Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
June 22 2009

More like this

Open the gallery
An annadaan meal session in a covered open-air hall with a corrugated roof and red pillars, decorated with hanging yellow and green leaf strands. Long metal tables are set with banana leaves, steel tumblers and yellow sweets. A woman in a red-orange sari with a rudraksha mala stands centrally, gesturing toward seated diners in white and cream clothes with flower garlands. A man in white dhoti with an orange shawl stands at left, and a robed figure in orange clothing stands at right. Other seated attendees and a man in white t-shirt and checked pants are visible.2009-06-22June 18 20092009-06-18December 25 20082008-12-25A photograph of a long dining hall where seated people eat meals served on banana leaves on metal tables with steel tumblers. Many diners sit on benches, several in white shirts and light blue uniforms, and a woman in a green sari sits in the foreground. Ceiling fans, white pillars and a staircase are visible in the background, with other attendants standing nearby.2007-01-12A photograph of a dining hall where devotees sit on long benches eating a meal served on green banana leaves. A central figure with long dark hair wears a flowing saffron-orange robe and stands on a black-and-white checkered floor between the two rows of diners, hands clasped in front. Other men in saffron and white garments and women in white saris and pink-purple clothing with rudraksha malas sit or stand along the tables. A ceiling fan hangs above and a tiled wall runs along the room.2009-02-10A dining hall where seated devotees in white clothes eat from steel plates at long metal tables. A standing woman in a flowing orange robe carries a tray of food along the row, while other people in orange robes move about in the background. Orange curtains and a woven hanging decorate the walls. Cups and food plates sit on the tables, and a man with a red-and-white tilak and a rudraksha mala sits at the right foreground. Several devotees are visible, with the seated attendees in white clothing.2008-12-25December 25 20082008-12-25March 25 20082008-03-25Outdoor covered hall where seated devotees eat a meal served on banana leaves. A man in white kurta and dhoti with an orange shawl leans forward holding a steel bucket, serving food to the row of seated people. Seated diners wear white and red; a woman in the foreground has a dark beaded necklace. Other servers in white and orange stand behind a steel counter. A large framed portrait on the wall behind shows a figure in a white turban and white robe, labelled with a partial printed name ending in 'wananda'. Steel tumblers sit beside the leaves.2006-10-22January 12 20072007-01-12A thatched-roof hall with long tables where seated diners eat from banana leaves. In the foreground a woman in a green blouse and a woman in a light blue top with yellow flowers in their hair sit at the tables. At right, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl, with a red-and-white sacred thread and rudraksha mala, serves food from a steel pot. Beside him stands a smiling figure with long dark hair, a vibhuti mark on the forehead and an orange robe with a beaded necklace, appearing to be a candidate for a person, probable but uncertain from appearance. Other saffron-robed and white-clad men stand or sit in the background, with uniformed men seated at a table. A banner with partial lettering is visible on the back wall. This appears to be a meal service at a community event.2011-01-16December 25 20082008-12-25