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A photograph of a food service line in a plain whitewashed hall with orange wooden doors. Several women in white saris and white clothes stand behind a metal serving table with steel pots and a ladle, serving food onto plates. Boys in shirts and trousers, one in a green shirt with a yellow sash, hold paper plates with food, and a woman in a pink sari stands to the right. A man in white clothes and an orange cloth stands at the far right edge. The scene shows volunteers serving a meal to children.

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A photograph of an outdoor food service line beside a whitewashed wall and orange-brown doors. On the left, a woman in white sari serves from steel pots set on a metal stand, while an older woman in white and another in orange-bordered white stand nearby. Children in casual clothes, including a boy in a beige shirt and a girl in a yellow bag, hold paper plates of food and queue. A young man on the right wears a white dhoti-style garment, a white and maroon head wrap and an orange shawl, and stands near a girl in orange. A woman in white stands in the middle of the line, and a woman in pink is partly visible at right.2007-05-04A serving line outside a white cinderblock building with an orange wooden door. Three women in white saris serve food from stainless steel urns and trays on a metal table; the woman in the center wears an orange-and-yellow sari and glasses. Boys and children in shirts, caps and orange clothing stand in line holding foil-lined plates, and one carries a yellow cloth bag. Posted paper notices hang on the wall behind them.2007-05-04A courtyard serving line at an ashram-style event, with a white-walled building and orange wooden doors. Women in white and cream saris serve food from steel containers on a metal table. Children line up holding paper plates; a girl in orange and yellow and a girl in a green top with red skirt take food. A boy in a white cap and white shirt stands at left. At right, a man in white dhoti with an orange shawl and white head wrap waits in line, and several young volunteers wear orange shawls and white caps. Several children are standing near the serving table, with a pink flower visible at right edge.2007-05-04A photo of a food serving line in a whitewashed courtyard with an orange wooden door. Several women in white sarees stand behind a metal table holding large stainless steel pots and serving food onto plates. A line of girls in colourful salwar kameez, including a girl in a green and gold dupatta holding a plate, a girl in pink and white, and a girl in a pink dress, waits with yellow cloth bags over their shoulders. A woman in an orange and yellow saree stands at the serving table. A man in white stands on the far right near the door. The atmosphere is one of communal meal distribution.2007-05-04A photograph of a food serving area with a white-tiled wall and orange-brown doors. A woman in white clothes and a white head covering stands at a steel table, serving from stainless steel pots and holding a ladle, while a woman in a cream sari with an orange border helps beside her. A woman in a blue-and-white patterned sari with a long plait receives a paper plate, and a woman in a white sari with a blue lanyard stands by the wall. At right, a boy in an orange cap holds a paper plate with food, and a young man in a yellow shirt stands behind him. Plastic bags and a yellow bag rest on the table and wall.2007-05-04A photograph of a communal meal service in an indoor hall with white-washed walls and a bright overhead light. A woman in a magenta top and orange dupatta stands behind a table of large steel pots, serving food with a ladle. Beside her, a woman in a white sari with an orange border holds a plate, and a woman in a white outfit serves from another pot. On the right, a line of devotees in white kurtas with yellow shawls and a young man with a backpack waits for food, one man holds a steel plate aloft. A man in a white kurta and yellow shawl stands at left, bent over the serving counter. Several people are visible in the queue, and the image shows an annadan-style food distribution.2010-01-04 +1 copiesA indoor dining hall with terracotta floor and white walls, where people queue for a meal served from steel containers on a stainless steel table. A woman in a white sari with a gold border serves rice from a steel pot while men and women in white and light blue clothes stand in line holding steel plates. A framed picture hangs on the wall and a green palm garden is visible through the doorway. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2010-07-11A 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.2010-02-21A courtyard service line beside a plain white block wall and orange-brown wooden doors. A young man in a white turban, white kurta and dhoti, with an orange shawl over his shoulder and beaded necklaces, holds a plate of food and passes an item to an older woman in a white sari with orange border. Two women in white saris stand behind a steel table with steel containers and a bucket, serving from a spoon. Other devotees in white and orange clothing and a woman in green stand in line, one holding a plate wrapped in foil. The scene reads as a food distribution or annadan in progress.2007-05-04Photograph of a food service area in a plain whitewashed courtyard with an orange wooden door. A stainless-steel urn with a tap stands on a metal table beside a steel bucket on the floor. Three women in white saris are serving at the table, one holding a ladle. A young man in white kurta and dhoti with an orange shawl and a line of marks on his face holds a paper plate of snacks. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with red-bordered edges carries a foil-lined plate of snacks. Several people appear partially at the edges.2007-05-04A photograph of a food-serving line in a plain whitewashed courtyard with a concrete floor and an orange-framed door. At a stainless steel serving table, several women in white saris serve from large steel urns and pots. A young man in white dhoti and kurta with a white turban and an orange shawl walks barefoot, carrying a plate of food wrapped in foil. In the foreground a woman in a white and orange floral sari with rudraksha beads and a gold pendant holds a foil plate, and another woman in a white sari and an orange cap stands behind. No one is identifiable as a person from appearance, so the figures are described only by role and clothing.2007-05-04A photograph of a communal food service in a plain white-walled hall with a bright spotlight on the wall. A bald man in white dhoti-style clothing with a yellow shawl stands at left, ladling food from a pan on a steel table. A woman in a pink salwar with an orange dupatta stirs a large steel pot, and a woman in white and blue serves from a pan. A woman in a white sari with a red border holds a plate. Along the right, several men in white kurtas with yellow shawls and a young man with a backpack wait in a line holding steel plates, and one raises a steel plate overhead. Several large steel pots and a steel milk-style container sit on the tables.2010-01-04 +1 copies