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April 06 2013

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A photograph of a large screen displaying a grid of video-call panels from multiple KAILASA centres, each labelled with a city name such as New York Varanasi, Los Angeles Arunachala, Toronto Kailasam, Singapore Singapuram, Atlanta Ujjaini, Seattle Chidambaram, Oklahoma Somnatham and Houston Kalahasthi. Participants in white and saffron clothing, many wearing face masks, sit cross-legged on rugs and cushions during a group meditation session. Some panels show deity altars with red drapes and decorations.2013-04-07A photograph of a large screen displaying a grid of live video feeds from multiple satsang locations, each labelled with a place name such as Oklahoma Somnatham, Charlotte-Srisailam, San Jose Madurai, New York Varanasi, Toronto Kailasam, Atlanta Ujjaini, Ohio Prayag, Seattle Chidambaram, Singapore Singapuram and Phoenix Kanchipuram. Small groups of devotees sit on mats and rugs in ashram-style rooms, some with deity murti and decorated shrines in the background, and a few are seated in chairs.2013-04-07A photograph of a large display screen showing a video-conference grid of many small live feeds from different locations. Each tile is labelled with a city name in white text, including Phoenix Kanchipuram, Singapore Singapore, Los Angeles Arunachalam, New York Varanasi, Oklahoma Somnatham, Toronto Kailasam, Seattle Chidambaram, Charlotte-Srisailam, Atlanta Ujjaini and San Jose Madurai. Participants sit cross-legged on mats and carpets in meditation or satsang postures, several wearing white kurtas and some in dark clothing, with shrine backdrops of deity murti and red drapes visible in several tiles. On the right edge of the screen a partial tile shows a seated figure in red and orange robes.2013-04-06October 26 20132013-10-26A photograph of a video-conference wall showing a grid of nine live feeds from different centres, each with a printed place label. Top left shows a seated group labelled LOS ANGELES ARUNACHALA. Top centre shows several people seated in front of deity murtis labelled SEATTLE CHIDAMBARAM. Top right shows a seated group labelled SAN JOSE MADURAI. Middle left shows a single person seated on a mat labelled Phoenix Kanchipuram. Middle centre shows seated devotees labelled TORONTO KAILASAM. Middle right shows seated people labelled SINGAPURAM. Bottom row includes a feed labelled HYDERABAD BHAGAVANAGAR and, bottom right, a man in saffron and white seated on a golden throne with a garland, wearing a rudraksha mala, who appears to be the speaker. Shrines with deity murtis, garlands and red drapes fill the backgrounds.2012-05-31A 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.2013-11-15May 29 20122012-05-29A photograph of a video wall grid showing many simultaneous live connections to KAILASA centres, each tile captioned with a centre name such as HOUSTON KALAHASTHI, Toronto Kailasam, SEATTLE CHIDAMBARAM, Oklahoma Somnatham, NITHYANANDA NAGARAM - HYDERABAD, CHARLOTTE-SRISAILAM, Los Angeles Arunachala and PARIS HOME TEMPLE. Participants sit on mats and cushions in saffron, white, pink and purple clothing, some near altars with flowers and deity images. The bottom-right tile shows a man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and a long braid, seated before an ornate golden backdrop, appearing to lead the session. Other tiles show seated groups in meditation or yoga poses.2013-04-14July 10 20122012-07-10May 08 20132013-05-08April 06 20132013-04-06March 08 20132013-03-08 +1 copies