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A photograph of a large video-conference wall display showing a grid of many simultaneous live feeds of participants gathered for a satsang. Participants sit on floors, sofas and beds in homes and ashram halls, some holding handmade signs such as Calgary Amaravathi, Blochmont, Salem Ashram, Nyskoka Canada, Dakota Dunes, Austin and Alwal Hyderabad. One tile shows a woman in an orange and yellow sari seated beside a red-cushioned seat. Another tile shows a ashram hall with many people in white clothes seated before a shrine. A few tiles show a man in a white shirt with a blue shirt reading AERO. The display itself is the main subject, with the people on screen presented as remote participants rather than physical people in this room.

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September 04 20122012-09-04A photograph of a large monitor showing a grid of about a dozen video-call tiles, each a participant's home or meeting room in a different city. Tiles show people seated on floors and sofas, some holding handmade paper signs naming locations such as Twin Lakes, Hartford USA, Austin, Houston South West, Blochmont, Bangalore, Calgary Amarnath, Paris, Abu Dhabi UAE and Chennai. Several participants wear white, orange or red clothing, one older man in a white shirt sits beside a framed portrait, and a woman in a blue top sits at a desk. A timestamp reads 3:13 am BST and 8:14 pm MDT. No event speaker is clearly visible on the monitor, so no individual is identified.2012-09-05September 07 20122012-09-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a large display screen showing a grid of video-conference feeds from satsang groups in different locations. Tiles show small groups of people seated in homes and halls: a seated group in red and white clothing in one corner, three women in pink and red saris seated on a cushioned floor in the centre, and a group in green, pink and white clothing seated on the floor in Richmond Hill, Canada. A tile labelled Wellington, New Zealand Satsang shows a man in white with a red shawl beside a woman in white seated before flowers and a small altar. Handwritten signs read DEVON-UK, SAN DIEGO TIRU-ALAVAI, MUSKOKA CANADA and SHARAN. Participants are mostly seated with hands folded in meditation or devotion.2013-01-12January 16 20132013-01-16 +1 copiesA monitor displays a grid of video-call windows showing many separate groups of people in home and indoor settings. In the top-left tile a woman in a light blue top sits beside a man in white, and an ornate framed portrait with a flower garland is visible. Another tile shows women in orange and pink saris seated together. Several participants hold handwritten signs: one yellow sign with Tamil script, another white sign reading Thiruneelakudi-style Tamil text, and a sign reading SHAKTHI OKLAHOMA. Viewers' email-style labels appear at the bottom of some windows. The monitor frame and screen glare are visible at the edges.2012-10-09September 07 20122012-09-07September 15 20122012-09-15Photograph of a large screen showing a grid of video-conference tiles, each a separate remote location with participants seated in homes or rooms. Tiles include a man and woman seated on a sofa beside a handwritten sign, a woman in an orange sari at a desk, a shaven-headed woman in a maroon shawl beside a sign reading London Kashi, a woman in orange sitting on a bed with a framed portrait, a group seated on the floor beside a sign reading Shariah, and a woman in a red top beside a teal sign reading Chicago Loop. Several tiles show framed portraits of a woman in orange. Participants are on screens, not physically present in the room. Hand-lettered signs label several locations.2013-01-17A photograph of a monitor showing a video-conference grid of many small participant tiles, each a remote webcam view of a different room. Visible tiles include people seated on a floor in a living room beside a sign reading WESTON FL, a crowded room of white-clad people, a person holding a sign reading CHENNAI, a woman in red holding a sign reading MEBANE NORTH CAROLINA, a sign reading EAST LONDON U.K., a tile labelled SADHNA KAILASH SURREY canada, and a tile with a sign reading LA POMONA. Participants wear mostly white, red and muted clothing, with some rudraksha-style beads visible. The grid is a remote satsang-style gathering, and the screen framing is an unremarkable video call with no identifiable central figure.2012-07-19 +1 copiesJune 07 20142014-06-07A large video-conference screen shows a grid of sixteen tiles, each a remote satsang location with participants seated on mats or sofas. Labels read St. Louis Tirumala, Charlotte Sriaram, Bangalore Malleshwaram, Houston Southwest, Washington D.C. Sripuram, New York Varanasi, Turkey, Brockley London, Bangalore Whitefield, Arunachala, Singapura, Guadeloupe Ramatirtha and Reunion. In the bottom-right tile a figure with long hair, a rudraksha mala and an orange robe sits on an ornate gold throne, appearing to be Swamiji (probable), shown on the screen rather than physically present. Other tiles show participants in white and saffron clothing, a deity photo and a kalasha, and an oil lamp on a small table.2012-09-07