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Annadaan food service in a plain whitewashed hall with a tall window. A large poster of a smiling bearded man in an orange-red turban, hands raised in blessing, is pinned to the back wall. A woman in a dark maroon kurta, hair in a bun, stands at a table with raised hands, beside steel pots of food on a red tablecloth. Several girls in pink and yellow tops and children with pigtails crowd around the table, and a young person in red stands at right holding a steel plate.

A seated woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark sits with palms pressed together in namaste before a gilded throne with a red cushioned seat. On the throne is a large cutout or printed portrait of a bearded figure in orange robes, a long gold-and-beaded necklace and a saffron turban, with raised hand. Behind them, women in cream and gold saris stand and sit near steel vessels, and a banana leaf with rice and sweets lies in the foreground. The gilded doorway and decorative panels frame the scene.

January 07 2019

2019-01-07 +1 copies

Outdoor annadanam serving under a canopy decorated with red flower strands and gold drapes. Behind the food tables a KAILASA banner shows a smiling figure in an orange turban and saffron shawl. Below it, a seated statue or portrait figure wears an orange turban, rudraksha malas and garlands, sitting on a gold-coloured throne. Four women stand at the food tables: two in orange saris serve from steel pots of rice and curry, one in a pink sari with grey border presses her palms together, and one in a green sari stands at the right. Steel bowls of rice, dal-style curry and vegetables sit on a green patterned cloth, and a mobile phone rests on the table.

2022-10-05 +1 copies

A seated devotional meal scene on a floral-patterned cloth. A framed photograph of a figure in orange robes, seated with raised hand and a white bead necklace, is garlanded with yellow, orange and pink marigold and rose garlands. A bearded man with long dark hair in an orange robe and red lower cloth sits with palms joined in front of the framed portrait, bare feet tucked beside banana-leaf plates of rice and food. Beside him a woman in white with an orange shawl sits with hands folded in prayer, holding a small book, with a banana-leaf plate and food before her. A small framed photo sits at left and a white wall with a window is behind them.

October 08 2018

A woman in an orange sari with a light grey hairnet stands with palms pressed together in namaste before a large cutout standee of a figure in a maroon turban with a garland of white and red flowers, seated above a tiger-print backdrop. A small oil lamp burns on a brass tray with offerings, and a brass puja plate sits on a maroon-draped table. In the foreground are steel pots of rice, dal and vegetable dishes on a green cloth, consistent with a bonalu offering and annadan. A timestamp overlay reads Jul 10, 2022 14:06:06 with Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy, Telangana. The standee is a depiction, not a physical person present.

Annadhan in 2008

2009-01-01 +1 copies

A photograph of a pradosha puja inside a temple. Two women in white saris with orange shawls kneel on a silver cloth. The woman on the left faces away, her long hair in a braid. The woman on the right sits with her hands folded. In front of them a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" stands on a white-draped table, garlanded with white flowers and red blooms. Brass and steel bowls hold offerings of grains, a plate of bananas sits on the cloth, and an oil lamp burns in the foreground. A black plaque with white lettering and a stone shrine are visible behind them.

April 3 2022 sripuram

A woman in a white dress with her dark hair in a ponytail, tied with a pink hair tie, stands with her back to the camera beside a folding table and a white plastic chair. She holds a small steel plate with food on it. Beside her on a chair stands a large printed poster of a smiling man with a white turban, red bindi, long dark hair and an ornate gold necklace over a dark garment, with the caption text "...Blissful is my teaching... ...a person" on the lower edge. Three smaller framed posters of the same man in white turbans hang on the wall to the right. A white plastic chair and cardboard boxes sit in the room.