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A buffet serving line in a large hall with white walls and red curtains. Several men in white shirts and white trousers take food from steel trays along a counter of stainless steel containers holding sliced fruit, sandwiches, pastries and other dishes. The man at right wears an orange lanyard and a light-coloured shirt and reaches toward a food tray. The man at centre wears a rudraksha mala and a locket pendant, and holds a plate of cut fruit. Another man wears a white tilak on his forehead and a black bead mala. Other people stand in the background near the wall.

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Annadhan in 20132013-01-01A buffet serving line in a hall with pink walls and red curtains. A man in the right foreground, wearing a white shirt, an orange rudraksha mala and a wristwatch, reaches toward a steel tray holding flatbread and small portions of food. Beside the counter a woman in white with a rudraksha mala serves from steel trays of yellow rice, sliced bread and other dishes under a glass sneeze guard. Behind them devotees in white clothes queue, including a young man in an orange T-shirt with a backpack. Ceiling lights hang above the room.2013-08-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a dining or serving area in an ashram kitchen. Several men in plain white shirts and white dhotis, some with rudraksha malas around their necks, stand in a line holding stainless steel plates of food. The man on the left holds a plate and eats with his right hand; the man in the centre holds a plate with a small portion of food; the man on the right, wearing a dark brown rudraksha mala, holds a plate in his left hand. Behind them, a worker in a white head covering and a bare-chested figure in white are visible near steel serving equipment, with a light peach wall in the background.2014-09-13A 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.2009-08-13December 14 20072007-12-14A buffet line inside a long hall with posters on the wall. Several devotees with orange-red shawls draped over white clothes serve themselves from stainless steel chafing dishes under a glass sneeze guard. A man in a white shirt on the left uses a serving spoon, a man in a striped shirt and a woman in white with a red shawl stand in line, and a woman in a salmon-pink kurta on the right holds a plate of flatbreads and a small serving. Visitors carry name badges on lanyards. No individual is identifiable as a person in this image.2014-09-27 +1 copiesAnnadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesAugust 29 20092009-08-29June 01 20092009-06-01September 06 20122012-09-06June 09 20092009-06-09A buffet serving line for an ashram meal, viewed through a clear sneeze-guard. A man in a white shirt holds a steel tray and reaches toward dishes of white rice, while an older woman in a red and gold sari with an orange lanyard serves herself from a steel tray. Steel pans hold rice, dark sautéed greens and a mixed vegetable dish with carrots and beans. Behind them, a bearded man in white kurta wears a rudraksha mala and a name badge, and other attendees in white clothes and orange lanyards queue. A red-sleeved server stands at the left edge.2013-09-28 +1 copies