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A photo of a kitchen serving line with a white tablecloth covering the counter, where several people in hairnets and disposable gloves serve food from large stainless steel pots. A young man in a white shirt stands at left, a woman in a light blue sari and a woman in a patterned top serve from pots in the centre, and a man on the right wears a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a visitor badge, ladling from a pot. A basket of paper napkins sits on the counter and an orange wall with a grille window forms the background.

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A serving line of volunteers in an ashram dining hall serves food from steel pots onto metal plates. In the foreground a young man in white with glasses and rudraksha beads serves from a pot, while a woman in white with a blue lanyard wears plastic gloves and ladles food. Behind them a woman in a white headscarf and white top, a woman in a grey top, and a woman in a lilac sari with a red-haired young woman in a white top stand at the counter. The background is an orange patterned curtain.2009-11-18A serving line in an ashram dining hall with yellow checked curtains behind it. Several people in white clothes stand at steel pots of food, ladling dishes into bowls and plates. A young man in white with a dark rudraksha-style necklace leans forward at left, a woman in a white and orange-striped sari serves beside him, and a bald man in a white t-shirt holds a plate at centre-right. A woman in a colourful top and an older man with white hair and a beard are also serving. Stainless steel pots with lids and an orange basket of napkins sit on the counter, and a green basket of cutlery is at lower right.2009-11-19June 04 20122012-06-04 +1 copiesA photograph of devotees preparing food in a narrow hall with cream walls and a wooden floor. Several women in white saris and white head coverings stoop and stir over large steel pots and bowls of food, some pouring from a bucket. A man in a white checked kurta and white head cover works at the centre, and a woman in an orange sari stands among them. An orange cloth with gold trim hangs at the left. Many steel vessels of curry and rice sit on the floor, consistent with annadan kitchen service. No clearly identifiable a person appears in the frame.2012-05-20A buffet serving line of steel pots with a yellow rice dish on a patterned cloth, in a pink-walled hall with a golden cobra-hood canopy at left. A man in a white shirt and blue lanyard holds a serving spoon and wears plastic gloves, while an older woman in a green checked top and blue hairnet ladles food beside him. A young man in white clothing with a shawl and a man in a white shirt stand in the background, and a man in a white shirt near the door at left attends the line. The scene reflects an ashram annadan meal service.2011-11-26 +1 copiesJuly 17 20112011-07-17 +2 copiesA food service line in an indoor hall with pink walls and a red curtain. A woman in a dark blue salwar kameez with a turquoise dupatta holds out a plate while two men in white coats and hairnets serve from steel pots on a table covered with a yellow cloth. The man in the foreground wears a floral blue and green apron and a dark beaded mala; the man beside him wears a white coat, disposable gloves and a dark mala, and uses a ladle. Steel pots and a cup sit on the table.2011-09-09September 22 20122012-09-22A food-service scene under a thatched shelter at an ashram kitchen. Several men in white and grey shirts serve a meal from steel pots and trays onto plates. A man in a white kurta with a dark rudraksha-style mala stands at right holding a plate, while a woman in white with an orange border stands at the far right. Stainless steel vessels and buckets sit on metal tables, with greenery visible through the open side.2007-08-31October 13 20122012-10-13A kitchen serving line in a room with peach walls and a drop ceiling. Volunteers in white hairnets and gloves serve food from large stainless steel pots and trays. Front left, a shaved-headed man in a white t-shirt holds a plate of rice and vegetables, with a red-brown beaded mala visible at his neck. Beside him, a shaved-headed young man in white stands with a plate. A woman in a brown and gold patterned kurta with a gold shawl serves food on the right. Trays on the tablecloth hold sliced carrots, green beans, tomatoes and sliced apples. Another volunteer in a white shirt and a man in a white polo work behind the counter.2011-07-17 +1 copiesJuly 04 20112011-07-04 +1 copies