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Outdoor food-packing line under a striped awning. A seated woman in a pink floral kurta with green shawl and green hair net wraps food in silver foil at a steel table. A man in a red polo shirt and white dhoti stands at left, holding a red packing tool. Behind them, women in orange sannyasini-style robes and in teal salwar kameez, all wearing green or white hair nets, work at the line, and a white-clad figure stands further back. Metal tables, white plastic chairs and a shaded tent frame the scene, typical of annadhan food service.

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January 04 20122012-01-04A photograph of a volunteer food-packing line under a open tent at an outdoor annadan site. A woman in a sleeveless cream top and a rudraksha-style mala, with a bangle on her wrist, sits at a long brown table wrapping food in silver foil. Beside her a woman in an orange blouse and a girl in an orange top pack foil parcels, while a woman in a green hairnet and a man in a striped shirt sit at the foreground bowl of wrapped packets. Blue tape dispensers sit on the table and white rice sacks lie to the right. Several other volunteers in green hairnets and white caps work in the background under a tent with red and white striped awnings.2012-01-04Outdoor food-packing at an annadhan (free meal) service under a canopy with a striped blue, white and red awning. Several volunteers wear green and white hairnets. A woman in a red top and beige patterned skirt stands at left, while a seated woman in a white patterned top packs foil-wrapped food into a blue tray at a long table. Other volunteers in orange and saffron clothes work nearby, and large metal cooking pots sit on the ground at right. Several people are visible, roughly six to twenty in the scene.2012-01-04Outdoor food distribution under a large canopy with a patterned red and gold tent cover and a metal roof beyond. Volunteers in pale green hair nets and white or orange clothing serve packed meals at long metal tables, with bags of food being handed to seated recipients. Large steel cooking vessels sit on the right, and plastic chairs line the tables. Several women in saris and girls in dresses take part, and a man in white stands at the back. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2012-01-04A photograph of a food-packing area under a striped canopy at an outdoor annadhan setup. Several volunteers in white hairnets stand and sit around a metal table and chairs, wrapping food in aluminium foil. A woman in a red garment on the left and a woman in orange and yellow clothing are at the table, while a young man in a dark olive shirt and gloves works at a large metal basin. Saffron-robed people and a kitchen area with steel vessels are visible in the background. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly present.2012-01-04January 07 20122012-01-07January 04 20122012-01-04Outdoor food service under a large red patterned canopy strung with colourful bunting, with palm trees behind. Many seated people, mostly women and children, wear green hair nets and sit at orange and green plastic chairs. A woman in an orange top with a lanyard stands at the centre serving from a blue container, while others in white and red clothing move around the tables. A white car is parked at right beside a cardboard box on dirt ground.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04Outdoor food-packing area under a tent with patterned red, green and maroon fabric canopy. Several women and children wearing green and blue hairnets and head coverings work at folding tables, packing food into boxes and wrapping items in foil. In the foreground a large metal basin holds silver foil wrappers. Bags and crates sit on the ground, and a man in a white shirt and a monk in orange robes walk in the background among tents and parked vehicles.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04A photograph of a food-service area under a striped canopy at an outdoor ashram-style camp. Many women sit on plastic chairs, most wearing light blue or green hair-covering caps and white or patterned saris, working at a steel table with stacked containers and metal pots nearby. A standing man in a white shirt and white trousers watches, and a man in a dark vest works at the table. A banner on the canopy shows a smiling woman's portrait with printed text. Ropes, tent poles and green structures surround the area.2012-01-04