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A large display screen shows a multi-panel video conference grid of several locations running ritual sessions. Top left, a woman in a patterned top sits beside a seated man in white with a rudraksha mala, a floral garland on a framed portrait, and a printed name plate reading "CHARLOTTE SESHAILAM"; a small-looking bag rests nearby. Top right, people in white sit on mats before a decorated shrine with a deity murti and a kalasha offering, with a sign reading "OK LAHOMA SOMNATHAM". Middle left, robed men and women sit in a group ritual with a name sign reading "ARUNACHALA". Middle right, two seated people and a woman on a orange-tiled floor sit near offerings and flowers, with a sign reading "GUADELOUPE". Surrounding panels show small home altars and people in additional rooms. The screen itself is the central subject.A photograph of a video wall showing a grid of live-streamed remote gatherings from several locations, each labelled with a white placard. Top left, a man in white with a rudraksha mala and a woman in a patterned top sit before a deity altar; the placard reads CHARLOTTE, SEISMLATI area. Top right, several people in white sit on a green carpet with a brass puja plate and a sign reading OKLAHOMA SOMNATHAN. Middle left, a group in white sits in a room with a sign reading ARUNACHALA, a man in orange-red robes stands among them. Centre right, a sign reading GUADELOUPE RAMESHARAM sits in front of people on an orange floor. Bottom left, a woman in white prays beside a sign reading Weston FL USA and a woman in dark clothing. Bottom right, a woman in a white sari stands before a framed deity portrait. Screens show people, not physical attendees.A large video wall displays a grid of live feeds from several satsang and puja locations, shown as a photograph of the screen. Top-left, a woman in a dark top sits beside a man in white and a table with flowers and a sign reading CHARLOTTE. Top-centre, a group of people sit cross-legged on a blue-green carpet with a sign reading DELAROCHE SCOUTINETTU, one woman in purple and others in white at a ritual setup. Upper-right, a woman in a blue sari holds her hands together before a framed photo. Centre, a figure in orange sits on a saffron cloth beside a red-robed attendant and a woman in red, with a sign reading GUADELOUPE. Middle-left, several people in white sit around a sign reading ARUNACHALA while a standing man in saffron stands nearby. Lower-left, a man in white sits on a floor cushion beside a woman in black, with a sign reading Weston FL USA. Lower-centre, a man in white sits on a cushioned chair before a framed picture, with a sign reading BANGALORE. Lower-right, a golden temple shrine is visible.A large video wall displays six live-feed panels of a remote gathering, shown on a dark monitor frame. Top left, a woman and two men sit on a sofa in a living room beside a sign reading Sripuram. Top centre, a woman in a blue top sits cross-legged while a man in a red shirt with a rudraksha mala gestures, a flower garland on a small table in front of him bearing a sign reading Charlo Srisailam. Top right, a faded panel shows people seated beside a sign reading Arunachala Tiruvannamalai. Bottom left, several people sit on red cushions before an altar with deity images and orange drapes. Bottom centre, participants sit on a white-draped floor beside a placard reading Guadeloupe. Bottom right, a man in orange robes and a flower garland stands beside a brass oil lamp, a diya, while a woman stands near a temple doorway.2012-04-17 +1 copiesA multi-panel video-conference collage shows several remote satsang groups on a large screen. Top left, a room with orange drapes and deity pictures has a sign reading OKLAHOMA SOMNATHAM, with people seated on the carpet and a woman in a light sari with folded hands. Top right, a living room with bookshelves shows seated people on sofas. Middle left, a woman in white beside a deity shrine has a sign reading MILL VALLEY, with a brass puja plate. Middle centre, a woman in green and a man in a dark vest with a rudraksha-style mala sit before a fruit and flower offering labelled CHARLOTTE SEARCHLIGHT. Middle right, a pink-floored hall has a sign reading GUADELOUPE with a seated person. Bottom left, people in white sit on a rug labelled VANCOUVER PURI. Bottom centre, a woman in a green-and-white sari with a dark bindi gestures in a shrine. Bottom right, a person in orange watches an ornate shrine with a lit tiered brass lamp. The collage itself contains no physical people.2012-04-16A nine-panel video grid of simultaneous live feeds from different locations, each labelled with a white sign. Top-left, a man in white beside a small table with an orange-clad doll. Top-centre, OKLAHOMA SONNATHAM: several people seated on a blue mat with a white cloth and offerings. Top-right, HYDERABAD BHAGYANAGARA with a woman in a blue sari and a framed portrait. Centre, GUADELOUPE RAMESHWARAM: two seated people and a woman in red at a table with lamps, flowers and a fruit offering on an orange floor. Mid-right, a bald man in white with a rudraksha mala speaking. Bottom-left, a woman in dark clothes at a low altar. Bottom-centre, BANGALORE MADHYAMA with a woman in white sari before a framed portrait. Bottom-right, a woman in a sari before a lit temple chandelier and gopuram-style gold shrine. Around twelve people visible in total.Photograph of a wall-mounted or large monitor showing a six-panel video call grid of devotees at various centres. Top left, a person in white sits on a red mat beside a small sign reading Virginia Center, with other people seated around a ritual setup. Top centre, two seated women and a man on a green cushion sit before a decorated altar with orange and red drapes and deity murtis, with a Somnath Oklahoma label. Top right, several people in saffron-toned and dark clothing sit or move in a room with a large framed portrait, labelled Guadeloupe Bhagavad Gita Center. Bottom left, a woman in a dark top and pink skirt bends over a floral offering before a pink-clothed altar, labelled Santa Juan. Bottom centre, two people stand beside a framed image labelled Charlotte Arizona. Bottom right, a close-up of a smiling man wearing a white turban and a large garland of yellow and red flowers. Five or six people are visible across the panels, with some partly obscured by screens.2011-12-13May 08 20132013-05-08June 01 20122012-06-01A photograph of a screen showing a video-conference grid of many small live feeds from different ashram and centre locations. Feeds include a woman in white with orange cloth speaking at a table with flowers, a central group seated on a floor before a deity shrine with lamps, and several people in orange and white sitting in meditation or puja settings. Labels on the tiles read Guadalupe, Kuala Lumpur-Palani, San Jose Madurai, Charlotte Srisailam, Toronto Kailasam, Los Angeles Arunachala, Ohio Prayag and Chidambaram. A tile at lower right shows a close view of a hand holding a small lit flame and white flower. Several people are visible across the feeds, mostly seated in small groups, with a total of roughly twenty to thirty people visible across all tiles. A man in orange sits cross-legged on a floor mat in one feed, with a seated figure in white nearby.2013-07-02April 16 20122012-04-16A grid of nine video-feed panels from a multi-location satsang or puja broadcast, shown on a screen. Top-left panel labelled Oklahoma Somnatham shows a woman in pink sitting on a red mat before a shrine with deity murtis and orange drapery. Top-middle panel labelled Houston Kalahasthi shows two men seated on cushions in a living room with a sofa. Top-right panel labelled Ohio shows several seated devotees in front of a shrine. Middle-left panel labelled Los Angeles shows a woman in an orange-pink sari near seated devotees. Middle panel labelled Vancouver BC shows a woman in white at a small shrine. Middle-right panel labelled Toronto Kailasam shows men in white and orange robes seated on mats. Bottom-left panel labelled Seattle Chidambaram shows a man in white kneeling before offerings on a carpet. Bottom-middle panel labelled Guadeloupe Rameswaram shows a seated man reading near a shrine. Bottom-right panel shows a framed portrait labelled as Nithyananda Paramashivam wearing an orange turban, set on an ornate golden chair.2013-10-02