Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
December 08 2011

More like this

Open the gallery
December 08 20112011-12-08A large white-walled dining hall at an ashram, crowded with devotees eating from steel plates at long tables. Many people wear white garments and a woman in an orange and pink sari stands at the left serving from a steel counter. A man in white sits cross-legged on the floor at lower centre eating from a plate. Blue plastic chairs line the right side, and a yellow-striped shirt is visible at right. Ceiling fans and steel roof trusses hang overhead, with notice boards on the walls. a person is not visibly present in the scene.2008-06-20March 26 20082008-03-26A large white-walled hall with ceiling fans and steel trusses holds a crowded communal meal. Many people in white and light clothing sit at long steel tables and rows of blue plastic chairs, eating from metal plates. Women in saris, including a yellow sari and an orange sari, stand carrying plates and serving or moving between tables. A man in a striped shirt walks through the aisle. A woman in teal sits on the floor at lower left with a plate, and a man in white sits cross-legged on the floor at lower centre. Badges hang from some necks. A poster is pinned to the left wall.2008-06-20A large white hall with a corrugated roof and ceiling fans shows a crowd of devotees eating a meal. Many men in white dhotis and shirts stand and sit at blue plastic chairs and long tables holding steel plates of food. One man in the foreground wears a light green shirt and grey trousers while carrying a plate, and another in the right foreground wears an orange saffron shawl over white clothing. Women in saris stand at the right edge. Steel containers and buckets sit along the right side, and speakers are mounted high on the walls.2008-06-17November 06 20112011-11-06 +1 copiesA crowded interior hall with white walls, a corrugated metal roof, exposed rafters and ceiling fans. A large group of people stands in a queue, many holding round stainless steel plates or trays, some with food. Women in colourful saris, including a woman in a red and gold sari at right, and older women with grey hair in orange, green and blue saris stand in line, while men in white dhotis and shirts stand among them. Sunlight enters through an open doorway at left. The scene suggests a communal meal distribution. No individual can be confidently identified as a sannyasi from the visible cues.2011-12-08March 26 20082008-03-26A photograph of a large dining hall with a long grey steel table in the foreground where many women sit on stools eating from stainless steel plates and bowls. Many women wear white saris with coloured borders and white blouses, while others wear pink, yellow, orange and blue saris. Several women in the foreground have hair in long plaits, and one wears a white top with a yellow sari. Overhead ceiling fans, fluorescent lights and beige tiled walls frame the room. The setting suggests an annadan meal service at a large gathering.2006-12-16June 17 20082008-06-17February 04 20092009-02-04November 06 20112011-11-06 +2 copies