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A large video wall displays a grid of live two-way video-conference feeds from satsang centres around the world. Tiles are labelled Singapore Singapuram, New York Varanasi, High Point NC, Scottsdale AZ, Houston Kalahasti, Kuala Lumpur Palani, Tuen Mun Hong Kong, Northumberland UK, Dallas Dwaraka, Coimbatore Dhyanapeetam and Jorpati Nepal. Participants sit on floors and sofas before deity altars, lamps and flower arrangements, some in white and some in saffron. In the bottom right tile, a figure in a red-and-gold turban, red shawl and ornate gold necklace sits on a throne flanked by gilded lion figures, with a red-and-gold backdrop. Readable banners include Hyderabad Guptashi and Omkararoopa-UK.

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September 28 20142014-09-28 +1 copiesNovember 25 20142014-11-25November 08 20142014-11-08 +1 copiesJune 20th 20152015-06-20 +1 copiesA large display screen shows a grid of video-conference feeds from multiple cities during a satsang. The bottom-right feed, framed as Self View, shows a man with a garland seated on a red and gold throne flanked by ornate deity statues; he wears orange-and-saffron clothing. Other tiles show participants in homes and rooms, including a man in a white vest on a sofa, women in saris, a man in a white shirt, and devotees by framed portraits and a lit lamp. Labels read East London UK, Singapore Singapuram, Oman Sivagangai, Dubai Vaidyanatham, Hong Kong Sirkazhi and Bangalore North. The physical people in the room are not visible; counted people are on screen.2013-07-16June 26 20122012-06-26 +2 copiesSeptember 21 20142014-09-21A photograph of a large wall-mounted monitor showing a grid of video-call tiles from many locations, each showing small groups seated in homes or centres. Signs read Bangalore Whitefield, New York Varnasi, Washington DC Sripuram, Houston North-West, Madrid Spain, Granada Spain, Singapuram, St. Louis Thirumalai, Tucson AZ USA and Turkey. Several participants wear white, yellow or saffron clothes, and some sit before shrines and framed deity pictures.2012-09-13A large wall-mounted screen displays a grid of video-conference tiles showing devotees joining a satsang from many locations. Tiles show people seated on floors and chairs in rooms with shrines, deity images, flower garlands, and ritual items. Labels read Houston Kalahasti Aadheenam, Doncaster UK, Mill Valley-Vairavan Koil, Dubai Vaidyanatham, Charlotte Srisailam, Hyderabad Adheenam, Selayang Malaysia, Singapore Singapuram, Surrey Canada, and Washington DC Sripuram. In the Charlotte tile a man in white with a garland sits on a red-and-white rug. In the Singapore tile several people in white and red sit before a shrine of deity murtis. A pedia.org at lower right2015-02-01A multi-panel video-conference screen grid showing groups of seated participants in different rooms, each labelled with a handwritten sign such as HOUSTON KALAHASTHI, ATLANTA UJJAIN, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK VARANASI, OHIO PRAYAG, SREEPURAM WASHINGTON D.C., and DALLAS DWARAKA. In the lower right panel a bald man in a saffron-orange robe with a long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a gold-and-cream ornate throne flanked by flower vases, appearing to address the groups; he is shown on a screen, not physically present. Participants wear saris, kurtas and casual clothes, some sitting on mats and cushions, with flowers and a red-and-gold cloth visible in a few rooms.2011-09-10A photograph of a screen showing a grid of video-conference tiles labelled with city names such as Dubai-Vaidyanatham, San Jose-Madurai, Bangalore City Center, New York-Varanasi, Hong Kong-Sirkazhi and Toronto Kailasam. Participants sit in home or centre rooms: a woman in a blue patterned top with a young girl at upper left; a man in yellow clothing with hands joined before a framed photograph; a woman in a red shawl in Bangalore City Center; a figure in a maroon robe seated on a rug at Hyderabad; and monastic-looking people in orange and white seated before puja tables with flowers, fruit and a metal plate. A large golden deity murti appears at lower right, and a man in a grey shirt sits at a table in another tile. Visible people total roughly a dozen across the tiles.2014-01-13February 07 20162016-02-07 +1 copies