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December 26 20112011-12-26December 26 20112011-12-26A photograph of a large multi-panel video wall displaying a grid of nine live-feed screens, each showing a separate group of devotees gathered for a ritual at a different centre. Panels show people seated on mats and carpets before decorated shrines with deity murtis, floral garlands and lamps, and one panel shows a seated figure in orange clothing. Handwritten or printed signs on the screens read SINGAPURAM, MALAYSIA PALANI, SEATTLE, PHOENIX KANCHEEPURAM and OHIO PRAYAG, marking the locations.2011-11-16A 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.2012-04-16A 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.2011-11-20A 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.2011-11-20November 16 20112011-11-16November 24 20112011-11-24November 24 20112011-11-24A multi-panel collage shown on a dark screen, with several live video feeds of separate devotional gatherings. Panels include a shrine with a framed portrait and flowers, a seated group beside a purple-draped altar labelled MALAYSIA PALANI, a group seated in a decorated room labelled OHIO PRAYAG, a group seated before a flower-covered altar labelled SEATTLE CHIDAM BARAM, a group seated on a mat labelled SINGAPURAM, and a group with a placard reading SAN JOSE MADURAI. In the lower right panel, a man in an orange turban and blue-and-gold robes, with a rudraksha-style necklace, sits on a flower-decorated throne reading from a book; he is described only by role and dress. Floral garlands, kalasha-style decorations and deity images appear across the panels. The copyright and source notice overlays the screen.2011-12-17December 17 20112011-12-17December 16 20112011-12-16