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June 07 20142014-06-07June 08 20142014-06-08A photograph of a large display screen showing a grid of video-conference tiles from the Nithya Dhyana Yoga session. Tiles show groups seated on floors and sofas in various rooms, with location labels such as Sunprairie-Wisconsin, St Louis-Tirumala, Nithyanandeshvara Hindu Temple - Charlotte, Ohio Prayag and High Point NC. In one tile a man in a red shawl with beaded necklaces sits in a chair in front of a shrine, and a bearded figure in orange robes and rudraksha malas appears in the top right tile, which may be a person. Several participants wear white, and others sit in meditation poses before framed pictures and a red carpeted altar. Many people are visible across the tiles.2014-06-08February 15 20152015-02-15August 08 20152015-08-08A photograph of a large video wall displaying a multi-screen grid of live feeds from several ashram locations. Tiles labelled Los Angeles Aadheenam, St. Louis-Manchester, Morris Plains NJ, Ponca City Oklahoma, Juarez Mexico, Atlanta Georgia, Wellington New Zealand, Sydney Australia and Calgary Alberta show groups of devotees sitting on mats and cushions, some in white and saffron clothing, some with white head coverings, some in group meditation or practice. The screens are dark-framed against a black background. The people on screen are shown only as images, while a few people seated in the room are partly visible at the edges.2015-08-16October 05 20122012-10-05Photograph of a large display screen showing a video conference grid of many small panels, each labelled with an Aadheenam or city location such as St. Louis Aadheenam, Dubai Aadheenam, Los Angeles Aadheenam, Ponca City Oklahoma, Juarez Mexico, San Diego, Seattle Aadheenam, Winnipeg Canada and Wellington New Zealand. Groups of people sit cross-legged on cushions or sofas in living rooms, many in white or cream clothing, reciting or meditating together. In the bottom-right panel a man in an orange-red turban, orange robes, rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklace sits on a throne-like chair beside a trident-shaped ornament, labelled Self View.2015-08-08A photograph of a large display screen showing a grid of video-call tiles, each a live feed from a different centre, with white captions naming locations such as St. Louis Aadheenam, Los Angeles Aadheenam, Dubai Aadheenam, Ponca City Oklahoma, Juarez Mexico, Morris Plains NY, San Diego, Seattle Aadheenam, Winnipeg Canada, Wellington New Zealand and Lochana North San Antonio. Participants sit cross-legged or on chairs in ashram-style rooms with framed pictures, cushions and flower garlands; several wear white, orange or saffron clothing. In the bottom right tile a man with a red-and-gold turban and a trident-marked orange shawl sits before a red curtain.2015-08-08April 07 20132013-04-07January 16 20132013-01-16 +1 copiesA screen-wall collage of many video-call panels from different centres, each labelled with a place name such as Chicago Sri Ranganathan, San Diego Tiru Alavi, Calgary Amarnath, Monterrey Mexico, Guadeloupe Kamakshi Amman, New Jersey Omkareshwar and Auckland New Zealand. Inside the panels, people in white clothes sit cross-legged on floors or cushions, some on chairs, and one woman in a red and gold top is shown at close range. A panel shows a framed deity picture with an oil lamp on a shrine in Auckland, and another shows a man in a dark tracksuit standing near a white stand. The collage is a photograph of a display screen during a live multi-location session, with the people shown on the panels rather than physically present.2013-04-06