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Serving line at an indoor event in a hall with wall paintings and white walls. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with a red-and-gold border and a white hairnet scoops food from a large steel pot. Beside her, a woman in a white sari with a red shawl holds a serving spoon over a brass-framed warming chafing dish with a copper lid. Another person in a white hairnet and white sari stands behind the counter, and a few people in white clothes are visible in the background among tables and chairs. Bowls of food sit at the lower right edge.

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Indoor serving line at a catered meal. A woman in a white top with a red-and-gold scarf and a white hairnet, wearing glasses, lifts fried crisps from a metal pot with gloved hands. Behind her, another hairnetted woman in white works at chafing dishes with copper-coloured lids on a brass-framed warmer. On the right, a young woman in a white t-shirt, red scarf and patterned wrap skirt holds a plate of food. Framed red artwork hangs on the wall behind, and several other staff in white and red stand in the background.2016-02-09Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesA buffet serving line in a white-walled hall during an Inner Awakening event. Several women in white and cream clothing with white hairnets serve food from brass-framed chafing dishes; one smiling woman in the foreground, wearing a white outfit with a gold border, teal and black beaded necklaces and a red bindi, uses plastic gloves to serve flatbread from a steel tray. Other servers stand behind rows of chafing dishes, and a person in white moves along the left side of the table. No one is identified as a person.2016-02-09 +1 copiesA buffet serving line in a warmly lit hall with copper and brass chafing dishes. A woman in a white hairnet, white garment and plastic gloves serves food with a spoon on the left. Behind the counter, several people in white clothes and red shawls, some wearing red lanyards, stand at the serving line and hold plates. In the foreground an older man with grey hair and glasses, wearing a white kurta and a red shawl with a red lanyard, carries a plate with a small bowl. Other people in white and red stand in the background.2016-07-07A serving line in a hall where devotees in white clothing serve a meal from glass-fronted steel chafing dishes on long tables. A man on the left in white kurta and a red-and-white shawl holds a plate and reaches toward a dish of flatbreads. Women in white saris with red and gold borders wear white hairnets and handle serving tongs, one with a beaded necklace. A large framed painting of red-robed figures hangs on the wall above. Lines of other servers stand behind the counter, and the scene reads as annadan or communal meal service.2016-02-09Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a buffet serving line for a communal meal. Women and men stand along copper-coloured chafing dishes with brass legs, serving rice, curries and flatbread onto white compartment plates. Several servers wear white hairnets and white clothing, while devotees in white and orange-red shawls queue with plates. Dishes hold yellow dal, vegetables and chapati. The setting is a white-walled hall with a cream curtain and yellow fabric at the top right.2015-07-01 +1 copiesA photo of a communal meal service in a dining hall. Several women in white dress with red-orange shawls stand behind steel serving trays and ladle food; one server wears a white hairnet and clear gloves. Other servers in white and red-orange wraps carry plates loaded with rice, vegetables and dark berries toward the diners. A woman in the foreground wears a white and red-orange outfit, a beaded necklace and a red bindi while holding a plate. Framed red artwork hangs on the wall behind, and tables and chairs fill the room. The scene reads as annadan, a serving of food to devotees.2016-02-22A long serving line of volunteers in white hairnets and plastic gloves ladles food from steel pans onto white plates at an annadan meal service. Several women in red shawls and a woman in a gold and orange silk saree stand at the counter, while a man in a red scarf works at the far end. Other people wait and move along the line in a bright hall, with a tray trolley and steel containers in front. Small servings of yellow rice and vegetables fill the plates.2015-10-26Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesNovember 26 20112011-11-26