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A photograph of a covered hall with a tin roof, ceiling fan and fluorescent tube lights, containing rows of tables with checked cloths and white plastic chairs along a long tiled floor. A single person in a saffron-orange robe with a red undergarment stands near the centre, smiling, turning and gesturing with one arm outstretched toward the side. Shelves and a wall painting are visible at the far end.

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Photograph of an open-sided hall with a low tiled floor and a corrugated orange-tinted roof. A single person in an orange-saffron robe walks barefoot across the floor toward the left, seen from behind and side. On the white wall at right hangs a framed portrait of a figure seated in orange robes, labelled with a printed caption. Below it stands a small white altar table with a decorative garland and a brass lamp. A red-framed bench and a red metal stand sit at right.2007-12-07A covered dining hall with a corrugated orange roof and open sides hosts a communal meal. In the foreground a smiling person in a flowing saffron-orange robe and shawl walks between rows of long tables set with metal plates and white cups. Seated diners in white clothing eat at the tables along the left and right, while other attendants in orange robes serve food and carry vessels. Plastic white chairs line the tables and a few curtains hang at the back of the hall.2008-12-25August 09 20072007-08-09A photograph inside an open-sided covered hall with a corrugated orange roof and long metal-topped benches along both sides. In the foreground, a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe walks barefoot on the concrete floor, and beside them a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl and a rudraksha-style necklace holds a long wooden staff. Behind them a person in an orange top stands near a white-draped table with flowers, and a woman in purple sits at the right. A large framed portrait of a woman in white hangs on the back wall, and a copyright notice appears in the lower right corner of the image.2006-12-10A covered open-sided hall with an orange tin roof and long steel-topped serving tables with blue legs. Two men walk barefoot down the central aisle: on the left, a long-haired man in a loose saffron-orange robe and wrap; on the right, a bald man in a white kurta and white dhoti with an orange shawl over his shoulder, holding a cane. A large framed portrait of a bearded man in white with a white turban hangs on the back wall above a small altar with white cloth, flowers and a striped mat. A woman in a purple sari stands at the right table and another figure stands near the altar.2006-12-10December 07 20072007-12-07September 23 20062006-09-23August 03 20092009-08-03A photograph inside an open-sided tent-like pavilion with an orange canvas roof, showing saffron-robed sannyasis seated at metal tables eating a meal from steel plates. One man with a full beard sits at the centre holding a white cup, and another with long hair in an orange robe eats from a plate at right. Two women in white saris with orange borders stand and serve nearby, one in a yellow shawl. Behind them are a wooden shelf with small items, an orange curtain and a framed picture on the white wall. The meal is an annadan-style feast for the monastics.2008-12-25December 25 20082008-12-25A smiling man with long dark curly hair stands in a whitewashed hall with a dark wooden bench along the left wall and a dark tiled floor. He wears a saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder and a rudraksha mala around his neck, and his hand rests at his chest. Behind him, a second person in white with an orange shawl stands in a doorway. A wrought-iron fan-shaped grille hangs above the wall, a round carved emblem is mounted between them, and a hanging glass lantern is visible from a wooden ceiling. A round stone column stands at right.2006-11-09A covered dining hall with a corrugated roof and open side windows holds long metal tables and white plastic chairs. Many people in white dhotis and white garments sit at the tables and on benches eating from steel plates with paper cups, while saffron-robed sadhus in orange clothing move among them serving food. A bearded man in orange stands at the left-centre, and a shaven-headed monk in orange serves at the centre. Orange and yellow drapes hang along the back wall beside a framed picture.2008-12-25