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A multi-panel video-conference screen shows a grid of remote satsang sessions, each tile labelled with a city-temple name: Los Angeles ARUNACHALA, SINGAPURAM, SEATTLE CHIDAMBARAM, VANCOUVER PURI, OHIO PRAYAG and PHOENIX KANCHEEPURAM. Participants sit cross-legged on mats and cushions in white, saffron, blue and purple clothing, some with garlands, in rooms with deity murti, red drapes and flower decorations. In the bottom-right tile a bald man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits in meditation pose before a painted backdrop, shown on a screen rather than in person.

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November 08 20112011-11-08November 12 20112011-11-12September 25 20112011-09-25December 22 20112011-12-22December 30 20112011-12-30A photograph of a large video-wall screen tiling many live feeds of groups in different centres, each labelled with a white placard such as SINGAPURAM, MALAYSIA PALANI, SEATTLE, PHOENIX KANCHEEPURAM, OHIO PRAYAG and TORONTO KAILASAM. Participants sit cross-legged on mats and rugs before decorated deity murti shrines with garlands, marigold and red fabric, and some hold small brass items. In the bottom-right panel a shaved-headed man in an orange kurta and orange trousers performs a breathing practice, one nostril pressed closed, while a bald man in orange sits beside him. The screen frames are the only depiction of people in the scene; the physical people shown are the viewers standing before it.2011-11-16A photograph of a video-conference wall showing a grid of nine live feeds from different centres, each with a printed place label. Top left shows a seated group labelled LOS ANGELES ARUNACHALA. Top centre shows several people seated in front of deity murtis labelled SEATTLE CHIDAMBARAM. Top right shows a seated group labelled SAN JOSE MADURAI. Middle left shows a single person seated on a mat labelled Phoenix Kanchipuram. Middle centre shows seated devotees labelled TORONTO KAILASAM. Middle right shows seated people labelled SINGAPURAM. Bottom row includes a feed labelled HYDERABAD BHAGAVANAGAR and, bottom right, a man in saffron and white seated on a golden throne with a garland, wearing a rudraksha mala, who appears to be the speaker. Shrines with deity murtis, garlands and red drapes fill the backgrounds.2012-05-31A grid of video-call tiles shown on a large screen, each labelled with a place name: LOS ANGELES ARUNACHALA, TORONTO KAILASAM, OHIO PRAYAG, WASHINGTON DC SRIPURAM, VANCOUVER BHUVANESHWAR, KUALA LUMPUR, EAST LONDON UK, ARANDESWARA, CHARLOTTE Hindu Temple, and HOUSTON KALAHASTI. Participants in each tile sit in ritual or satsang settings: a woman in an orange sari with a puja plate in the Ohio tile, a man in a saffron robe and a bald-headed man in white sitting on a cushion in the Washington tile, a seated group in orange and white clothing in the Toronto tile, and an altar with a deity murti in the Vancouver tile. The screen shows a bright logo at top left and a copyright line at bottom right.2013-11-06November 11 20112011-11-11Photograph of a projection screen showing a nine-panel video collage of simultaneous satsang or group sessions at different centres. Top-left panel shows a Los Angeles Arunachala centre with seated devotees in front of shrines and a name placard reading Los Angeles Arunachala. Top-right panel shows a Seattle Chidambara centre with seated participants before a deity altar and a Seattle sign. Middle row includes seated devotees on striped mats and a centre labelled Ohio Prayag. Bottom row includes a Singapuram panel with two women in white seated on a mat before a sign reading SINGAPURAM, and a right panel showing a figure in orange and red robes with a crown-like headdress seated on an ornate golden throne-like seat, with white-clad attendants standing on either side.2011-10-11September 10 20112011-09-10November 24 20112011-11-24