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June 23 2012

June 23 2012

A long, plain hall with pale tiled floor and grey walls strung with orange and yellow paper lanterns, where people sit in two rows on the floor eating from metal plates. A woman in a blue sari with a pink blouse stands at left holding a plate and carrying food. Men in white shirts and white dhotis or orange-and-white cloth walk down the centre aisle serving food, and a man in an orange lungi sits in the foreground eating. Many more seated diners line the far right. Cardboard boxes and a black speaker sit at the left edge. This appears to be a communal meal, annadan style, rather than a ritual event.

2011-09-12 +1 copies

Annadhan in 2012

A photograph inside a bright, tiled hall with red curtains and an open doorway. In the foreground, many children and young girls sit cross-legged on green banana leaves on the floor, with small orange food items placed on the leaves. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold border bends forward, pouring food from a large steel pot, while another man in white stands beside him holding a small steel vessel. Behind them, several men and women in white and colored clothing stand or move about the room. Steel vessels are arranged on the floor at the right. A framed portrait hangs on the back wall, and a camera operator is visible at the back. The scene shows a communal meal being served to children seated in rows.

A seated meal service in a plain hall with pale walls and ventilation grilles. Long dark tables hold banana leaves set with food, steel tumblers and small bowls. A woman in a white sari with orange and red border and a black mangalsutra stands at left, serving from a steel pot. Beside her a long-haired figure in an orange robe leans in to serve, while a man in white shirt and dhoti stands behind. Rows of men in white shirts and dhotis sit along the tables eating, some with raised hands, and another man in a white shirt sits at right. A photograph credit line on the image reads

A seated meal line on a white marble floor, with devotees sitting cross-legged along a row of green banana leaves holding rice, vegetables and small curries. A woman in a dark patterned sari with a blue border leans forward at the left end, serving from a steel vessel, and paper cups in red, orange and white line the leaves. Men in white kurtas and dhotis, a bald man in a white shirt, and several boys in striped and orange shirts eat together, while a person in orange and green garments sits in the background. A maroon curtain and white pillars frame the hall.

2011-12-11 +1 copies

A dim hall during a communal meal service. Seated rows of devotees eat from banana-leaf plates on the floor. A woman in an orange sari with a red blouse bends forward, serving food from a steel bucket with a ladle. Standing men in white dhotis and orange shawls watch the rows, and a woman in a pink sari with a flower garland sits in the foreground. A photographer with a camera is visible at the upper right.

Night photograph of a seated communal meal in a hall. Many devotees sit cross-legged in rows on the floor, wearing white clothes and red-and-white flower garlands. In front of them are green banana leaves holding rice and food, with small cups and glasses. A man in white stands at the left edge, leaning over the row. In the foreground, a woman in a pink-and-magenta sari and a man in white sit beside a woman in a purple sari and a woman in a green sari. The scene resembles an annadan or prasadam meal.

A photograph of people seated on the floor of a plain, earth-walled room with a checkered tile floor, sharing a meal from small metal plates. Several men and women in white kurta-style clothing sit in a loose circle, while others in striped and plaid clothing sit near a green door. A man in a brown jacket and green-checked lungi stands at right beside a wooden door. Small plates and glasses rest on the floor.

August 24 2014

2014-08-24 +1 copies

A long, plainly finished hall with a metal roof and bare grey walls hosts a communal meal. Rows of people sit cross-legged on a pale wooden floor, many in white shirts and dhotis, others in colourful saris and salwar, holding metal plates and cups. Yellow and orange hanging decorations with striped borders line the ceiling. At the far end, a large framed painting shows a bearded man with long hair and a saffron robe, a depiction of a revered teacher, and a few standing attendants move about near a serving counter. A standing man in white dhoti in the foreground watches over the seated diners.

2011-09-12 +1 copies