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A serving line inside a hall with pink walls and framed photographs of people in red and orange costumes on the wall. A woman in a white top and white sari with a white hairnet and plastic gloves serves food from steel trays. Behind her, women in orange and saffron saris, several wearing hairnets, stand in line holding plates and serve or receive food. In the foreground, a woman with a red rose and white jasmine flowers in her hair wears an orange sari. Steel food containers and trays sit on the counter. Several other women in red and maroon saris stand to the right. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.

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A photograph of a serving line for a communal meal in a hall with pink walls and framed photographs. A woman in an orange saffron sari with rudraksha beads and a hairnet serves food from a steel tray; beside her a woman in a mustard-yellow sari and hairnet ladles rice from a steel container. A young woman in a white sari with a yellow blouse holds a steel plate of food, and other women in saffron, red and white saris stand along the line. Framed photos on the wall show saffron-robed people. Steel trays of food and rice sit on the counter.2016-08-21August 21 20162016-08-21A 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.2015-10-26August 21 20162016-08-21December 16 20172017-12-16August 25 20142014-08-25A photograph of a communal meal service in a hall. Several volunteers in white dhoti-style garments with red-orange shawls stand behind a long serving line of steel chafing dishes filled with rice, yellow dal and other curries. Women in front wear light blue hairnets and plastic gloves, serving food with ladles onto white plates. A woman in a white sari with a red-orange shawl and a bindi holds a plate, while others carry plates of fruit, vegetables and sweets. A framed painting hangs on the upper-left wall. Background devotees line tables in white and red clothing.2016-02-22 +1 copiesNovember 01 20132013-11-01 +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.2016-02-22December 16 20172017-12-16A photograph of a communal meal service in a hall with white walls and a tiled counter. Several women in white and orange clothing serve food from large steel pots using ladles and tongs, filling metal plates with rice and vegetable dishes. A woman in the foreground wearing a striped top, glasses, gold bangles and a dark beaded necklace holds a plate of rice. Other women wear white saris and salwar kameez in pink, green and white, some with beaded necklaces. Gloves are worn by the servers. A few people stand near a doorway at the left background. No a person candidate is visible.2010-02-21A photograph of a serving line at a temple-style meal service. Several people in white dhotis and orange-red shawls stand behind steel trays, serving food with ladles. A woman in an orange sari and a rudraksha mala holds a serving spoon, and a woman in a gold-bordered sari wears a white hairnet. A man in a white shirt in the foreground reaches toward a copper vessel filled with cooked corn cobs. Other visible people wear clear plastic gloves and white hairnets. The setting is a bright indoor hall with pale walls and a glass window. A copper pot and brass pillar stand at the centre of the counter.2016-07-04