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Annadhan in 2013

March 08 2013

2013-03-08 +1 copies

A photograph of devotees seated cross-legged on a polished white floor, eating a prasad meal from banana leaves. Four visible people in the foreground wear white ritual clothes: a man in the lower right wears a red shawl and gold wristwatch, a bespectacled man behind him wears glasses and a red shawl, and a woman in white with a red and gold border and a red beaded necklace eats beside a younger person with dark hair. Paper cups and banana-leaf plates with rice, vegetables and sweets line the floor. A sewn

Several women and a girl sit cross-legged in a row on a polished white marble floor, eating from green banana-leaf plates set on the ground. The women wear white kurtas with red-orange shawls draped over their shoulders, and one wears a red-orange shawl over a white top. A girl in a white outfit sits at the far right. Each leaf holds rice, curries, fried items and sliced fruit, with small white paper cups placed between them. The room is bright and spacious, with a blue line marking the floor between seating rows, consistent with a communal annadan meal.

Several women sit cross-legged on a light marble floor eating a communal meal from banana leaves. The woman in the centre wears a white churidar-style outfit and dark sunglasses hanging at her collar, and she is mixing rice and side dishes on her leaf with her fingers. A woman on the left wears a white kurta with red embroidery and white dupatta, and a woman on the right wears white with a rudraksha mala. Other seated women in pink, white and a red scarf sit behind, with paper cups placed near the leaves. A large window lets in daylight at the top left. Visible people: about six seated women.

December 26 2006

A photograph in a large hall with white tiled floor and ceiling lights shows participants seated on the floor for a ritual meal. A man in white dhoti with gold border and an orange shawl bends forward, wearing clear gloves, and serves food from a green bucket onto a green banana leaf. The leaf holds small heaps of colourful offerings, including yellow, white and orange grains, lemon-like fruit and a little green chilli. A woman in a pink top and cream trousers, with an orange shawl, sits on a striped mat and reaches toward the leaf. Other seated people in orange and white shawls line the room, and a woman in a grey top speaks at a microphone near the back.

Several men sit cross-legged on the floor of a hall, eating a vegetarian meal served on green banana-leaf plates. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and a beige-grey shawl-less outfit with glasses and a wristwatch picks up food with his right hand, while a man in a white dhoti and a red shawl beside him eats similarly. Behind them, further men in white clothing wear orange lanyards and rudraksha-style beaded malas. Plates hold rice, papadum, pickles, sambar-like sides and sweets, with paper cups of drink and a pink bowl at the front. The floor is pale marble and the room has a blue-edged mat along the edge.

2013-09-05 +2 copies

October 12 2016

Photograph of a seated meal service in a marble-floored hall. A woman in an orange sari with a maroon border and a white hairnet leans forward to serve food from a steel tray onto banana-leaf-style plates laid on mats. Three men in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas sit cross-legged and eat with their right hands, one wearing spectacles. Steel serving trays and a plastic container of food sit nearby, and more people in white and hairnets are visible in the background.

Indoor photograph of a large ritual meal gathering on a bare floor. Seated devotees, mostly men and women in white and coloured silk saris, sit on mats in rows before fresh green banana leaves. Several people wear red and white flower garlands and are sprinkling or arranging cooked rice and small offerings on the leaves with their hands. Standing attendants in white clothing move between the rows, and large framed images of a woman in red and gold saris hang on the wall behind. White and orange cloth covers part of the floor. The scene looks like an annadan-style communal meal or puja offering.

September 15 2014