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A photograph of a wall-mounted video display tiled with nine live feeds of simultaneous satsang and puja gatherings in different centres. Several feeds show devotees seated on mats before decorated altars with deity murtis, garlands and kalasha pots. One feed shows a woman in a pink and gold sari with a flower garland seated before a decorated stage. Name cards and labels such as SINGAPURAM, PRAYAG and SEATTLE appear on the feeds. Monitors and a partly visible screen frame the display in a studio or control room setting.

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December 16 20112011-12-16A photograph of a video wall showing a grid of nine live-feed panels of devotional gatherings at different temples and centres. Panels show people sitting on mats in temple halls decorated with garlands and deity shrines, some wearing white and saffron clothing. Labels read "OHIO PRAYAG" and "SEATTLE CHIDAMBARAM" and "SINGAPURAM". The bottom-right panel shows a painted or printed figure of a bald man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala, not a live person. A small monitor with a screen of thumbnails is at left. Physical people in the room are not clearly visible apart from staff at the edge.2011-11-20A photograph of a flat-screen monitor showing a multi-panel video-conference collage of several satsang locations. Panels show small groups of devotees seated on mats and cushions before decorated deity murti, altars, flowers and oil lamps, and one panel has a tall brass lamp stand. Labels on panels read SINGAPURAM, OHIO PRAYAG, SEATTLE and NEW YORK. Other monitors sit beside it. The people are shown on the screens, not physically present in the room, so the count of physical people is zero.2011-11-15November 26 20112011-11-26A large monitor displays a video grid of multiple live feeds from different centres, each showing a satsang or puja setting. Top row: a white-clad group seated on the floor before shrines, and a group seated on colourful rugs labelled OHIO and PRAYAG. Middle row: a Seattle CHIDAMBARAM feed with a group in front of decorated deity shrines, and an ornate temple hall with sitting devotees. Bottom row: a group seated with offerings and a SINGAPURAM label, plus two feeds showing statues of seated and standing figures in orange robes. Gold-framed deity murti and floral decorations fill the shrines. Banners on the screen read Seattle, Ohio, Prayag, Singapuram and Chidambaram.2011-11-20November 26 20112011-11-26A monitor displays a grid of live video feeds from multiple centres, each labelled with place names such as SINGAPURAM and SEATTLE CHIDAMBARAM, and a further label reading OHIO PRAYAG. Feeds show devotees seated on mats in front of decorated shrines with deity murti, garlands, kalasha-style decorations and oil lamps. One feed shows two seated women in pink and green saris with a man in white; another shows a seated figure beside a lit lamp stand. Another monitor to the right displays a blank blue screen. The scene is a remote satsang set-up with people visible only on screen.2011-11-15A photograph of a large multi-panel video wall displaying a grid of nine live-feed screens, each showing a separate group of devotees gathered for a ritual at a different centre. Panels show people seated on mats and carpets before decorated shrines with deity murtis, floral garlands and lamps, and one panel shows a seated figure in orange clothing. Handwritten or printed signs on the screens read SINGAPURAM, MALAYSIA PALANI, SEATTLE, PHOENIX KANCHEEPURAM and OHIO PRAYAG, marking the locations.2011-11-16December 03 20112011-12-03A large monitor displays a grid of live video feeds from multiple satsang centres, labelled with place names such as SINGAPURAM, OHIO PRAVAG and SEATTLE CHIDAMBARAM. Several feeds show devotees seated on colourful striped mats in front of decorated altars with garlands, lamps and deity murti. In the lower-right feed a figure in white sits before a large ornate throne backed by a decorated arch with a golden crown motif and brass lamps. A second monitor on the left shows a video conference interface, and a third on the right shows a blue screen. Adjacent monitors and cables sit in the foreground.2011-11-15November 17 20112011-11-17November 02 20112011-11-02