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A photograph of two monitors in a bright hall showing a video conference grid of satsang sites. The large screen on the right shows nine tiles: several rooms with decorated deity altars, garlanded murtis, kalasha and oil lamps, and seated participants on mats, with one tile labelled SEATTLE USA and another PHOENIX. Lower tiles show a figure in white seated beside an ornate gold throne with a canopy against a purple backdrop, with oil lamps in front. The smaller left screen shows a similar throne image with a presentation slide. A video camera is mounted above.

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A photograph of two monitors in a room, the right monitor showing a grid of eight video-conference feeds of Paduka Puja gatherings at different locations. Feeds show deity murtis and shrines draped in red, pink and purple, flower garlands, kalasha-style offerings and a seated figure beneath a red canopy, a person in a dark shirt seated at a table, and a group seated in a yellow-lit room with a sanctified setup. One feed shows a seated figure in orange robes on a flower-decorated throne. Watermarked archive text overlays the lower right edge but is omitted here. The left monitor displays a computer desktop with file thumbnails. Several people are partly visible at the edges of the room; the photographed people are only partly visible.2011-08-14Photograph 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 copiesAugust 08 20112011-08-08February 27 20112011-02-27A 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.2011-02-27Photo of a satsang hall where several flat-screen monitors on an orange-draped table show a live video feed. The largest screen, a VU monitor, displays a grid of six video panels: priests and devotees at shrines, and in the bottom right a man in a pink turban and pink robes seated before an ornate golden backdrop with a red cushion. Another screen on the left shows a similar figure in pink against a golden arch. Video cameras on tripods stand beside the table, and behind them seated devotees in saffron, pink and green saris sit on mats in a large hall with red curtains and a golden shrine. A purple and gold cloth with printed Tamil-style lettering hangs over the table edge.2011-02-21Two large monitors on a red draped table display a multi-site video conference of satsang participants. The left screen shows a grid of tiles, several labelled SINGAPORE and one CALGARY, with people seated before deity altars and lamps. The right screen shows a top tile of a shrine with a seated figure in orange before a lit altar, a lower tile of seated devotees in a room with green and yellow furniture, and a large tile of a figure in blue robes with an orange-pink head covering seated on a silver-ornamented throne with pink cushions, hand raised to the head. Video cameras on tripods stand behind the screens.2011-07-23August 28 20112011-08-28 +1 copiesSeptember 10 20112011-09-10Photograph of two large monitors on a red-draped table showing a video-conference grid of many locations, each tile showing groups seated in rooms with cushions and mats. Tile labels read Seattle Chidambaram, Singapuram, Dallas, New Jersey and To Ron To La Lash. On the left monitor's lower-right tile a portrait of a smiling figure in a golden-yellow ornate background wears a saffron-orange garment and a tall turban-like headpiece, with a rudraksha-style necklace. Cables lie on the red cloth in the foreground. Scattered devotees in white, orange and blue clothing sit in several tiles, and some tiles show altars with deity images and flowers.2011-09-11A flat-screen monitor displays a grid of live video feeds from multiple satsang centres. Tiles show groups of devotees seated on mats and rugs in various rooms, some with white or orange clothing, flower decorations and lamps. A tile labelled HOUSTON and another with an OHIO sign are visible, along with a flag-like marker. On the left monitor, a tile shows a figure in orange robes seated on a throne-like seat with a golden backdrop and candles, and a small tile on the right shows a woman in orange seated before flowers. The screen displays people on screens rather than physical people in the room, and the photo shows the monitor in a dim room with an orange cloth below.2011-02-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a wall-mounted screen showing a six-panel video conference grid of devotee groups in separate temple and ashram rooms. Several panels show people in white clothes seated on mats before deity shrines, with flower garlands and oil lamps; one panel shows a man in a green-bordered dhoti and a woman in green kneeling before a brass pot and offerings. Bottom right, a man with shaved head and red-orange robe, rudraksha mala and gold armband sits on an ornate gold throne with purple cushions, hands folded, a person on screen. Name labels on sheets read PHOENIX and Los Angeles, CA, USA.2011-02-28 +1 copies