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A large hall with a white ceiling and colourful striped pillars shows a seated ritual meal. In the foreground a woman in a red sleeveless blouse with a white flower garland and gold hairband sits on a striped mat, holding a steel plate of food. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes with orange shawls face each other across a central aisle marked by yellow lines, with banana leaves, brass lamps and plates before them. Standing attendants in white and orange hold orange-tipped staffs. A steel bucket of rice sits at right, and a screen above the stage shows an image.

December 27 2008

A large indoor hall with a white tent-style ceiling hung with colourful patterned cloth banners in yellow, blue and red. Many devotees sit cross-legged on mats and rugs on the floor, most dressed in white with gold-bordered traditional clothes, some in saffron or orange garments, and a few in pink or red saris. A woman in a white and gold-bordered sari bends forward carrying a steel bucket and serving the seated rows. Leaf plates and small bowls are placed before the seated devotees. Further back, a stage area with a dark red curtain holds a table and figures in orange and white. Dense crowds of people fill the hall, with several women in the foreground walking past.

December 27 2008

December 27 2007

2007-12-27 +1 copies

A seated communal meal in a large hall with white tiled floor. Rows of devotees sit cross-legged on the floor before green banana leaf plates holding rice and food, with small cups placed between them. Many wear white dhotis and kurtas, with some in orange or saffron shawls and garlands. Standing servers in white and orange attire carry steel pots and trays down the aisles, and white plastic chairs line the far side of the room. Blue banner text and a framed photo of a woman appear at the top right corner.

A wide indoor hall under a white tent canopy with colourful striped hanging decorations and a multicoloured striped cloth backdrop. In the foreground a woman in an orange blouse and a flower garland sits on a striped mat, serving yellow food from a large metal plate into steel buckets lined up on the floor. A standing figure in white with an orange shawl holds an object near the centre. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes with orange shawls sit on mats in front of low tables and banana-leaf-style arrangements, with a larger audience seated further back.

A large hall with white walls and a tiled floor holds many seated devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, with some in orange or saffron shawls, arranged in rows on striped mats. Each pair sits before a green banana leaf with rice, small lamps and offerings. A man in white with a yellow shawl carries a metal pot down the central aisle, while others stand bending to serve. Colourful yellow-and-blue hanging drapes decorate the ceiling, and a poster displays a portrait labelled Nithyanandam with a phone number. A wall banner reads Nithyanandam Vedic Temples. This appears to be an ashram meal or annadan-style service.

Annadhan in 2012

2012-01-01 +2 copies

A photograph of a long row of devotees seated cross-legged on the floor of a large hall, eating a meal from green banana leaves set on the floor. In the foreground, women in saffron-orange saris with red borders and bangles sit on orange mats, one pressing food with her fingers; beside them women in white saris with orange shawls and yellow scarves serve and eat from banana leaves with small paper cups. A woman in a white sari bends at the far right, carrying a tray along the aisle, with a metal bucket on the floor. Behind them a large audience sits in white clothing. At the back, a tall devotional picture of a goddess in a forest setting hangs on the wall beside colourful hanging panels, and a seated figure in white at left is near a table with orange chairs. This is an annadan style community meal.

2010-09-17 +1 copies

A photograph of a hall with white walls, ceiling fans and bamboo-framed windows decorated with banana leaves and hanging cloth panels in orange, blue and red. Seated on woven mats in rows, many people in white clothes, with several younger men in orange robes sitting upright in front. A man in an orange robe with long hair sits at the front right beside a large steel plate of cooked rice, and a steel vessel with a brass kalasha-style pot stands near the front row. Banana leaves and small steel cups are set out on the floor in front of the mats. A man in white stands near the doorway, and a video camera on a tripod and a television are visible at the right side. People are seated during a communal annadhan meal and prayer-like gathering.

2009-01-01 +1 copies

Interior of a large hall with white ceiling fans and hanging decorative cylindrical banners in red, yellow and blue. Several men in white dhotis and shawls stand and walk along a central aisle lined with orange cloth mats. Along both sides, banana leaf plates hold small white offerings and clay lamps. Some people in orange robes sit on the left, and a crowd in white clothing sits or stands in the background. Whether any of the standing men is a person cannot be determined from appearance, so no identification is made.