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{{Short description|Food chain in Malaysia}}
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'''Annalakshmi''' is an international chain of [[vegetarian]] [[restaurant]]s started in 1985 by Swami Shantanand Saraswathi and operating on the uncommon principle of trust in humanity, as it encourages patrons to pay what they believe is fair.<ref name="mecklin2005">{{cite news|last1=Mecklin|first1=John|title=The Karmic Kitchen|url=http://m.sfweekly.com/sanfrancisco/the-karmic-kitchen/Content?oid=2155509|access-date=29 March 2015|work=SF Weekly|date=6 April 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Annalakshmi Australia: Mission|url=http://www.annalakshmi.com.au/mission/|access-date=29 March 2015|quote=As our concept goes...''Eat What You Want, Give What You Feel We Believe in You, We Trust You''.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402120014/http://www.annalakshmi.com.au/mission/|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> The name derives from the [[Hindu]] goddess of abundance, as a [[compound word]] obtained from ''Annam'' ([[Tamil language|Tamil]]/[[Telugu language]]) (food) and ''Lakshmi'' ([[Goddess Lakshmi|the eponymous deity]]).<ref name="sankar2008">{{cite journal|last1=Sankar R.N.|first1=Ajith|title=Annalakshmi Foods: Manifesting Attributes of Love, Serve and Give|journal=GNA Journal of Management and Technology|date=11 October 2008|volume=3|issue=1|pages=138–144|ssrn=1568783}}</ref> It is the culinary division of the [[non-profit organization]] Temple of Fine Arts (TFA).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Phang |first1=Llew-Ang |title=Embracing togetherness |url=http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/showbiz/article/embracing-togetherness |access-date=29 March 2015 |work=The Malaysian Insider |agency=The Edge Financial Daily |date=3 December 2014 |quote=The non-profit organisation has managed to survive and sustain on its “pay as you wish” concept... |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402123938/http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/showbiz/article/embracing-togetherness |archive-date=2 April 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Yogalingam|first1=Serena|title=Dance India, Taste India|url=http://www.lawgazette.com.sg/2003-12/Dec03-lifestyle2.htm|website=Law Gazette|publisher=The Law Society of Singapore|access-date=29 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000219/http://www.lawgazette.com.sg/2003-12/Dec03-lifestyle2.htm|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==History==
First started in Bangsar, [[Kuala Lumpur]]) [[Malaysia]] by Swami Shantanand Saraswathi, a Hindu religious teacher who relocated in the 1970s from Rishikesh in India with a vision of the world without hunger in 1985.<ref name="anna ref1">{{cite news |title=Thanks to volunteers, diners can pay as they wish at this vegetarian restaurant in KL |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/pay-as-you-wish-vegetarian-restaurant-kuala-lumpur-malaysia-852966 |access-date=28 October 2021 |publisher=CNA |date=29 December 2019}}</ref><ref name="sankar2008" /> Annalakshmi has branches in [[Australia]], [[Singapore]]<ref name="anna ref2">{{cite news |title=Indian restaurant in S'pore allows diners to pay whatever they want for a buffet meal |url=https://mothership.sg/2018/12/indian-vegetarian-restaurant-annalakshmi-pay-whatever-you-want/ |access-date=28 October 2021 |publisher=mothership.sg |date=6 December 2018}}</ref> and [[India]]. The system in these restaurants allows patrons to “eat as they wish and pay as they feel”.<ref name="anna ref1" /> The [[Coimbatore]] branch (started 1989), is known to participate in local charities and support the fine arts.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Srinivasan|first1=Pankaja|title=Served with grace|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/Food/annalakshmi-reaffirms-its-commitment-to-serve-food-with-love/article6435371.ece|access-date=29 March 2015|work=The Hindu: Metroplus Food|date=22 September 2014|location=Coimbatore}}</ref> In 2013, the [[Chennai]] branch won the Times Food and Nightlife Award, in the category ''Best South Indian Restaurant (Stand-alone)''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sangeetha|first1=P|title=Times Food & Nightlife Awards in Chennai|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/food/food-reviews/Times-Food-Nightlife-Awards-in-Chennai/articleshow/17586266.cms|access-date=29 March 2015|work=Times of India: Food Reviews|agency=[[Times News Network]]|date=7 Feb 2013}}</ref>

The Annalakshmi restaurant chain is run by members of spiritual group led by Swami Shantanand, and serves Southern and Northern Indian Vegetarian specialities.

==See also==
* [[Vegetarian Society (Singapore)#Vegetarian and Vegan Restaurants in Singapore|Vegetarian and Vegan Restaurants in Singapore]]
* [[List of vegetarian restaurants]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.annalakshmi.com.au/ Annalakshmi in Australia]
* [http://www.annalakshmi.com.sg/?page_id=90 Annalakshmi Singapore: About Annalakshmi]
* [http://www.annalakshmichennai.com Annalakshmi Chennai]

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[[Category:Restaurants in Chennai]]
[[Category:Indian restaurants outside India]]
[[Category:Vegetarian restaurants in India]]
[[Category:Restaurants in Coimbatore]]
[[Category:Vegetarian restaurants in Singapore]]
[[Category:Vegetarian restaurants in Malaysia]]
[[Category:Vegetarian restaurants in Australia]]
[[Category:Malaysian companies established in 1984]]
[[Category:Restaurant chains in India]]

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Shai0778 at 13:14, 18 October 2022