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Outdoors on a hilltop terrace with green forested hills behind, devotees sit cross-legged on mats eating a meal from banana leaves. Women in orange and saffron saris and rudraksha malas eat with their fingers; a woman in a maroon-and-gold sari stands at left speaking into a microphone. Men in white dhotis with rudraksha malas stand in the background near a white-draped table with steel vessels. Paper cups, rice, fried snacks and sweets are arranged on the leaves.

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Outdoor photo on a rooftop with green wooded hills behind. Several women in saffron and orange saris sit cross-legged on mats eating a meal from banana leaves, with rice, sweets and small cups in front of them. One woman in the centre wears orange with a maroon blouse and glasses, another wears orange with rudraksha beads. Behind them, men in white dhoti and shawls stand near a white-draped table with metal bowls, one holding a bell or cup, and a woman in a dark purple sari stands near them. A woman in a patterned sari at the left edge carries a metal tray. No a person candidate is visible.2012-07-08Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesPhotograph of six women seated cross-legged in a row on a rooftop with terraced hillsides behind them. They wear orange saffron saris with dark maroon borders and rudraksha malas, and most have hands pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed. In front of each woman is a banana leaf meal laid with rice, curries, sweets, orange fruit and small paper cups. Behind them a person in white and a cameraman with a tripod film the scene, and a white draped serving table stands in the background.2012-07-08Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesJuly 08 20122012-07-08Two women in ochre and orange saris with gold borders sit cross-legged on the floor of a bright hall, eating from green banana-leaf plates with cups nearby. The woman on the left, with a red bindi and a small bead necklace, laughs broadly while holding food in her fingers. The woman on the right, with long dark hair in a braid, a rudraksha mala and gold bangles, smiles while her hands rest together. Parts of other orange-clad people are visible at the edges.2012-04-23 +2 copiesA seated group of devotees in a hall during a shared meal. Many wear saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas and forehead markings. In the front, a woman in a rust-brown sari holds a microphone and speaks, while beside her an older woman with grey hair in a rust sari eats from a leaf plate. Other women in brown and rust saris and orange garments sit on a striped rug, with banana-leaf plates of food in front of them. White chairs with red bands line the back wall. No identifiable a person is visible.2017-09-19September 21 20162016-09-21A long row of women sits cross-legged on mats in a hall, facing banana leaf plates of rice, fried breads, curries and sweets, with small paper cups of water beside each leaf. The women wear saffron and orange salwars and saris with red and white borders, and several have hair pulled back and gold bangles. In the background a gilded throne with a red cushion stands on a raised dais, and a silver bell sits on a stand at left. Several visible people are seated, most partially cropped at the frame edge; no clear a person candidate is visible on the throne or among the seated women.2011-11-07October 23 20152015-10-23Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesAugust 02 20162016-08-02