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A multi-panel video-conference collage of satsang groups from several locations, each tile showing people seated for meditation or talk in front of deity shrines and murtis. Top left, a group in white clothes sits before a red-draped altar with a placard reading SOMNATH OKL. Top right, seated devotees in saris and kurtas face a shrine with gold arches. Middle row, a placard reads MALAYSIA PJ beside a group in white; a man in white vest and rudraksha mala meditates before a Ganesha murti next to a placard reading VICTORIA AUSTRALIA; a placard reads BANGALORE NORTH above people in mixed colours. Bottom row, a placard reads PHILADELPHIA beside seated participants, and in the bottom right tile a figure in saffron and orange robes sits on an ornate gold throne, hand raised in blessing, with a caption reading NITHYANANDA SATSANG.

A projected screen shows a six-panel video-conference collage of satsang sites. Top-left, a seated man in white sits beside a banner reading "MALAYSIA PALANI" before a decorated deity altar with a purple cloth. Top-centre, a man with a white turban and beaded necklaces sits before a banner reading "VICTORIA AUSTRALIA" and small deity figures. Top-right, seated devotees in white sit before a banner reading "TRINIDAD" and deity murtis under red flags. Bottom-left, devotees sit on the floor with puja plates. Bottom-centre, a shrine with deity murtis and seated devotees. Bottom-right, a man in a white turban, saffron-toned robe and rudraksha mala sits on a gold-arched throne. The panels are pictured activities, not physical people in this room.

A four-panel video conference screen shows separate remote locations. Top left, a man in white clothes with a rudraksha mala sits with hands folded before a shrine labelled "VICTORIA AUSTRALIA" with statues and a framed picture. Top right, a seated man in white pours or arranges items at a puja setup beside a woman in white, with a shrine labelled "MALAYSIA PALANI" draped in purple and garlanded with flowers. Bottom left, several devotees sit on the floor before golden arched shrines with deity murtis, a label reads "TIRUNAVA KAILASA" and a man in green sits meditating. Bottom right, a man in an orange turban with a red tilak, orange shawl and rudraksha malas sits before a gold and red backdrop, with a watermarked caption. Several separate screens of people, all shown on a screen rather than in the room.

October 23 2011

A multi-panel video-conference collage of a satsang, shown as a graphic of nine screens. Top-left panel: a room with orange and red drapes and deity murtis on a shelf, with several people seated on a mat, one wearing a dark suit, and a white sign reading SOMNATH OKLAHOMA. Top-right panel: a group of white-clad devotees seated on chairs and mats, a man in white with a rudraksha-style necklace, and a sign reading PARIS DAKSHINESWAR KALIGHAT. Middle-left panel: a room with statues and a sign reading VICTORIA AUSTRALIA, with a figure in white and a turban seated on a mat. Middle-centre panel: many white-clad devotees seated on mats with a sign reading KULIM MALAYSIA. Middle-right panel: white-clad devotees seated before a shrine with a sign reading SAINTE-ALVÈRE FRANCE. Bottom-left panel: people seated on a blue sofa, one in white. Bottom-right panel: a close view of a man in saffron/orange robes with a long rudraksha-style mala and a gold ornate backdrop, seated and speaking. The collage depicts remote participants, not physically present people in one room.

A multi-panel video collage of a remote satsang, shown on a screen, with six panels of live feeds from different locations. Top-left shows a room with a deity altar draped in red and a sign reading SOMNATH OKLAHOMA; top-right shows women in white seated on chairs with a sign reading PARIS DAKSHINESWAR KALIGHAT. Middle-left shows a man in white seated on a mat beside statues with a sign reading VICTORIA AUSTRALIA; middle-centre shows many people in white seated on the floor with a sign reading KULIM MALAYSIA; middle-right shows a seated group in white with a sign reading SHIVALYA FRANCE. Bottom-left shows people seated on a blue sofa with a sign reading SLOVAKIA; bottom-right shows a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a red bindi, seated before a gold ornate backdrop and speaking. The collage is a graphic composed of photographs, with the presenter as one panel.

A photograph of a large monitor displaying a multi-panel collage of video stills from temple and ashram gatherings. Several panels show groups of people seated on floors and mats before decorated altars with deity murtis, garlands and flowers. A bottom-centre panel shows a bare-chested man with a white tilak, rudraksha-style garland and a red-patterned backdrop, and a right-hand panel shows a figure in saffron robes seated among offerings. Some panels carry printed city-name signs such as Seattle, Oklahoma Sonnetham and San Jose Madurai. The collage content is screen imagery, so no physical people are counted in the room beyond the handful of people in the scene behind the monitor.

A video-conference screen divided into four panels shows linked ashram rooms. Top left: a shrine with deity murtis and a seated man in white, with two people seated on mats on the floor. Top right: a decorated shrine with red flower garlands and a sign reading MALAYSIA PALANI; a man in white with a rudraksha mala sits before offerings while a woman in a green sari sits beside him. Bottom left: a man in a white shirt and white pants with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged before deity statues, with a sign reading VICTORIA AUSTRALIA. Bottom right: a large framed portrait of a seated figure in saffron clothing rests on a gold throne-like stand flanked by brass lamps and a kalasha. Visible people total about six.

A projected video-wall of nine panels showing satsang groups from different cities, each labelled with a printed place sign such as SOMNATH, BANGALORE, FIJI, VICTORIA AUSTRALIA, CALGARY AMRITVAN and KULIM MALAYSIA. Participants sit on floors and chairs before altars with deity murtis, lamps and flowers, some holding books or a plate of offerings. In the bottom-right panel a smiling man with long dark hair wears a blue garment and a flower-garlanded backdrop; a Swamiji (probable) label cannot be confirmed from clothing cues alone, so he is shown as a screen depiction with uncertain identity. The wall is a projected image photographed in a lecture hall.

A four-panel video conference screen shows satsang feeds from different centres. Top left: a man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala sits before deity murtis, beside a sign reading "VICTORIA AUSTRALIA". Top right: a man in white sits by a purple-draped altar with a plate and a woman in white beside a sign reading "MALAYSIA PALANI", with garlanded murtis behind. Bottom left: a seated audience in white and dark clothes faces shrines and a murti, with a name card reading "SHRIMATI KALAVATI". Bottom right: on a screen, a smiling woman in red and a saffron-robed man with a long swept-back hair and orange shawl sit before a golden throne against a pink sky. a person appears on the bottom-right screen as a figure on the throne with the cues described.

A photograph of a large display screen showing a multi-window video satsang. Other panels show seated devotees in white and colourful shawls before shrines with deity murtis, a red-draped altar, and a woman in a dark top and a man in red shawl sitting on mats.

September 27 2011