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April 17 2011

2011-04-17 +1 copies

Outdoor food distribution at a village house with a green wall and a motorcycle parked nearby. A bald man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands at left, serving from a large steel pot of yellow rice. A white-shirted older man with a grey beard ladles rice onto paper plates, while women in yellow, white and red saris and a young girl in a yellow top hold plates. A small child in pink stands in front, reaching for food. Visible people number about seven.

Photo of a food distribution line under a thatched roof. On the left, a bald man in saffron-orange cloth with a rudraksha mala and white forehead markings uses a ladle to serve yellow rice from a steel pot. On the right, an elderly bearded sadhu with long white hair, white ash markings and an orange cloth holds out a plate of yellow rice. Behind them, people in white clothes stand beside steel vessels of food, with a tin-lined kettle and plates visible.

A photograph of a food distribution under a thatched roof with bamboo beams. A young man in saffron-orange robes, with a rudraksha mala and white horizontal tilak stripes on his forehead and arms, serves yellow rice from a steel pot using a ladle onto a plate held by an elderly man with grey hair, wearing a white shirt and orange shawl with a rudraksha mala. A second man in orange robes stands behind holding a plate, and other people in white and orange clothing are partly visible in the background.

2011-03-19 +1 copies

September 17 2006

A serving line of food in a plain room with barred windows and a wooden table. A man in white shirt and white trousers ladles rice from a steel pot and dal or sambar from a large copper-coloured pot. Behind him a man in a white shirt holds a white foam plate, and a man in a striped shirt with an orange scarf holds a plate of rice and curry. A woman in a blue sari with an orange scarf and a forehead mark holds a plate of rice, curry and side dishes. Several people wear orange scarves, and a steel pot of vegetable rice sits in the foreground. The scene shows food being served to devotees.

January 06 2012

A photograph of an annadan food-serving area under a thatched roof with a poster backdrop reading "Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam". A bald man in an orange-saffron robe and shawl stands at centre-left holding a white plate of food. Behind a steel serving pot, a woman in white and a young man in white with a rudraksha mala serve food from large steel vessels. A line of people in white dhotis and shirts waits to the left. A small brick fire pit sits on the floor at left.

2010-01-08 +4 copies

February 28 2009

Photograph of a crowded outdoor relief distribution at a village camp. A bare-shouldered man in an orange saffron cloth with a white floral garland and a red-and-white ribbon is serving food from a large metal pot filled with yellow rice, using his hands. Behind him, a woman in an orange sari with a red-bordered cloth and a lanyard bag hands out food, wearing clear plastic gloves. To the left, a young man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a tilak stands among the crowd, and older people reach forward with their hands. Green wooden slatted barriers and a green painted stand frame the scene, with a blue wave motif on the panel.

A photograph of a food-serving scene in a plain grey-walled hall. An older man in a white shirt with a red tilak on his forehead and a gold bangle serves rice from a steel pot with a ladle. Beside him a man in saffron-orange robes wears a long pink and yellow marigold garland and serves orange food from a large steel bowl. Behind them a bare-chested man in white dhoti is working, and a woman in a cream and gold patterned shawl holds a steel plate, smiling. Stacked steel plates and a pot sit on the counter, with a small framed picture on the side wall and a green garden visible through a doorway.

A photograph of an outdoor food-distribution (annadanam) tent with striped and paisley fabric canopy overhead. A man in saffron-orange robes, with long dark hair under a striped headband, a rudraksha mala around his neck, and a shawl over his bare chest, stands at a steel cooking pot and serves rice with a ladle. Two women in green head coverings and a woman in a flowered blouse and dark sari also handle the food, while a bare-chested man in white stands at the right edge. Another woman in a floral top holds out a plastic bag at the pot.