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A photograph of a large video wall displaying a grid of nine live feeds of simultaneous group sessions held at different centres. Top left, several people seated on mats before a small table with offerings; a figure in orange robes sits at the centre, flanked by others in white. Top centre, a crowd in white and colourful clothing sits before a deity murti shrine with red and gold drapery, a green sign reading SEATTLE and a white sign reading SINGAPURAM nearby. Top right, a seated man in a dark shirt in front of a Singapuram banner. Middle row, a shrine with decorated deity murtis, a sign reading OHIO PRAYAG, a seated group on striped mats, a sign reading SAN JOSE MADURAI, and a sign reading PRAYAG on a dark panel. Bottom row, colourful shrines with deity figures, a group in front of a sign reading RONTO, and a shrine with a sign reading KULIP MALAYSIA. Dark room edges frame the screen.

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A photograph of a large multi-panel video wall displaying a grid of live feeds from different centres. Top-left, a panel shows a seated figure in an orange robe beside white-clad devotees at a ritual table with oil lamps. Other panels show decorated shrines with deity murtis, colourful drapes and garlands, and small groups sitting on mats in white and coloured clothing. Several panels have printed signs reading LOS ANGELES, SINGAPURAM, OHIO PRAYAG, SAN JOSE NABURAJ and RONTO. Bottom-right, a white marble-like murti sits on a throne. Several people are seen on screens, not physically present in the room.2012-04-16April 16 20122012-04-16December 22 20112011-12-22May 27 20122012-05-27A photograph of a video wall showing a grid of nine live-feed panels of devotional gatherings at different temples and centres. Panels show people sitting on mats in temple halls decorated with garlands and deity shrines, some wearing white and saffron clothing. Labels read "OHIO PRAYAG" and "SEATTLE CHIDAMBARAM" and "SINGAPURAM". The bottom-right panel shows a painted or printed figure of a bald man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala, not a live person. A small monitor with a screen of thumbnails is at left. Physical people in the room are not clearly visible apart from staff at the edge.2011-11-20April 14 20122012-04-14June 06 20122012-06-06 +1 copiesA large monitor displays a video grid of multiple live feeds from different centres, each showing a satsang or puja setting. Top row: a white-clad group seated on the floor before shrines, and a group seated on colourful rugs labelled OHIO and PRAYAG. Middle row: a Seattle CHIDAMBARAM feed with a group in front of decorated deity shrines, and an ornate temple hall with sitting devotees. Bottom row: a group seated with offerings and a SINGAPURAM label, plus two feeds showing statues of seated and standing figures in orange robes. Gold-framed deity murti and floral decorations fill the shrines. Banners on the screen read Seattle, Ohio, Prayag, Singapuram and Chidambaram.2011-11-20December 17 20112011-12-17A 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.2013-11-15A photograph of a large screen showing a video-conference grid of nine live feeds from different locations, with a blue-lit wall to the left. Several panels show groups of devotees seated on mats in front of decorated shrines with deity murtis, flowers, lamps and kumkum-decorated trays. Name signs read OHIO, SEATTLE, SINGAPORE and SAN JOSE. The bottom-right panel shows a man in a saffron-orange robe and a tall ornate golden-brown headdress, seated before a gold-embossed backdrop; he wears a rudraksha mala and is framed as the speaker.2011-08-20A photograph of a flat-screen monitor displaying a nine-panel video grid of remote devotee groups joined to a satsang. Most panels show groups of people seated in homes or halls with ritual setups: decorated deity altars, kalasha pots, flower garlands and oil lamps. Printed name placards are visible in some panels, including one reading SINGAPORE and one reading OHIO. The monitor sits beside a dark second screen and a blue-lit display on the left.2011-08-20