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A flat-screen monitor in a dark room shows a multi-panel collage of video feeds of devotee gatherings. The largest panel shows a seated group in a hall with a shrine and framed images behind them; a woman in a yellow-white sari and a woman in an orange sari sit near a ritual spread of fruit and offerings on a mat, and a red sign reads RUNDA. A smaller panel shows a man in a green shirt beside a sign reading KUWAIT. Another panel shows a man in white seated on a purple patterned mat with offerings. The collage content is pictured on the screen and is not counted as people in the room.

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A photograph of a large display screen showing a multi-window video conference. The largest panel shows a group of people in white clothing seated on a floor in front of a shrine with a deity murti and a decorated canopy, with offerings and a sign reading ARUNACHALA TVMALAI. A smaller panel shows two men seated on a sofa in front of a wall sign reading AUS, and another shows a man in a dark shirt and white cap sitting on a green mat before a sign reading ABU-HALIFA KUWAIT. A fourth small panel shows an altar with flowers and offerings. Other people in the scene are not clearly visible apart from the screen images.2011-11-18A photograph of several large video monitors mounted on a dark stand, showing live video feeds of multiple groups. The main central screen shows a temple-like room with a small shrine and people seated on mats near offerings, with a red sign reading Arunachala Tiruvannamalai. Smaller tiles along the bottom show other sites, including a man in orange seated in a room with a sign reading Kuwait. The right screen shows a gathering of children and adults in festive clothing with a banner reading Brampton Canada, and other participants seated in a room. A blue screen sits at left.2011-11-27December 11 20112011-12-11October 23 20112011-10-23A photograph of a video-conference screen showing a multi-panel live satsang. The large upper panel shows a group seated on the floor in a room with a shrine at the back, where a man in white sits near a centre with an orange-clad figure and a brass lamp. Smaller panels show a woman in a beige shawl labelled ABU-HALIFA KUWAIT, a woman seated before a floral puja arrangement, and a man in a white vest on a pink sofa labelled AUSTIN. Pictured screens contain people who are not counted as physical people in this room.2011-11-29December 01 20112011-12-01A photograph of a large screen showing a live video link. The main feed shows a room with framed portraits on a small shrine altar; a man in a white shirt sits cross-legged on a mat beside a woman in an orange sari and other seated women. A sign reads ARUNACHALA TV MALAI in red and blue letters. Brass lamps, fruit and offerings sit on the mat in front. Smaller feeds below show a man in a grey shirt and a woman in a red sari, and two men seated on a purple patterned rug with a puja tray. The screen frame is dark.2011-12-03A monitor displays a multi-panel video conference collage of participants joining from different locations. Surrounding panels show small groups seated on floors and sofas, some in white clothes, with puja trays, oil lamps, a ritual fire pit and a framed deity picture in a shrine room. Labels on the screen read ABU-HALIFA KUWAIT and AUSTIA; a lower panel shows a woman in red.2011-12-18November 18 20112011-11-18A photograph of a large display screen showing a multi-window video satsang. Other panels show seated devotees in white and colourful shawls before shrines with deity murtis, a red-draped altar, and a woman in a dark top and a man in red shawl sitting on mats.2011-02-11A large dark screen shows a multi-panel collage of live video feeds from different locations. Top left, a woman in a white sari sits on a purple patterned mat beside a tray of offerings and a small lamp, a deity image visible behind her. Top centre, a black-and-white photo shows a procession of people in red and orange clothing walking through a crowd, one figure in a red dhoti and a beaded necklace leading. Top right, two women sit on blue mats in yoga poses, one in a yellow top and one in a pink top, with a label reading Vadodara. Bottom centre, three men sit on a white floor under a clock, one with a label reading Abu-Halifa Kuwait.2011-11-04A photograph of a screen showing a multi-panel video feed of a group session. In the central panel, a framed portrait with a floral garland sits on a small altar beside a decorated tree and flower offerings, and seated participants in white, yellow, blue and orange clothing face it. A man in an orange-yellow shawl and a woman in pale clothes sit near the front. A white sign with a red-outlined blue design sits in the top panel, and other panels show more seated people in white, green and black clothing. The portrait itself is too small and indistinct to determine whether the figure depicted is the a person, so no identification is made.2011-01-29