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A projected collage of five photographs shows groups of people seated on the floor in meditation or kriya practice. The top-left panel shows women in white and light clothing sitting cross-legged in a room with flowers and a framed portrait. The top-right panel shows a larger group in white seated in rows before a small altar and a framed picture. The bottom-left panel shows a woman in white with a sign reading Paris Dakshineswar Kalighat beside a seated group. The bottom-center panel shows a crowd seated on the floor beside a sign reading 3 Borders, with some people in orange. The bottom-right panel shows a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, seated and holding a hand near a plant, next to a seated figure in orange with beads. Projected onto a dark wall, the collage is graphic in kind and has no physical people in the frame itself.

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November 06 20112011-11-06A photograph of a projection screen showing a multi-panel video collage of simultaneous Nithya Kriya sessions in several locations. Top left, a group sits on a sofa and floor, one woman holding a sign reading UK. Top right, many people in white sit on a long mat before a shrine with a pink-and-white backdrop. Middle row, groups sit cross-legged in white clothes at a room with flowers, a sofa and a shrine labelled with place signs. Bottom row, a man in white with a long white shawl and rudraksha beads sits before an altar labelled Victoria Australia, and a brightly lit shrine with a deity murti appears in the bottom right panel. Several placards mark each location.2011-11-06November 06 20112011-11-06A large screen displays a video-link collage of multiple satsang locations, each panel showing a group of devotees seated on the floor or in chairs. Top left, a room with an altar and seated devotees in white and dark clothing beside a sign reading KLANG MALAYSIA. Top right, women in white and blue seated on a sofa beside a sign reading UK LONDON. Bottom left, rows of devotees in white clothing seated on flower-decorated mats beside a sign reading PARIS DAKSHINESWAR KALIGHAT. Bottom centre, devotees in white seated on a mat beside a sign reading GUADELOUPE. Bottom right, seated devotees in white beside framed portraits and a red sign. The collage shows these groups participating remotely; a physical audience is not visible.2011-11-05November 06 20112011-11-06A photograph of a monitor displaying a multi-panel video conference grid of satsang participants in various locations. Top-centre panel shows a room with a sign and a seated woman in white beside a man in green; a man in a green jacket and a young boy in a striped shirt sit in front. Right panels show women in saris and seated groups, and a panel of seated devotees before deity murtis. Lower-right panel shows a figure in a white robe on a decorated throne with a canopy and ornate cushions, shown from behind. Bottom-left panel shows seated attendees in yellow, red and white clothing.2010-12-28November 06 20112011-11-06November 05 20112011-11-05October 01 20112011-10-01A 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 four-panel video-link collage of simultaneous group sessions in different locations, each labelled with a printed sign. Top left, Paris Dakshineswar Kalighat: a seated group in white clothes with flower and fruit offerings on a floral-patterned cloth. Top right, Guadeloupe Rameshwaram: people in white and pastel clothes seated on mats around low tables with white chairs and a framed portrait on the wall. Bottom left, France 3 Borders: people seated in a room with orange and white cushions, a small deity shrine, and orange flower arrangements. Bottom right, Rio de Janeiro: two women seated in white and orange-shawled clothing holding a sign reading I LOVE YOU, with a framed portrait and orange cloth beside them. A framed portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda is visible in the bottom right panel. The collage itself shows no physical people beyond those on screens.2011-11-05November 06 20112011-11-06