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A large screen shows a multi-panel video-conference grid of satsang groups in several cities, each labelled in white text: Singapore Singapuram, Kuala Lumpur-Palani, Kulim-Thiruthani, Penang-Thiruparankundram, Seremban-Sivakashi, Toronto Kailasam and Johor-Malaysia. Participants sit on mats and cushions in ashram-style rooms, some in white ritual clothes and others in colourful shirts, with framed pictures and a small altar visible. In the bottom right panel, a figure in a red-orange turban and saffron robe with rudraksha beads sits on a gold throne with ornate carved arms; the appearance is consistent with a probable Swamiji, seated and addressing the broadcast.

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February 11 20142014-02-11A 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.2011-11-16December 25 20112011-12-25A multi-panel collage of video feeds from several centres, shown on a dark screen. Panels include a shrine room with a golden arch and a saffron-robed figure before deity murtis, a group of devotees seated on a mat labelled SINGAPURAM, a seated group in a hall with a sign reading MALAYSIA PALANI, a large congregation seated on white cloths labelled ARUNACHALA LOS ANGELES, a room labelled SAN JOSE MADURAI with seated figures on a striped mat, and a lower-right panel showing a figure in saffron and orange robes seated on a golden throne flanked by two golden deity statues, with a red and orange cushion. The collage shows satsang and puja activities across centres, with the panels themselves not counted as physical people.2011-12-25A 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.2013-04-09February 22 20132013-02-22 +1 copiesA large display screen shows a grid of live video feeds from multiple ashram centres, each labelled with a city name such as Toronto Aadheenam, Slovakia Koshitze, Philadelphia, St. Louis Adheenam, Chicago, Dubai Adheenam, Kajang Malaysia, Calgary Amarnath, Selayang Malaysia, Kulim Malaysia, Mill Valley Vairavan Koil and Dallas Dwaraka. Participants in white clothes and some in saffron and orange sit in meditation or satsang on the floors of their rooms. A central feed shows a figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala seated before a shrine. Another feed on the right shows a smiling woman in red and orange with beaded necklaces, labelled Self View. Copyright text is in the lower right corner.2016-01-16A photograph of a large video-wall screen showing a grid of live video-conference feeds for a satsang, with a cinema-like frame and a grey wall around it. Each tile is labelled with a city-and-temple name, including Houston Kalashasthi, Charlotte Srisailam, Los Angeles Arunachala, Ohio Prayag, San Jose Madurai, Sharjah, Oklahoma Somanatham, Toronto Kailasam, Kuala Lumpur Palani and Seattle Chidambaram. Participants sit on mats and cushions in ashram-style rooms; some wear saffron and orange robes, others white, and several have shaved or covered heads. One Toronto tile shows a man in dark robes and a head covering seated by a small offering. Altars with deity murtis, orange drapes and a large framed portrait appear in several tiles. The screen shows people only on screens, so no physical participants are in the photographed room; the feeds show seated devotees in groups.2013-11-15January 06 20142014-01-06 +1 copiesA screen shows a multi-window video-conference grid of temple and ashram locations, each labelled with a printed caption: HYDERABAD, RAMESWARAM, TORONTO KAILASAM, LOS ANGELES ARUNACHALA, SAN JOSE MADURAI, OHIO PRAYAG, OKLAHOMA SOMNATHAM and CHARLOTTE SRISAILAM. In the Rameswaram window, a row of seated devotees in white, pink and green clothes sits on a mat, one man in blue palms together, with a banana-leaf offering plate before them. In the Toronto window a bald man in a dark robe stands, and seated devotees in saffron and white sit nearby. The Oklahoma window shows a deity altar with decorated murtis and a standing figure in white. Several people are visible across the windows, mostly seated in satsang or puja settings.2013-11-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a large monitor showing a multi-panel video link of satsang gatherings. Top-left panel labelled SINGAPURAM shows seated participants in white and casual clothes on mats. Top-middle panel shows a large hall of seated devotees, with a woman in white at the front. Top-right panel labelled KUALA LUMPUR shows a crowd in white clothing. Bottom-left panel labelled CALGARY AMARNATH shows people seated in meditation with hands joined, one man in a maroon sweater. Bottom-middle panel shows an altar with deity murtis and seated devotees. Bottom-right panel shows a figure seated on a throne, draped in saffron and orange cloth with a saffron turban, rudraksha mala and gold garlands, flanked by golden floral decoration.2011-10-29November 18 20112011-11-18