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A dining hall at an ashram during an evening meal. Several women sit at a long table draped in a gold floral cloth, with steel plates, bowls, folded paper napkins, a water bottle and a red thermos on it. The woman in the foreground wears a cream kurta with an orange scarf, and others wear white outfits. On the wall above, a framed portrait shows a figure in an orange-red turban and rudraksha mala, and a smaller framed picture hangs beside the serving counter. Red curtains cover the windows and a yellow cloth drapes a pillar on the right.

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A dining hall with white walls, red curtains on tall windows, and tables covered in yellow floral cloths. Several people sit at a table in the foreground: a young woman with long dark wavy hair in a cream top smiles while holding a steel cup, a woman in white with a beaded necklace and bangles holds a steel cup, and a woman with long dark hair in the lower left has her back to the camera. Steel cups and a small bowl sit on the table. Two more people sit at tables behind, one in a white shirt and one in dark clothing, and red chairs are arranged around the room.2009-06-04March 04 20202020-03-04March 04 20202020-03-04Indoor dining hall with white walls and red curtains at a window. Several people sit at a table draped with a gold patterned cloth, set with steel thalis, paper cups, folded napkins and a single red rose in a vase. A man in a white shirt with glasses gestures while talking. A shaved-headed man in white sits at left, and a woman in white with a red bindi sits at right, with another man's back in the foreground. Staff in white stand at a serving counter behind them, and a framed picture hangs on the wall.2009-06-04June 01 20092009-06-01March 04 20202020-03-04March 05 20202020-03-05July 11 20132013-07-11A dining hall with red curtains and a tiled floor, where several people sit at tables covered in yellow floral cloths eating from steel plates. A woman in a green sari sits in the foreground eating, while a woman in a white top stands at right serving food. A woman in a tan outfit with an orange-and-cream shawl over a chair stands at left carrying a steel tray. Several other diners sit at the background tables.2009-12-11A dining hall where several women sit at a long table with yellow cloth, eating from stainless steel thali plates with small steel bowls. A woman in a green floral top leans in at left, a woman in a white top and pink scarf eats in the centre, and a woman in white at right serves herself. Red chairs are visible, and other diners and servers stand or sit in the background near a window and orange wall.2010-12-07December 03 20102010-12-03Photo of a ritual meal inside a bamboo-screened open hall at Aadi Kailaasa. Several people in white clothes with orange shawls sit on mats and banana leaves, while a woman in white is bending forward to serve food to a seated girl. Another woman in white stands nearby, and a large metal pot and a brass vessel sit at the left. A portrait of a bearded man in white and orange is visible at the upper right edge, but no one is clearly identifiable as a person in the visible scene. The setting suggests a communal offering or annadan style meal.2006-10-12