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A multi-panel video-conference collage of satsang groups in different cities, with handwritten-style labels. Top left, labelled BANGALORE NORTH, two people sit on a red and black patterned rug before a small shrine with framed deity images and a lamp. Top right, labelled KULIM MALAYSIA, a woman in a white top and a man in white clothes sit before a shrine with framed pictures, a fruit platter and marigold garlands on a yellow-draped table. Bottom left, labelled VANCOUVER PURI, a group of people sit on the floor of a hall. Bottom center, labelled ATLANTA UJJAIN, a woman in a pink top and a man in black sit with hands pressed in prayer before a shrine. Bottom right, a figure in a magenta and purple robe with a tall red turban, rudraksha mala and gold necklaces sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with a golden backdrop, probable Swamiji; it is a screen panel showing a video feed.

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A multi-panel video-conference collage of a satsang broadcast, with each tile showing a different centre. Top-left, Bangalore: several people sit on a bed-like floor with a red-and-white cloth. Top-right, Kulim Malaysia: a man in white with a mala sits before a table of flowers and fruit offerings. Middle row: Vancouver Puri and Atlanta Ujjain tiles show people seated in meditation, one woman in black and one man in white. Houston Kalahasthi shows a group in saffron, orange and sari-clad devotees seated with a platter of offerings. Bottom row: a hall of seated people in white and orange, a saffron-clad group before a Shiva image, and a central tile where a figure in a purple robe and rudraksha mala sits meditating before a gold-framed deity arch. The image is a graphic of the screen, so the physical people count is zero.2011-10-30A large screen shows a multi-panel video call of meditating groups. Top left, several people sit on a red patterned rug beside a plate of offerings; a sign reads BANGALORE NORTH. Top right, a man in a white vest and white head wrap sits cross-legged before a statue and a framed deity picture; a sign reads VICTORIA AUSTRALIA. Bottom left, a group sits before a shrine with deity figures. Bottom centre, two people sit on a blue and white mat under a sign reading KULIM MALAYSIA. Bottom right, a figure in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair, gold necklaces and a rudraksha mala sits meditating on an ornate golden throne framed with orange and yellow flowers, showing the appearance cues of the probable Swamiji.2011-10-31A video-conference grid of nine live feeds showing satsang groups from different centres. Top row: a group seated on a purple cloth at a table labelled Kulim Malaysia, and a group seated on a red sofa with a placard reading Pahang. Middle row: a seated family in a living room, a group seated on a rug beside a green sign reading Brampton Center, and a devotee group before a decorated shrine with deity murti. Bottom row: people in meditation postures on mats, a bearded man in white and saffron seated before deity murti beside a sign reading Victoria Australia, and a woman with long dark hair in a green sari with saffron border seated on a gold-patterned chair in the bottom-right tile. Deity murti and framed pictures decorate several rooms.2011-10-29October 31 20112011-10-31A large screen shows a multi-panel video-conference grid of satsang groups in several cities, each labelled in white text: Singapore Singapuram, Kuala Lumpur-Palani, Kulim-Thiruthani, Penang-Thiruparankundram, Seremban-Sivakashi, Toronto Kailasam and Johor-Malaysia. Participants sit on mats and cushions in ashram-style rooms, some in white ritual clothes and others in colourful shirts, with framed pictures and a small altar visible. In the bottom right panel, a figure in a red-orange turban and saffron robe with rudraksha beads sits on a gold throne with ornate carved arms; the appearance is consistent with a probable Swamiji, seated and addressing the broadcast.2014-02-11December 22 20112011-12-22Photograph of a large video wall of nine screen panels showing live feeds of groups seated during a satsang. Panels are labelled with printed signs reading SINGAPORE, PURI, VANCOUVER, SEATTLE CHIDAMBARAM, PENANG, MALAYSIA and SUNGAI PETANI MALAYSIA. Participants sit on the floor in white and colourful clothing, some with oil lamps, flowers and offerings before them. The bottom-right panel shows a figure seated on an ornate golden throne with a saffron-orange robe, long hair swept back, a crown-like headdress and beaded necklaces, smiling, with an arch behind him. Screen-displayed people are not counted as physical people.2011-09-18A multi-panel screen display of a live video link showing satsang gatherings in several ashram centres. Panels are labelled KULIM - THIRUTHANI, HOUSTON KALAHASTHI, TORONTO KAILASAM, VANCOUVER BHUVANESHWAR, SEATTLE CHIDAMBARAM and OHIO PRAYAG. Top left, a woman in a red top sits on a meditation mat beside a man in white with a shaved head and a tilak, with a tray of flowers and offerings. Top centre, three people sit on a floor cushion with a brass puja tray. Middle centre, a woman in an orange sari sits near a framed portrait and offerings. Lower left, a deity murti display with garlanded idols and a framed portrait. Lower centre, several people sit on cushions in a hall. A framed portrait labelled with a Swamiji-style portrait appears at the far right, on a golden altar.2013-07-13A multi-panel video-conference collage shown on a screen, with each panel a live feed of a satsang group. Top left: a person sits cross-legged on a blue mat in front of a folding screen, with a sign reading Charlotte Nrithyam. Top right: several people sit on a red-carpeted room beside a sign reading Guadeloupe. Middle left: a man wearing a white tank top and beads sits beside a sign reading Victoria Australia. Middle centre: people sit on a rug near a shrine, with a sign reading Bengaluru North. Middle right: seated people in dark clothing in a white-curtained room, with a sign reading Atlanta Ujjain. Bottom left: a group sits on chairs and cushions with a sign reading Calgary Anahata. Bottom right: a central large panel shows a figure in white and gold robes seated on an ornate throne flanked by two standing deity statues with lions beneath, holding a book. The collage shows participants in multiple cities, with no people in this graphic itself counted as physical people in the room.2011-12-30December 22 20112011-12-22April 14 20122012-04-14A 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.2012-02-11