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October 29 2011

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A video-conference grid of nine live feeds showing satsang groups from different centres. Top row: a group seated on a purple cloth at a table labelled Kulim Malaysia, and a group seated on a red sofa with a placard reading Pahang. Middle row: a seated family in a living room, a group seated on a rug beside a green sign reading Brampton Center, and a devotee group before a decorated shrine with deity murti. Bottom row: people in meditation postures on mats, a bearded man in white and saffron seated before deity murti beside a sign reading Victoria Australia, and a woman with long dark hair in a green sari with saffron border seated on a gold-patterned chair in the bottom-right tile. Deity murti and framed pictures decorate several rooms.2011-10-29A large screen shows a multi-panel video call of meditating groups. Top left, several people sit on a red patterned rug beside a plate of offerings; a sign reads BANGALORE NORTH. Top right, a man in a white vest and white head wrap sits cross-legged before a statue and a framed deity picture; a sign reads VICTORIA AUSTRALIA. Bottom left, a group sits before a shrine with deity figures. Bottom centre, two people sit on a blue and white mat under a sign reading KULIM MALAYSIA. Bottom right, a figure in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair, gold necklaces and a rudraksha mala sits meditating on an ornate golden throne framed with orange and yellow flowers, showing the appearance cues of the probable Swamiji.2011-10-31October 31 20112011-10-31A multi-panel video-conference collage of a satsang broadcast, with each tile showing a different centre. Top-left, Bangalore: several people sit on a bed-like floor with a red-and-white cloth. Top-right, Kulim Malaysia: a man in white with a mala sits before a table of flowers and fruit offerings. Middle row: Vancouver Puri and Atlanta Ujjain tiles show people seated in meditation, one woman in black and one man in white. Houston Kalahasthi shows a group in saffron, orange and sari-clad devotees seated with a platter of offerings. Bottom row: a hall of seated people in white and orange, a saffron-clad group before a Shiva image, and a central tile where a figure in a purple robe and rudraksha mala sits meditating before a gold-framed deity arch. The image is a graphic of the screen, so the physical people count is zero.2011-10-30November 15 20112011-11-15A multi-panel collage of video-call and event screens showing devotees and ashram gatherings. Top panels show seated people in front of a pink-and-gold backdrop and a room with a framed deity picture. Middle and lower panels show a man in orange robes seated on a decorated throne-like seat and several devotees in white and coloured clothes, some with kumkum on their foreheads. One panel shows a woman with long dark hair in a dark top at the lower right, and one shows a deity murti with a crimson cloth. Pictured activities appear to be satsang-style gatherings seen through screens; the people shown are on displays, not physically present.2011-10-29A screen displaying a nine-panel video conference grid of satsang participants from different centres around the world. Panels are labelled with signs such as KLANG MALAYSIA, KULIM MALAYSIA, PARIS DAKSHINESWAR KALIGHAT, VICTORIA AUSTRALIA, SAINT JULIEN FRANCE, SOMNATH OKLAHOMA, BRISBANE and GUADELOUPE. Many participants wear white clothing and sit on mats before altars with deity murti, oil lamps and flowers. In the bottom right panel, a woman in an orange and yellow sari sits in a white chair speaking into a microphone. The grid appears to be a photograph of a display screen at a live event.2011-11-11November 12 20112011-11-12December 03 20112011-12-03November 11 20112011-11-11August 29 20112011-08-29April 14 20122012-04-14