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A hall with a polished tiled floor where people sit on orange and white mats in long rows, eating from green banana leaves set with rice, curries, papadam and small cups. A man in white dhoti and shirt, with a rudraksha-style mala, bends forward and serves food from a steel bucket with a ladle. Several seated devotees in white dhotis with maroon-bordered cloth eat, while others in cream and white saris and shawls walk along the rows carrying serving vessels. The setting is an organized meal service, with a wall sign and fluorescent lights visible overhead.

A photograph of a seated ritual group in an open-sided pavilion. Four men in white dhotis and white kurtas with saffron-orange shawls sit cross-legged on mats in front of banana leaves holding food, a brass lamp and small cups. A woman in a white sari with red and orange border kneels at right, pouring liquid from a steel vessel into a steel bucket. Behind them, a crowd of onlookers stands along a low wall, including a woman in a yellow top and a child, with a tall wooden pole standing upright among the seated men.

December 26 2007

A photograph of a communal meal being served in a plain hall with a concrete floor and a low red-painted ledge on the left. A woman in a white sari with yellow borders, bangles and a red-marked hair parting stoops with a steel pot, ladling food onto a banana leaf. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange saffron shawls sit in a row on the floor, eating from leaves in front of them, with brass vessels nearby. Another man in white stands at the back and a figure in orange sits near a fan in the background. Bamboo poles lean against the ledge. The scene suggests prasadam serving after a ritual.

A photograph of a communal meal in a hall with a tiled floor. A woman in a white sari with a gold border, standing at left, pours food from a steel bucket. In the centre a man in white dhoti and shirt bends forward holding a steel bowl of food. Two seated men in orange robes eat from banana leaves on the floor, one bald with a rudraksha mala. Rows of seated people and more banana-leaf plates with paper cups fill the background. A man in white dhoti stands behind the server. No candidate a person is clearly identifiable from appearance.

A photograph of a communal meal service under a thatched-roof pavilion. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a long string of golden beads and a long black hair stands at the right, ladling food from a steel bucket onto banana leaves laid along a metal table. Beside him, a man in orange holds a bucket of food while another man in a white dhoti and sacred thread stands at center, and another man in white with a shaved head holds a steel vessel. At left, seated women with hands joined in namaskar sit before the banana leaves, each with a small yellow sweet on the leaf. Plastic chairs and a rear tent with red decorations complete the scene.

December 12 2007

A large indoor hall during a communal meal service. Seated devotees in white dhotis and shirts eat from green banana leaves laid on long steel-topped tables, with rice served. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a matching orange turban, long hair and bare feet walks through the aisle carrying a steel bowl, while other attendants in orange shawls and white clothes serve food from steel buckets. Standing observers in white kurtas and lanyards watch, and one person holds a camera. The scene reads as an annadan or prasadam distribution during a satsang programme.

A dim hall during a communal meal service. Seated rows of devotees eat from banana-leaf plates on the floor. A woman in an orange sari with a red blouse bends forward, serving food from a steel bucket with a ladle. Standing men in white dhotis and orange shawls watch the rows, and a woman in a pink sari with a flower garland sits in the foreground. A photographer with a camera is visible at the upper right.

February 10 2009

2009-02-10 +2 copies

November 12 2010

A row of women sit cross-legged on an orange cloth strip eating a communal meal from banana leaves on a pale tiled floor. Each leaf holds rice and small side portions, with paper cups set beside them. A woman in a cream sari with a red-and-gold border stands at the left holding a steel pot and serving. The women wear white and cream saris with gold and red borders; one older woman has grey hair in a bun and another wears a purple sari. Behind them, other women in white move through a hall with chairs and orange mats. This appears to be an annadan style communal meal.

2010-09-17 +1 copies