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Volunteers serve a meal in a kitchen line. In the foreground a smiling woman in white with an orange shawl holds a pot-stirring utensil at a black cooking pot. Behind her, a woman in white with an orange sash and a woman in white with an orange shawl wear plastic gloves and serve food from steel containers. A man on the right wears a grey t-shirt and white dhoti-style wrap with a white flower garland, holding a steel plate of sliced vegetables. Another man in a white garland stands at the right edge, and a few more people stand in the background at a counter with red boxes and patterned cloth.

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A serving line of volunteers in an indoor hall serving food from steel pans and a black pot. Several women in white and orange-trimmed clothing wear orange scarves and disposable gloves; a young man in a yellow shawl over white clothes stands behind them. In the foreground a man in a white shirt wears a white flower garland and holds a steel tray of sliced orange carrots. A red cloth hangs at left and a wall with a floral print forms the background; a tray of food sits at left.2009-06-01A busy serving line inside a tiled kitchen with red curtains and a patterned cloth-covered table. A smiling woman in white with an orange shawl and glasses serves food from a large black pot, while other volunteers in white and orange stand along the counter ladling food into steel plates. A man in a white shirt with a rudraksha-style bead necklace stands in the foreground with his back to the camera, and a woman in white wears a floral garland. Stacked steel tiffin containers and carrot dishes sit on the counter, with a box of red-packaged goods on a side shelf.2009-06-01Photograph of a communal meal service in a tiled kitchen-style hall. A woman in a white sari with an orange-red shawl and gold bangles smiles while serving food with a ladle from a large black cooking pot into stainless steel plates. Behind her, a woman in white and gold clothing with disposable gloves works at the serving line. Several people in casual clothes, including a curly-haired person in a yellow top with a backpack, queue with steel plates. Red curtains hang at the left window and stacked steel bowls sit on the counter.2009-06-01June 01 20092009-06-01June 01 20092009-06-01June 01 20092009-06-01Photograph of a serving area in a kitchen or dining hall with white-tiled walls, red curtains and a wall clock. In the foreground, a man in white clothes wearing a white flower garland holds a stainless steel tray while a young man in white with an apron serves from a large black pot and steel containers. Several other people in white clothes and orange-red shawls stand behind the counter, and a woman with blonde hair wears gloves while serving. The scene shows annadan-style communal food service in the ashram kitchen.2009-06-01A communal dining hall with red curtains and white walls where volunteers serve food to devotees. In the foreground a smiling woman in white clothes with a rudraksha-style bead garland holds a steel plate. Behind her, a man in a white apron and a woman in an orange shawl serve from steel food containers on a counter draped with white cloth. A man in a white kurta stands at right ladling food from a steel tray, and a woman in a purple shawl stands at left holding a plate. Several people in white garments queue for annadan-style meal service.2009-06-01June 01 20092009-06-01November 19 20092009-11-19A photograph of a communal kitchen serving line where women in white and orange clothing serve food. In the foreground, a woman with curly dark hair and glasses in a white sari with gold border and an orange shawl scoops from a steel pot. Beside her, a woman with light hair in a white sari with orange shawl and bangles wears clear gloves and serves from a large black pot. On the right, a woman with blonde hair tied back and a white flower in it, wearing a white sari with a gold-edged shawl and a rudraksha mala, holds a steel plate of orange food. Stacked steel plates, spoons and a metal serving tray sit on the counter, with a few more people and a man in white in the background.2009-06-01A photograph of a communal meal service in a hall with white walls and a tiled counter. Several women in white and orange clothing serve food from large steel pots using ladles and tongs, filling metal plates with rice and vegetable dishes. A woman in the foreground wearing a striped top, glasses, gold bangles and a dark beaded necklace holds a plate of rice. Other women wear white saris and salwar kameez in pink, green and white, some with beaded necklaces. Gloves are worn by the servers. A few people stand near a doorway at the left background. No a person candidate is visible.2010-02-21