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Close-up photograph of a dark wooden or lacquered bowl held by a person whose dark sleeve is visible at the right edge. The bowl holds a meal of flatbread or chapati, orange carrot pieces, shredded green cabbage, a yellow-green curry, a brown spiced vegetable dish and a small heap of chopped vegetables. The background is a blurred warm grey wall.

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August 24 20142014-08-24August 24 20142014-08-24 +1 copiesClose-up photo of a hand holding a disposable leaf plate of steamed white rice served with cooked vegetables, including green beans, a piece of yellow squash and a curry-like sauce with mustard seeds. Serving counter and steel trays blur in the background.2014-08-24 +1 copiesA close photo of a disposable areca-leaf plate held by a hand at the right edge of the frame. The plate holds orange grated vegetable preparation with mustard seeds and green curry leaves, a dollop of red chutney or pickle, and a thin crisp papad. Another leaf plate with red chutney sits in the foreground. The background is blurred grey with a dark pillar.2014-08-24A close photograph of a hand holding a disposable leaf plate of food. The plate holds white rice with a mixed vegetable curry in orange-red gravy, including pieces of brinjal and a green chili, plus a dry fried side dish with dark bits and red spice. The person's arm wears a wristwatch and a gold-toned bracelet, and a white garment sleeve is visible at left. The setting is dim with a metal railing or table edge in the foreground, consistent with ashram annadan meal service.2014-08-24A close photograph of a volunteer's hand serving food onto a round pressed-leaf plate, held over a stack of similar plates. The plate holds a portion of mashed yellow preparation, a piece of flatbread, orange diced vegetables and a dollop of red chutney. The volunteer wears a red-and-orange thread bracelet and a white garment. Behind, other people in white and red clothing stand at a steel serving counter with more food trays.2014-08-24 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesClose-up photo of a person in white clothing holding leaf plates of food. The leaf plates hold orange grated carrot salad, a flat papad, and a red chutney or sauce, with other food partly visible at the lower left. The person wears a white garment, and a yellow-and-white name tag reads 'Guest Pass' with handwritten details at the upper right. The image is a food-service scene at an ashram-style meal.2014-08-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a terracotta plate held by two hands in the foreground, carrying a meal of steamed white rice, a mixed vegetable dish with okra and other vegetables, a folded flatbread with shredded cabbage, carrot and tomato, a dal-like side, and a small terracotta bowl of soup beside a terracotta cup. The clay tableware is rustic and the background is a blurred patterned cloth. The image is a close shot of the food rather than a ritual scene.2011-11-24 +1 copiesClose overhead photo of a meal served on a wooden leaf-style plate with a bowl-like rim. The plate holds rice mounds, a yellow lentil dal with onion and chilli, a light coconut-flecked rice, and a red-brown vegetable curry with fried curry leaves. A hand is partly visible at the top edge of the frame. No people are seen beyond the partial hand, and no a person candidate is visible.2016-01-02A close-up photo of a white plate of meal served by a person in grey clothing with a red cloth visible at the shoulder. The plate holds steamed white basmati rice, a yellow-brown potato and chickpea curry, a flatbread roti with charred spots, and a side of mixed vegetables with peas and carrots. A metal spoon rests on the rice. The server's hand holds the plate at right. No deity, ritual or a person candidate is visible, and only a partial hand and arm of one person appear.2012-09-07A close photograph of a white partitioned plastic meal tray held by a hand at right, with a person in white clothing and a red-and-white striped garment at the edge. The compartments hold rice, fried pieces, a flatbread roti, a metal bowl of thin yellow dal or curry, orange-red gravy, and green vegetables. No one's face is visible and no a person candidate appears, so no appearance-based identification is made.2015-07-05 +1 copies