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Photo of a food service line at an ashram-style hall with red curtains. Two monastics in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas serve food from steel chafing trays. The left monastic wears a white hairnet and disposable gloves and smiles while spooning rice. A second monastic stands behind with a shaved head and a red tilak on his forehead. A man in a white t-shirt faces them holding a plate. A cameraman filming at lower left. Rice and yellow flowers are visible on the trays.

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Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01May 10 20132013-05-10 +1 copiesA man in a rust-orange sannyasi wrap and a long orange-red rudraksha mala, wearing a white disposable hairnet and clear plastic gloves, serves food from a steel counter. He has long hair and a red bindi, and is smiling as he portions rice into a white bowl. Another man in a white shirt, seen from behind, holds out a white plate to receive the food. Steel serving trays and a small beverage dispenser are visible in the background, along with a few other people in white and orange clothing. The scene resembles a communal meal service.2013-05-10 +1 copiesPhoto of a food service line in an ashram hall. A central man in a rust-orange robe with a long orange beaded garland and a white disposable hair net, wearing a red bindi, smiles while serving rice from a steel tray with a serving spoon, a clear glove on his hand. Beside him stands a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead marking, watching. In the foreground a blurred person in white clothing faces the counter. Small yellow flowers and leaves rest on the steel tray. Plain peach wall behind.2013-05-10 +1 copiesA photo of a kitchen or serving scene. A man in an orange-rust robe with a matching orange beaded mala around his neck stands at a steel serving counter, wearing a white hairnet, a small red bindi on his forehead, and clear plastic gloves while serving food from a tray. In the foreground, an older man with grey hair in a white shirt faces the counter. Another robed person in orange stands at the left edge. A small yellow flower sprig rests on the counter.2013-05-10May 13 20132013-05-13May 10 20132013-05-10 +1 copiesMay 10 20132013-05-10A photograph inside a white tent where saffron-clad devotees serve food from brass vessels. A long-haired man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and a large gold pendant is serving rice with a ladle while smiling, and holds a plate of food in his other hand. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a red bindi and beaded malas smiles and holds a plate. Another shaved-headed man with a white tilak and an orange shawl stands at left, and a woman in a red shawl and white top serves food at the lower left. Steel pots and chafing dishes of food sit on the table.2015-07-07 +1 copiesA serving line inside a white tent with white fabric walls. A man with long dark hair, wearing orange-saffron robes and layered rudraksha malas, stands centre-left smiling and holding a white takeaway plate of food. Beside him a shaven-headed man in orange robes and beads reaches toward the food trays, and a woman in a red-orange sari with a dark bead necklace serves from a steel tray at lower right. A bald man in orange and another woman in red-orange stand at the right edge. Brass-framed serving stands hold steel trays of food, and white plastic compartment plates are laid out on the table. The scene reads as a communal meal being distributed to devotees.2015-07-07Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesJuly 07 20152015-07-07