Georgia and Toronto-Canada. Some tiles show people in white and orange clothing seated before a floor cloth or meditation setting. Depicted people are on screens, not physically present, and no in-person candidate is visible.2015-08-16March 01 20132013-03-01October 07 20122012-10-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a large display screen showing a video-conference grid of multiple remote locations. Panels show groups of people seated on carpets in front of deity altars and shrines, a woman in a pink shawl standing in a room, and a standing orange-robed figure with a mala beside a golden throne-like seat in the lower right. Printed labels on the screens read Philadelphia, Atlanta, Victoria Australia and Guardal, and the left edge shows another screen with a sign reading Mala. The people visible on the screens are not physical people in this room; the physical scene is just the monitor frame. Colours include orange, pink, purple and gold.2011-11-08