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A photograph of a buffet serving line in a plain room with peach walls and red curtains. Three men help themselves from stainless steel chafing dishes holding flatbreads and food. On the left, a man in white clothes and an orange cord holds a piece of bread. In the centre, a smiling man in a white t-shirt with a dark backpack and an orange lanyard holds a plate. On the right, a man in a turquoise t-shirt and rudraksha mala spoons food onto his plate. A woman in white stands in the background near the curtains.

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Annadhan in 20132013-01-01March 24 20132013-03-24 +1 copiesAugust 29 20112011-08-29 +1 copiesMarch 16 20132013-03-16 +1 copiesA photo of a communal dining or annadan serving area with stainless steel chafing dishes on a white-draped table against a wall with red curtains and orange-tiled walls. A woman with long light brown hair, wearing a white dress and a red shoulder strap, holds a serving spoon over a dish and smiles, wearing a garland of beads with pink flowers. Nearby, a young man in white kurta and a patterned apron, with a dark shirt and waist cloth, serves food, and another man in a white shirt stands at the right in a white kurta with a rudraksha-style cord. Several men in white clothes and a man in a white t-shirt stand in the background.2009-06-01July 02 20132013-07-02Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA serving line in a bright hall with peach walls and ceiling fans. A smiling woman in white kurta with rudraksha mala holds a steel plate while a man in red-and-gold dhoti and bare chest, with a dark rudraksha mala, ladles food from a steel pot onto it. Beside them a woman in brown patterned kurta and a man in blue polo with a volunteer badge serve from pots on a floral tablecloth. A man in a white apron and hairnet works behind them, and a monk in saffron robe with a camera stands at right. Other people and tables are visible in the background. This appears to be an annadan or prasad serving.2011-07-04 +1 copiesNovember 21 20152015-11-21 +1 copiesA photo of an ashram dining hall where volunteers serve a communal meal from steel pots onto plates on a long buffet table covered with a floral cloth. In the foreground a man in a white kurta wears a red and white beaded necklace and rudraksha-style mala and serves food with a ladle. Beside him an elderly man in a cream sweater and grey trousers and a woman in a pink shawl and glasses also serve. Long tables with floral cloths and seated diners fill the background under ceiling fans and white walls.2009-12-17Ashram meal service in a plain white-walled hall with red curtains. A man in white kurta with a dark mala holds a steel plate of rice while another man in white serves from a long table covered with white cloth, steel bowls of orange curry and dal. A woman in white with a lanyard ladles food and a woman in a white sari with a yellow beaded necklace sits at the table. A man with grey hair and glasses in a dark top with a red-orange cord watches the serving. A girl in a blue salwar with a white dupatta stands at left. Steel bowls of rice and kheer fill the foreground.2009-12-11A photograph of a buffet-style meal service in an indoor hall with cream walls. In the centre, a man with long hair tied back in a bun wears a plain saffron-orange sleeveless robe and smiles while holding a serving spoon over a steel tray of cooked vegetables. To his left, a man in orange holds a piece of flatbread. To the right, a man in white kurta with a dark beaded necklace serves from a steel chafing dish, and a woman in a grey patterned top stands behind. Steel chafing dishes of food and a rice tray line the counter, and a woman in an orange top is at the far right edge.2008-06-09