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A photograph of a covered open hall at night with a long dark metal table and steel serving vessels with lids on the right. A woman in an orange saffron headwrap and orange sari sits at the table gesturing with her hands toward seated men in white plastic chairs on the left. One seated man is bare-chested with a gold chain and a red cloth; another wears a striped green shirt. A standing man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at the centre, and a figure in white with an orange shawl stands in the background.

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A photograph of a meeting in a roofed, open-sided hall with a dark steel-topped table and blue frame. Seated on white plastic chairs on the far side are six men in plain shirts and dhoti, one bare-chested with a rudraksha-style necklace. In the foreground on the right, a figure with long dark hair wears an orange cloth wrapped over the head like a turban, and an orange wrap over the body, seated with hands together and back to the camera. Steel tiffin-style containers and steel tumblers sit on the table.2006-12-20December 20 20062006-12-20December 20 20062006-12-20December 20 20062006-12-20A photo taken inside a open-sided shed with a tin roof and bamboo-mat walls. Five men sit on white plastic chairs at a long stainless-steel table holding steel tiffin containers, a plate and small steel cups. A bare-chested man in a saffron-orange cloth with a long-haired, turban-like head covering sits with his back to the camera, facing the group, hands together in a conversational gesture. Among the seated men, one wears a red-and-white striped shirt with glasses, one a green striped shirt, one a white shirt and dhoti, and one a white shirt with a red-bordered cloth. The scene looks like a meeting over a meal, with an orange-clad figure seated in front of the table.2006-12-20December 20 20062006-12-20December 20 20062006-12-20A photograph in a open-sided shed with a corrugated roof and a red-painted low wall. Around a black-topped table with blue metal legs and steel tiffin-style containers with lids sit six men on white plastic chairs, listening. On the far right a man in a saffron-orange robe with an orange head wrap and long dark hair sits with his hands resting on the table, speaking to them. The seated men wear shirts and trousers, one in a green striped shirt, and a man in a white shirt stands at the back. A man in white dhoti-style clothing stands at the right edge.2006-12-20Photograph of a serving line in a commercial-style kitchen with stainless steel counters and pots. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with a ceremonial bead necklace, stands at the counter serving rice from a steel bucket with a ladle while wearing clear plastic gloves. Beside him, men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with rudraksha malas, help serve food onto plates and steel trays. On the left, a person in glasses and a light shirt receives a plate of rice with a papad. Ratha-style activity is absent; this is a community meal (annadan) setting.2006-12-15 +1 copiesDecember 15 20062006-12-15December 20 20062006-12-20December 15 20062006-12-15