Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A large outdoor food-serving pavilion under a canopy of colourful striped and fringed cloth on wooden poles. Men in white dhotis and white caps and shirts serve from metal pots and steel vessels at a long green-topped counter, ladling a red-orange curry or sambar onto large leaf plates. Devotees in saris, salwar and pastel clothing queue behind wooden barricades, many holding plates. A man on the right wears a white shirt, and a young woman in a pink top with a braid decorated with flowers stands in the foreground. One servant in an orange shirt with an orange shawl stands at left. The scene resembles an annadan community meal.

More like this

Open the gallery
A photograph of an outdoor annadan meal line under a canopy of bamboo poles and striped yellow-green and orange umbrellas. Young men in orange or saffron scarves and white shirts serve food from a green-topped table, stacking leaf plates and ladling from steel pots. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis, women in sarees, and children queue along wooden railings, several holding plates. The ground is bare earth and buildings stand in the background.2009-01-01A photograph of a food distribution line under a open-sided tent with bamboo poles and colourful fabric canopy edging. Volunteers in white shirts and trousers serve food from steel vessels onto leaf and steel plates along a green-covered serving counter. A long line of people stands behind wooden rails, including women in saris of teal, beige and pink, a girl in a turquoise dress, boys in white and a young man in a blue jacket. A man in an orange shawl stands at the left edge. Dirt ground and a crowd stretch into the background.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01A photograph of a food distribution line under a open-sided canopy with striped fabric and bamboo poles, on a dirt floor. Volunteers in orange and white shirts serve food from metal pots onto leaf plates and bowls at a long table. A line of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, several with white hair and a woman in a blue sari with flowers in her hair, waits to receive food. A young server in an orange shirt and orange scarf stands at left stacking plates. Some people in the background wear orange and red clothing.2009-01-01A photograph of a crowded food distribution line under a canopy of poles with orange, purple and red cloth. Women in white, yellow-green and turquoise saris and men and boys in white shirts queue behind wooden railings while volunteers in white serve from steel vessels on a long counter at left. A woman in a white sari holds a steel plate and another carries a stack of plates. The setting appears to be an open-air hall with a sandy ground and low buildings in the background. Festival meal service is visible, though no a person appears in the frame.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01A crowded outdoor queue of devotees waits under tall tan-and-orange canopies on sandy ground, held back by bamboo railings. Women in saris, including a turquoise sari and a pale green sari, stand alongside men in white shirts and children in bright yellow and green clothes. A woman at left holds a flat brass or clay plate. Red plastic chairs and more people are visible beyond the canopies under a pink tent covering. No a person candidate is clearly visible in the frame.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01A large open-sided tent with red and orange-gold fringed canopy draped above long tables where many people queue to receive food on leaf plates during a communal meal. A man in white shirt and white dhoti, with a white cap, stands at the right serving from a steel pot onto the plates held by devotees. Several people in front wear white and checked shirts, and a woman in a white sari with a lanyard stands at left holding a leaf plate. Marigold petals litter the tables, and a white tarpaulin covers the ground. The scene suggests an annadan or prasadam meal line.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01