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A grid of nine video-conference panels screenshotted from a large screen, each showing a separate ashram or centre group during a shared puja. Labelled panels include Phoenix Kanchipuram, Malaysia Ipoh, Seattle Chidambaram, Toronto Kailasa, San Jose Madurai, Los Angeles Avadham, and Dakota Dunes. Groups sit on mats in front of decorated deity murtis, shrines with garlands, kumkum and flower offerings, and brass puja plates. A man in a light blue shirt presses his palms together before a framed portrait on a stand in the lower right panel, and a red throne with a portrait and flowers appears in the same panel. Participants wear white, orange, and saffron clothing. The grid is a graphic composed of screen captures, so no physical people are counted from it as a scene.

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October 08 20122012-10-08May 29 20122012-05-29December 30 20112011-12-30December 22 20112011-12-22A multi-panel video-call collage, shown on a screen, of several ashram centres joined for a group puja. Each tile is labelled with a city-name sign such as Los Angeles Aranakal, Malaysia Kalani, Seattle Chidambaram, Oklahoma Somnatham, Toronto Kalasam, Phoenix Kanchipuram, San Jose Madurai and Houston Kalahasti. Participants sit cross-legged on mats in white, saffron and orange clothing, some with hands in anjali mudra, while altars with deity murti, flower garlands, kalasha and oil lamps appear behind them. One tile shows a seated pair in front of a golden deity murti on a throne draped with garlands, and a small portrait is visible in the corner. The screen-displayed people are not counted as physical people in this scene.2012-10-23April 13 20132013-04-13A large screen shows a grid of video-call tiles for a satsang, with labelled windows reading Malaysia Palani, Toronto Kailasam, Phoenix Kanchipuram, Los Angeles Arunachala, San Jose Madurai, Ohio Center and Seattle Chidambaram. Tiles show people seated on mats performing puja with oil lamps, a brass thali, flowers and kalasha-like vessels, and a man in white and orange seated before a red-draped altar. In the bottom-right tile a man with long hair, saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits before a gold-decorated backdrop, the screen content being the satsang broadcast. The photograph is of the screen, so the people on it are not physically present.2013-04-09Photograph of a large video wall showing a grid of live feeds from multiple temple centres. Tiles show groups seated on floors performing puja, with shrines of deity murtis decorated with red and gold drapery, oil lamps, and kalasha-style offerings. Printed labels on tiles read Phoenix Kanchipuram, Seattle Vedamandaram, Oklahoma Somnathan, Toronto Sivalayam and San Jose Madurai. In the lower right tile, a man in orange and white ritual clothing with a red-and-gold ornate backdrop and a gold necklace is seated on a throne; a caption reads 'Paramahamsa Nithyananda' area text not clearly legible. Bottom right corner carries a copyright notice.2012-10-17A nine-panel video-conference grid of temple and ashram centres, each tile labelled with a place name. Top-left, a panel labelled Phoenix Kanchipuram shows a standing figure before shrines. Top-middle, a panel labelled Malaysia Palani shows a seated man in white on a purple-draped platform with a murti. Top-right, a panel labelled Ohio Prayag shows seated devotees in front of decorated deity shrines. Middle-left, a panel labelled Seattle Chidambaram shows devotees in orange and white seated before a red-curtained shrine. Middle-centre, a panel labelled Singapuram shows seated devotees on a rug. Middle-right, a panel shows a shaven-headed man in orange and white seated with devotees and a small sign. Bottom-left, a panel labelled Toronto Kailasam shows seated people before golden shrines. Bottom-middle, a panel labelled San Jose Madurai shows seated devotees before shrines. Bottom-right, a panel shows a woman in an orange head covering and blue sari before a flower-garlanded arch in green, yellow and red.2011-12-17June 06 20122012-06-06 +1 copiesA nine-panel video-conference collage of temple sites shown on a large screen, each panel labelled with a city name such as Phoenix Kanchipuram, Seattle Chidambaram, Los Angeles Arunachala, Ohio Prayag, Singapuram, Malaysia Pulani, Toronto Kailasa and San Jose Madurai. Participants sit on mats and rugs before decorated deity murti, garlands, kalasha and brass lamps. In the bottom-right panel a figure in saffron-orange robes and a tall orange crown sits on a gold throne with long hair visible. The image is a graphic of a screen display, showing people in several rooms rather than a single gathering.2011-12-22July 17 20122012-07-17