Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Annadan-style food serving in a hall. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and a rust-orange cloth wrapped at his waist sits at left, scooping yellow rice from a large silver bowl onto a banana leaf. Across from him a woman in a white head cap and white gloves holds a food tray, and a young girl in a white dress with gold trim reaches out to take a portion. A woman in a red top and blue patterned sari holds a child at right. Seated devotees in white, orange and pink clothes fill the background, with rangoli-style patterns on the floor. a person: the dreadlocked man in rust-orange cloth with rudraksha-style beads, serving food.

More like this

Open the gallery
December 20 20152015-12-20A photograph of an annadan-style meal service inside a hall. A bare-chested man with long swept-back hair, wearing a rudraksha mala and an orange-brown dhoti with a yellow waistband, sits on a red cushion and smiles while handing a portion of yellow rice from a steel bowl. Several women in white and cream saris with orange and red borders stand and bend around a long table covered with a banana-leaf cloth, serving rice from large pots and passing bananas and vegetables. The women wear rudraksha malas and gloves. Potted plants and an orange draped cloth stand behind them. The man's distinctive long hair, rudraksha mala and saffron-coloured dress are visible cues, so the appearance-based label is a person, but the face cannot be confirmed.2014-12-28June 15 20152015-06-15 +3 copiesA photograph of a food-offering ritual at an ashram. A bearded man with long hair, a white floral-and-blue garland and a bare, white-marked chest sits at left, handling food. Beside him a young girl in an orange blouse with a white forehead mark works with yellow rice. A woman in a red and green embroidered sari holds a stainless steel tray of food, and a woman in a white sari with purple border stands at right. A person in orange robes with a long rudraksha-style mala stands at far right. Tall gold-and-bronze food platters line the foreground. The scene suggests a maheshwara puja offering, and the surrounding event is a food-offering ritual rather than a formal festival.2016-12-18December 20 20152015-12-20 +1 copiesA seated person in a bare-shouldered saffron and red garment with a rudraksha mala and red-and-gold ribbon sits at a table of steel bowls of yellow rice, handing a clump of food to a young woman in a blue-and-white patterned sari with a lanyard. A gold-carved throne stands at left. Standing behind are several women in cream-and-gold-bordered white saris with red sashes, some wearing rudraksha malas, in a hall with red sofas. Silver and steel vessels of food and spilled rice cover the table.2015-12-20December 18 20162016-12-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated man with long dark dreadlocks and a beard, bare-shouldered with a saffron-orange cloth draped over his waist and a rudraksha mala around his neck, offering a handful of yellow prasadam from a brass plate to a woman in a red top and blue patterned skirt who holds a young boy on her back. The boy wears a plaid shirt and has a shaved head. A large silver bowl of yellow rice dish sits in front, and marigold petals are scattered on the floor. Behind them, seated devotees in white and a woman in an orange sari stand in a hall with pale walls.2016-09-30A photograph of a serving ritual during an ashram meal. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, a rudraksha mala and an orange-brown cloth draped over his shoulders sits on a red cushion, smiling as he receives rice from a silver bowl. A man in white kurta and white dhoti with an orange-and-red shawl leans forward to hand him the food. Behind them, women in orange shawls and cream saris serve from steel pots onto banana leaves and plates on a blue mat. The long-haired seated man shows distinctive adornments and a mala, consistent with a person presence, though the face is not used for identification.2014-12-28A photograph of a serving line at an indoor event with blue curtains and a red sofa in the background. A man seated on a gold-trimmed throne-like chair, wearing an orange-red dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, scoops rice from a large silver bowl onto a banana leaf. Several women in white and cream saris with orange-red borders stand at steel pots and serving bowls, one in a lavender sari spooning food. Plates of yellow rice sit on a white-covered table. About five people are visible.2015-12-20 +2 copiesA seated man on an ornate gold-and-red throne serves cooked rice from a silver bowl into the cupped hands of a young boy in white kurta with a red shawl. The seated man wears a deep orange-red wrap, a dark turban-style head covering, and a layered rudraksha mala with a gold necklace. Behind them, people in white dhotis and cream sarees with red sashes stand near steel pots of food, and a woman in a cream saree looks on from the right. The scene shows food being distributed at a ritual meal in a tented hall, with rice grains scattered on a white-covered table and a banana leaf. A plausible reading is annadan or prasadam distribution.2015-12-20February 23 20162016-02-23