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A large white-walled hall with rows of red plastic chairs and long tables set with banana-leaf plates for a communal meal. A man in an orange turban, orange robe and rudraksha mala serves rice from a steel tray, while a helper in white holds a bowl beside him. Around them, devotees in white and orange dress and seated diners in yellow and pink saris eat, and a white-haired elderly man in white sits at the front left.

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A large white hall with a mezzanine balcony and rows of long tables covered with green banana leaves, where many people sit on red plastic chairs to eat a meal. In the centre a man with long hair and a bright orange turban, wearing an orange robe and carrying a steel bucket, walks between the tables serving food. Beside him a man in white dhoti and an orange shawl, and another man in a white shirt and orange shawl, walk past the seated diners. Women in saris and men in white shirts are eating, with rice served on leaves. A vast crowd is visible throughout the hall, and the scene resembles a communal meal or annadan.2007-12-12December 12 20072007-12-12A photograph of a large communal dining hall with rows of long tables covered in green banana-leaf plates, where many seated men in white clothes eat. In the foreground a man in a saffron-orange robe with a long orange turban, a rudraksha mala and long dark hair is serving food from a steel pot. Beside him a younger man wears white with an orange shawl and an orange rosette, and a man in an orange shawl stands at right. Red plastic chairs line the tables. Upper balcony and white walls surround the hall.2007-12-12Large white-walled hall during a community meal with many seated diners on red plastic chairs at long tables covered with banana leaves. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron robe with an orange turban and a long rudraksha mala stands serving food, and a second man in white with an orange shawl and a small rosette badge carries a plate beside him, another younger man in white with an orange shawl stands at left. The central figure with long hair and orange turban has distinctive saffron and turban cues, so this is a person appearance in person. Rows of seated devotees, many women in cotton saris, line the room, and the hall has tall windows and a pale ceiling. Attendants and volunteers move among the tables.2007-12-12December 12 20072007-12-12A photograph of a large hall where a long line of people sit at tables eating a meal served on green banana leaves. A young man in an orange turban, orange robe and a rudraksha mala serves rice from a steel tray, smiling as he works. Beside him a man in a white shirt and orange shawl also serves. Many seated attendees, mostly women in cotton saris and some men in white, eat along the tables while others move through the hall. Plain white walls and doorways frame the scene. The orange-robed server shows distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads, so he is a person candidate serving food as an annadan-style meal.2007-12-12December 12 20072007-12-12December 12 20072007-12-12December 12 20072007-12-12December 12 20072007-12-12A large white hall filled with seated diners at long tables covered with green banana leaves and steel tumblers. A man in a bright orange turban, orange robe and long rudraksha mala stands at the centre holding a steel bucket, serving food to the seated people. Beside him a man in white clothes with an orange shawl stands by, and on the right a man in a checked shirt and blue cloth over his shoulder watches. Women in white saris sit at the left and centre tables, and rows of people fill the background.2007-12-12A photograph of a large communal dining hall with white walls and rows of red plastic chairs. In the foreground a man in an orange-red sleeveless robe with an orange-red turban and an orange shawl, with long dark hair, is serving food onto banana leaves laid on long tables, wearing clear gloves. Men and women in white clothes sit at the tables eating, and a cameraman in a white shirt and orange shawl films the scene. Steel tumblers stand along the tables and many more people in white move through the hall. a person is described by the orange robe, orange turban and long hair, serving food as an annadan meal.2007-12-12