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A photograph of a communal feast in a open-sided pavilion with orange curtains and a white-walled back wall. Several people in saffron-orange robes serve food: a woman in orange robes carries a white tray of food, and a man in orange with a long orange garland stands at the right holding a steel plate. Seated guests in white shirts and white clothing eat from steel plates on long tables, with cups and bowls of rice, curries and sweets. Another woman in orange serves from a pot at the back-left, and a man in orange with a gold-toned necklace stands near the middle. Steel serving trays and pots line the tables.

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December 25 20082008-12-25A photograph of a covered open-sided dining hall with an orange and red tent-like roof and a red-draped table at the back. Several monastic devotees in saffron-orange robes serve food on steel plates to seated people in white clothes at long steel tables. One robed man in the foreground carries a tray of food, another in the centre ladles from a steel pot, and others stand at the serving tables. Plastic cups and metal plates of food are on the tables. Seated diners in white shirts occupy the foreground. A yellow and red striped cloth hangs on the back wall beside a framed picture. The scene shows an annadan style communal meal.2008-12-25A dining hall where seated devotees in white clothes eat from steel plates at long metal tables. A standing woman in a flowing orange robe carries a tray of food along the row, while other people in orange robes move about in the background. Orange curtains and a woven hanging decorate the walls. Cups and food plates sit on the tables, and a man with a red-and-white tilak and a rudraksha mala sits at the right foreground. Several devotees are visible, with the seated attendees in white clothing.2008-12-25December 25 20082008-12-25 +2 copiesDecember 25 20082008-12-25December 25 20082008-12-25December 25 20082008-12-25A photograph of a communal feast in a covered open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and orange curtains. Several monastics in orange robes serve food from stainless steel pots and trays to seated guests. Seated diners in white clothing eat from steel plates on long metal tables, while a man in the foreground in a white shirt with an orange lanyard looks down at his plate. A standing monk in an orange robe and beaded necklace holds a steel vessel near the back. Cups, water bottles and an orange-draped table are visible in the background.2008-12-25December 25 20082008-12-25A photograph of a communal meal being served in an open-sided hall with a tiled roof and orange curtains. In the foreground, a young woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl ladles rice from a steel pot onto a stainless steel counter. Beside her, a man in orange robes and a yellow-beaded garland holds a steel pot, while a bearded sannyasi in orange robes stands at the back. Men in white kurta-style clothes with orange shawls sit at the counter or stand in line, and steel plates, flatbread and paper cups are set out. White plastic chairs line the right side of the hall, where more seated people eat.2008-12-25A communal meal served under an open-sided pavilion with a wooden-beam roof. Men and women sit along a long steel table holding metal plates of rice, curry and banana leaves, with paper cups in front of them. A woman in a saffron-orange robe with a long plait carries a tray down the line. On the right, a server in a yellow top and clear gloves ladles rice from a large steel pot. Orange curtains and white-clad attendants stand in the background. One seated man on the left wears a rudraksha mala.2008-12-25December 25 20082008-12-25