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A photograph of volunteers serving food in a white-tiled ashram kitchen during an annadan meal. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers stand behind a stainless steel counter, ladling food from large steel pots into metal plates. The man in the foreground wears a light blue t-shirt with a blue lanyard and stirs a large steel pot. A man in the centre wears a white cap, and a man on the right wears a white-and-grey checked cloth over his shoulder. No swami or teacher is visible.

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Indoor serving line for annadan food distribution in a white-walled hall with a barred window. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis or lungis stand behind large steel pots and pans, ladling food. The man in the foreground wears a light blue t-shirt with a blue lanyard and an apron, stirring a big pot. On the right, a man in white shirt and white shawl holds a steel plate of rice and orange-yellow curry, while another man beside him wears a white shirt and a name badge. Steel vessels and ladles fill the counter.2010-07-07July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesDecember 14 20072007-12-14A photograph of a communal meal service in a hall with pale pink walls and white curtains. A server in a white shirt, white trousers and a white cap stands at a steel table, ladling food from a large stainless steel pot into plates. Behind the table, several people in white or light-coloured clothes queue and hold plates; a stack of flatbreads sits on the table. A saffron cloth hangs in the background. Motion blur suggests the line is moving. Several people are visible, partly cropped at the frame edges.December 14 20072007-12-14July 11 20102010-07-11July 11 20102010-07-11July 07 20102010-07-07July 07 20102010-07-07A photograph of a serving line in a large indoor hall where men in white shirts and white trousers serve food onto steel plates from stainless steel trays. Several servers wear orange lanyards and some have rudraksha malas around their necks. One server in the foreground holds a plate of rice, yellow dal and green vegetables, while others use tongs and spoons to serve from the trays. A steel bucket with a yellow handle sits in front of the counter, and people wait in line behind, some in white and others in casual clothes. This appears to be a communal meal service, with servers wearing disposable plastic gloves.2009-08-13A serving line inside a plain, unfinished hall where people collect food from large stainless steel pots with lids and ladles set on a long steel counter. A young man in a light blue striped shirt on the right serves from a pot while others in striped shirts, white shirts and a man in an orange shawl wait with plates. Several people stand in the background and one seated person in a blue chair is eating at the lower right. The scene looks like a communal meal service.2010-09-05Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copies