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A photograph of a large monitor displaying a multi-panel video feed of satsang sessions from several centres. Panels show a woman seated on a mat in a yellow-lit room labelled SINGAPURAM, a shrine hall labelled CHIDAMBARAM-style setting, a group in white seated on colourful mats labelled SEATTLE, a panel labelled GUADELOUPE with participants seated around offerings, and a central-lower panel of a man with pink and saffron-tinged clothing, a gold necklace and a pink turban-style head covering seated on an ornate golden throne. The shot shows a screen mounted in a room, with a second monitor partly visible at right displaying a question list.

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October 18 20112011-10-18A photograph of a large screen showing a grid of video panels from multiple centres, a video-conference style collage of ashram gatherings. Panels show people seated on mats in temple rooms decorated with deity murtis, red drapes and garlands. Labels on the panels read Seattle, Toronto Kailasam, Los Angeles Arunachala, Ohio Prayag and Phoenix. The screen is a graphic display; the people shown are on screens, not physically present.2011-12-03A flat-screen monitor shows a multi-window video grid of simultaneous satsang and puja sessions from different centres, with a Philips monitor frame and a smaller screen beside it. Panels include Toronto Kailasam, Singapuram, Los Angeles, Nadi-Ashram style satsang rooms, Seattle, Ohio Prayag and Phoenix Kailasam. Participants sit on mats in white and coloured clothing before decorated deity murtis, garlands, kalashas and oil lamps. One lower-right panel shows a man in a white shirt seated before a decorated throne-like seat. Readable panel labels name the locations. Overlaid screen labels read Los Angeles, Singapuram, Seattle and Ohio Prayag. The photo is of a display screen showing remote centres.2011-11-27A photograph of a large wall-mounted monitor displaying a grid of video-conference feeds from multiple centres. Tiles show groups seated on the floor for satsang and meditation, labelled SINGAPURAM, Los Angeles, OHIO, HOUSTON, SEATTLE CHIDAMBARAM and PHOENIX, with a shrine-like altar and framed deity images visible in several tiles. One tile shows a woman in an orange sari and gold necklace beside a woman in a patterned top gesturing. Physical people in the room are mostly absent; the seated participants appear only on the screen. A Philips monitor frame and a purple panel sit at the right edge.2011-11-11November 15 20112011-11-15A photograph of a wall-mounted Philips monitor displaying a nine-panel video grid of simultaneous satsang sessions at different centres. Panels show groups seated on mats before deity shrines and garlanded murtis, with labels reading "SAN JOSE MADURAI", "OHIO PRAYAG", "VICTORIA AUSTRALIA", "PHOENIX NGHEEPURAM", "NEW YORK VARANASI" and "GUADELOUPE". In the centre panel a bare-chested man in white dhoti and rudraksha mala sits before a shrine, and a middle panel shows robed figures with orange and red garments at a homa. Devotees in white and pink saris sit in rows, and a kalasha and a lit oil lamp appear in some panels.2011-10-30November 08 20112011-11-08December 17 20112011-12-17A photograph of a Philips monitor showing a multi-panel video conference grid of satsang locations, each tile labelled with a place name such as TORONTO KAILASAM, MALAYSIA PALANI, SEATTLE CHIDAMBARAM, SINGAPURAM, OHIO PRAYAG and a tile labelled with a Bangalore-style centre name. Each tile shows people seated on mats and floor cushions before decorated deity murti, gold arches, kalasha-like altars, flower garlands and lamps. In the bottom-right tile, two men in saffron/orange robes sit at a plant-filled room; the man on the left wears a rudraksha mala and sits with his hand near his face, while the man on the right sits in orange clothing with a hand raised to his chin. Several tiles show dozens of seated participants in saffron, white and purple clothes, indicating a large remote gathering.2011-11-18A large LED wall screen shows a multi-panel collage of live video feeds from different locations, each with people seated on mats in front of temple shrines. Panels labelled Los Angeles ARUNACHALA, PHOENIX KANCHEEPURAM, OHIO PRAYAG, SEATTLE CHIDAM BARAM, VANCOUVER PURI and SINGAPURAM show devotees in orange, white and blue clothing, some sitting in meditative postures before colourful deity murti and decorated altars with red drapes and garlands. The collage is a screenshot of a live link-up, with no physical people in the image itself apart from the audience in the room.2011-11-12November 04 20112011-11-04A photograph of a large display screen showing a grid of video feeds from multiple centres, each panel showing a group of devotees seated in ritual settings. Top-left panel shows a seated group in front of a decorated altar with a red cloth and a small brass puja arrangement, with a placard reading Phoenix Kanchipuram. Top-right panel shows people seated on pink and purple mats before a shrine, with a placard reading Seattle. Middle-right panel shows a woman in white seated on a red and maroon chair with floral offerings and a small altar. Bottom-right panel shows a figure in a yellow robe and a yellow headcloth seated on a throne-like chair decorated with garlands, a person candidate by appearance, which is uncertain from this view. Other panels show seated devotees beside colourful deity murti and decorated shrines with placards reading San Jose, Ohio, Prayag and Los Angeles. Screen bezels and a partial display on the left edge are visible.2011-11-04