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A photograph of a food-serving line in an ashram hall with a pink wall. A woman in a rust-red sari with a gold border and a long beaded necklace wears clear plastic gloves and serves a yellow dish onto a steel plate. Beside her, a woman in a cream and gold-bordered white sari holds a cloth. Men in white shirts and a man in a dark turban stand along the line. Steel serving stands and a jar of orange food are visible. Partly visible people in the background are also serving or waiting.

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A photo of a serving line in a pink-walled hall where people collect food onto divided stainless steel trays. A woman in a rust-red sari with a gold border and a beaded necklace leans over a food container, serving with a steel ladle while wearing clear plastic gloves. Beside her, a woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari holds a white cloth, and a woman in a turquoise salwar kameez and a man in white shirt wait with trays. A man in a white cap and white clothing stands at right. Black garbage bags lie near the serving counter. The scene suggests a communal meal service.2014-09-28 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20142014-01-01A long serving line of volunteers in white hairnets and plastic gloves ladles food from steel pans onto white plates at an annadan meal service. Several women in red shawls and a woman in a gold and orange silk saree stand at the counter, while a man in a red scarf works at the far end. Other people wait and move along the line in a bright hall, with a tray trolley and steel containers in front. Small servings of yellow rice and vegetables fill the plates.2015-10-26February 12 20162016-02-12December 16 20172017-12-16Annadhan in 20142014-01-01August 21 20162016-08-21A food service line in an indoor hall with red and orange walls and framed religious images behind. Volunteers in disposable hairnets and clear gloves serve meals from steel trays and pans. A smiling woman in a red top and bangles stands at left, holding a plate. Servers include a man in an orange-brown robe with rudraksha beads and white horizontal marks on his arm, and women in white and gold saris with dark beaded necklaces and a pink earring. Plates hold rice and yellow curried vegetables. Several people in the background wear white or orange clothing.2017-12-16July 07 20152015-07-07A woman in a red blouse and peach saree with red border and small red motifs holds a stainless steel thali tray and serves food with her right hand. Gold bangles and a red bangle decorate her wrists, and she wears gold earrings and has hair in a bun. Beside her, a younger woman in a white sari with a plain border and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace watches, holding another steel plate. Other people in white clothing and head coverings stand in the background of a pale pink hall, consistent with an ashram communal meal line.2014-09-13A photograph of a buffet serving line for a communal meal. Women and men stand along copper-coloured chafing dishes with brass legs, serving rice, curries and flatbread onto white compartment plates. Several servers wear white hairnets and white clothing, while devotees in white and orange-red shawls queue with plates. Dishes hold yellow dal, vegetables and chapati. The setting is a white-walled hall with a cream curtain and yellow fabric at the top right.2015-07-01 +1 copiesAugust 24 20142014-08-24 +1 copies