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Crowded night scene at an outdoor event where many men in white shirts and white dhotis carry round plates of food along a long serving table draped with a grey satin cloth. In the foreground, a bald older man in a peach shirt stands beside a young man in a white shirt and dark-rimmed glasses, and a man in a white shirt with a badge lanyard holds a plate. Background figures in white are queued or moving, and a dark stage backdrop with hanging decorations is visible behind them.

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December 17 20062006-12-17Photograph of a crowded evening gathering at an outdoor event, with many men in white shirts and white trousers standing and seated in rows. Several wear necklaces with pendants and lanyard-style name badges. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt holds a white plate with flowers and food, while another man on the right holds a plate. Behind them, a long white-draped table is set with plates and items, and a tall silver drape hangs at the right. Portrait banners and flowers decorate the background stage area.2006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17A crowded indoor hall with pillars where devotees in white kurta-style clothes queue and gather with food on paper plates. A man in a light blue checked shirt holds a plate with food, while a bald-headed man in white stands nearby. A man in a saffron-orange turban and orange cloth stands in the middle background, smiling. Several men in white and orange garments fill the frame. Visible people number more than twenty, and the setting appears to be a large communal meal or annadan at a program venue.2006-12-15Night-time photograph of an annadaan food distribution under a tent with red and gold draped fabric and bright overhead lights. In the foreground a young man in a white kurta with glasses carries a steel plate of food and serves it. Seated women and girls on the ground hold steel plates and eat, including a girl in a purple dress and another in grey with a long braid. Behind them many people in white dhotis, kurtas and saris stand in a crowd holding steel pots and plates.2006-12-27Photograph of a dim hall at a person Spurana event where many men in white kurta-style clothes sit and stand among rows of chairs. In the foreground, a bearded man in a white shirt holds a paper plate with food, and another man beside him holds a plate, wearing a rudraksha-style mala. Other attendees in white and light shirts are visible, and a saffron-orange banner hangs along the back wall. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from the visible cues.2006-12-17A nighttime photograph of a line of men walking barefoot along a dirt path, several holding small white plates with food. They wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, with name badges clipped to their shirts. Corrugated metal sheets lie along the right side of the path. The man at the front right wears a white shirt, dark trousers and an orange-red wristband, holding a plate. Others trail behind in the dim light.2006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17A photograph of a large crowd queuing under a long blue-grey tarpaulin shelter at the Nithyananda Spurana Convention, Day-03. Many men in white shirts and light blue shirts wear blue lanyards with ID badges. In the foreground, a man in white with a saffron-orange scarf and glasses looks down, while a man in white with a blue lanyard holds a steel plate with food. Another man in white on the right serves food from a steel plate. Red and maroon drapes and stage canopies stand in the background among the crowd, with metal poles supporting the roof.2009-11-28Evening outdoor ritual under a blue corrugated metal roof lit by hanging lamps. An older man in an orange shirt and white dhoti holds a brass plate toward a younger man in saffron robes, while a long-haired figure in orange robes stands at right with hands joined in a gesture of greeting. A steel vessel sits on a small table between them. Several people in white dhotis and white shirts, one with a red shawl and rudraksha mala, stand around in the background, and a white-clad man stands at left.2009-02-28December 14 20062006-12-14