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A photograph of a large video wall showing a multi-panel collage of simultaneous live feeds from different centres, each with a labelled caption such as "Somnath Oklahoma", "Phoenix Kancheepuram", "Los Angeles Arunachala", "Prayag", "San Jose Madurai" and "Kanchipuram". Each panel shows people lying prostrate or sitting on mats in front of colourful deity murti and altars with garlands, kalasha and oil lamps, a ritual of padapuja or prostration-style practice. Some participants wear white, others saffron or green.

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A multi-panel video wall showing a live satsang across several temple and centre locations. Panels show people lying or sitting on mats in temple halls decorated with deity murtis, garlands and red drapes. Labels on panels read Somnath Oklahoma, Phoenix Kancheepuram, Los Angeles Arunachala, Prayag, Singapuram and San Jose Madurai. In the lower right panel a woman in saffron clothing with a long shawl stands before a gold ornate backdrop garlanded with flowers, but the appearance does not establish identity. Counting only clearly visible physical people in the scene is difficult, so the group is treated as a large gathering.2011-11-03A photograph of a large display screen showing a grid of live video feeds from multiple KAILASA centres during a group session. Each tile shows people in prone or seated postures on mats and carpets in decorated halls with deity murtis, garlands and red and gold drapery. Tile labels read SOMNATH OKLAHOMA, PHOENIX KANCHEEPURAM, Los Angeles ARUNACHALA, PRAYAG, SAN JOSE MADURAI and SINGAPURAM. A woman in an orange sari stands at the lower right beside a gold ornate wall.2011-11-03A photograph of a wall of several monitors showing live video feeds of satsang and puja events held at different ashram centres. The panels show a Phoenix Kanchipuram sign, a PRAYAG label, a Los Angeles Nithyanandapuram label and a SINGAPURAM panel, with devotees seated in rows, some in white, and deity murtis and garlands visible in the rooms. A printed , , and , which is not included in the text list. Screens are not physical people, so the people count reflects only the monitor displays2011-11-03July 10 20122012-07-10December 30 20112011-12-30June 06 20122012-06-06 +1 copiesApril 13 20132013-04-13December 22 20112011-12-22A multi-panel video-call collage, shown on a screen, of several ashram centres joined for a group puja. Each tile is labelled with a city-name sign such as Los Angeles Aranakal, Malaysia Kalani, Seattle Chidambaram, Oklahoma Somnatham, Toronto Kalasam, Phoenix Kanchipuram, San Jose Madurai and Houston Kalahasti. Participants sit cross-legged on mats in white, saffron and orange clothing, some with hands in anjali mudra, while altars with deity murti, flower garlands, kalasha and oil lamps appear behind them. One tile shows a seated pair in front of a golden deity murti on a throne draped with garlands, and a small portrait is visible in the corner. The screen-displayed people are not counted as physical people in this scene.2012-10-23November 17 20112011-11-17July 17 20122012-07-17A photograph of a large video wall showing a grid of live two-way video conference feeds from ashram centres, each labelled with a city name in white captions. Panels include Oklahoma Somnatham, Malaysia Palani, Los Angeles Arunachala, Seattle Chidambaram, Phoenix Kanchipuram, Toronto Kailasam and Ohio Prayag. In most panels people sit cross-legged on floor mats and cushions in front of altars with deity murtis, kalasha pots, oil lamps and offering plates, several in white and saffron or orange saris. A man in a white shirt sits at the centre of the Toronto panel. The photographed screen shows several dozen small figures across panels, and the visible people are seated devotees and participants.2013-03-08