Charity Singapore eatery dishes up

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Charity Singapore eatery dishes up " priceless " food

Fri Jan 12, 2007 9:27am ET

 

 

SINGAPORE, Jan 12 (Reuters Life!) - Singapore's Annalakshmi Indian restaurant

has all the hallmarks of an expensive night out: the lights are dim, the artwork

on the walls authentic, the doors ornately carved and antique.

 

But instead of a hefty bill, prepare to be greeted by smiling staff who urge you

to pay as much as you want and remind you that it's all for charity.

 

Named after the Hindu goddess of nourishment, Annalakshmi's philosophy is " eat

to your heart's content, give as you feel. " The vegetarian restaurant, part of a

welfare organization, is run largely by volunteers, most of them devotees of

Hindu monk Swami Shantanand who preached love for God through service to

mankind. " Businesses usually wait until they've made a profit to think about

giving to society, but we started giving from the start, " Suresh Krishnan, who

manages the restaurants, told Reuters.

 

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