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Close-up photo of a large stainless steel bowl filled with a creamy white porridge-like food, with a long metal serving spoon standing upright in it. The bowl sits on a dark round tray or stand on a table draped with a blue-patterned cloth. Small dishes of dark brown sauce or chutney sit at the left edge. Behind the bowl, partially visible people in white clothing and orange-red garments handle the food, one wearing clear plastic gloves and a rudraksha mala. Part of a small portrait pendant is visible on the mala. The scene suggests food preparation or serving at an event, shown as a day-four program photo.

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Close photograph of two large stainless steel cooking vessels on a light countertop, one filled with cooked yellowish rice and lentil mixture with a ladle resting in it, the other with white rice-like food. A person in a white garment with a rudraksha mala is partly visible at the top right, holding a serving ladle and wearing a plastic glove. A badge is pinned to the clothing.2012-11-27A photograph of a large round stainless steel plate filled with white cooked rice mixed with orange and green vegetable pieces. A person in an orange sari with rudraksha beads on the blouse reaches in with one hand, holding a small handful of the food and sprinkling it over the plate. Another person in white clothing is partly visible at the top, seated on a stone floor, with a yellow-bordered cloth at the left edge.2006-10-21Close-up photograph of a large stainless steel pot filled with creamy pale payasam, a milk-based sweet with thin vermicelli-like strands floating in it. A long metal ladle rests in the pot. The pot sits on a table covered with a pink and purple patterned cloth, with a stack of white paper cups at the right edge. No people are visible.2012-10-08 +1 copiesA close-up photograph of a large stainless steel pot containing a pale, creamy liquid flecked with small green pieces. A long steel ladle is dipped into the pot. The pot sits on a dark round stove or heating surface. In the upper right corner, a string of brown beads and a printed sticker are partly visible. No people are visible in the frame.2009-06-02June 04 20092009-06-04February 28 20092009-02-28Overhead photo of a stainless steel pot filled with a creamy white pudding-like porridge containing small translucent pearls. A second steel vessel with dark brown liquid sits to the left, and a wooden surface is visible at the lower right. No people are visible.2006-10-12October 22 20122012-10-22 +1 copiesAnnadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesSeptember 04 20112011-09-04 +1 copiesA large round stainless steel pot filled with cooked white rice mixed with seasoning, possibly curd rice, being stirred or topped with a block of rice from a plastic bag held by a person. A bare foot and a white-trousered leg of a person standing beside the pot are visible at left, and a steel container with a lid sits at right on a concrete floor.2012-11-27A seated figure with long swept-back dark hair and an orange-saffron robe sits on a carved wooden chair, a rudraksha mala with large beads draped over the chest, eyes closed and mouth open as if receiving or tasting food. In front on the floor is a large steel tray heaped with cooked rice mixed with vegetables. Standing behind, partly visible, are people in white dhotis with gold borders and white garments; one holds a steel bucket of food while another reaches into it, serving the rice. The setting is a plain tiled hall. Appearance cues (long swept-back hair, saffron robe, rudraksha mala) match the probable Swamiji candidate, seated and receiving offerings during a food ritual such as annadan or prasad distribution.2006-10-21