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A photograph of a crowded dining hall with a long stainless steel serving counter in the foreground. A woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala holds a steel plate, and a woman in a red blouse and red sari with a gold necklace and a name badge stands beside the counter. Other women in white, red, yellow and orange saris carry plates and stand in a queue along the counter, while ceiling fans and fluorescent lights hang over a large hall with brick pillars.

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A dim indoor hall where women are eating a meal at a long serving counter with stainless steel plates and tumblers. Many women in cotton sarees, some in white with gold borders, others in blue, teal and green, stand in a queue or sit at the counter. One woman in a teal top and gold bangles eats with her hand, while another in a blue saree holds a steel plate. Ceiling fans, a dark pillar and a notice board are visible in the background.2006-12-14A crowded indoor dining hall with pink tiled walls and ceiling fans, where many women in sarees crowd around a serving counter holding steel plates and bowls of food. A woman in a teal blouse and blue floral saree stands in the foreground, and a woman in a white saree with colourful border smiles beside her. Others in orange, purple and white sarees wait or sit at tables. No a person candidate is visible in this scene.2006-12-14December 15 20062006-12-15A dining hall scene where a line of women in sarees stands at a long steel serving counter, holding out stainless steel plates and bowls to be served food. Foreground: a woman in an orange and cream saree with a long braid bends over the counter; behind her a woman in a pink saree and a woman in a white blouse and cream saree wait. Further back, a woman in a yellow saree and a woman in a white saree with gold border and eyeglasses stand in line, with a woman in a blue saree at the far right. Pink tiled pillars, windows and ceiling fans frame the room.2006-12-14December 15 20062006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15A photograph of a crowded communal dining hall with women seated and standing at long stainless-steel tables holding steel plates of food. A woman in a red salwar kameez in the foreground eats from a steel plate, with a plastic water bottle on the table. Others wear saris in cream, orange, teal and green, and some serve food from steel vessels. Pink tiled pillars and ceiling fans line the hall. Visible people number roughly two dozen, and no a person candidate is clearly identifiable in this view.2006-12-15December 14 20062006-12-14Indoor dining hall with long dark tables and benches where many women and girls are seated or standing with metal plates of food. A woman in a peach salwar kameez with a red bindi and beaded necklace stands in the foreground, while nearby women wear white, pink, blue and mustard-brown saris and salwar kameez. Water bottles sit on the tables, and pink-tiled walls frame large barred windows. Crowded serving and eating scene at a community meal.2006-12-15A crowded indoor kitchen or dining hall with stainless steel vessels and steel plates on a counter in the foreground. Many women and men stand close together, several women in colourful sarees with long braided hair, and a few in white tops. A man in a white shirt and a man in orange clothing stand near the center, and a figure with an orange head covering and orange garment is near the middle. Pink tiled walls and fluorescent ceiling lights frame the scene.2006-12-15A long indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof, ceiling fans and rows of ventilation windows. A long queue of women in colourful saris and salwars stretches across the floor, many holding paper plates beside long metal serving tables, apparently waiting for a meal. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand among them, and a girl in white on the left wears a white dress. A woman at left wears an orange sari. A framed portrait with text hangs on the far wall above the queue.2009-07-30A photograph of a dining hall with pink tiled walls and a row of grey stainless-steel tables with attached round seats, under ceiling fans. A line of women stands at the left and center, several in white or pale saris and salwar, holding metal plates or thalis, some wearing white garments and beaded necklaces. A woman in a blue and green sari stands near the center holding a plate. Some plates rest on the tables, and a small girl in pink stands in the line. A bulletin board and a framed portrait hang on the back wall. A windowed wall is at the right.2006-12-15