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A busy serving line in a yellow-walled kitchen or dining hall where volunteers in light blue head caps and aprons serve cooked rice and food onto steel plates. In the foreground a person with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron garment, a long gold beaded necklace and gold bracelets, and scoops rice from a large steel tray. Beside them a woman in a white sari with an orange border holds a steel plate, and other women in pink, teal and white saris stand along the counter with food baskets. Several men in white shirts stand at right holding plates. A bald man in the lower left corner is partly visible. Other attendees in white clothing and visitor badges fill the background.

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September 20 20122012-09-20A photograph of a community food service in a yellow-walled dining hall. A long-haired man in an orange-red dhoti-style wrap with layered gold beaded necklaces is serving cooked rice from a large steel pot with a ladle, smiling. Behind the counter, women in white and cream saris and blue hair nets are handing out food and carrying a woven basket. On the left, a shaved-headed man in orange cloth and rudraksha beads watches. Several devotees in white and orange clothing hold steel plates. Stainless steel pots line the left wall. Visible people: about ten.2012-09-20 +2 copiesA kitchen serving line in a yellow-walled hall where a man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, a saffron-orange wrap and a heavy gold bead necklace with a rudraksha-style mala stands at a steel pot of cooked rice, ladling rice onto a steel plate. Around him women in blue hairnets, white saris and plastic gloves and men in white shirts serve food from steel vessels on a long counter. Ceiling fans and fluorescent lights hang overhead. The man's cues are distinctive, so he is a person serving food as annadan to delegates. Several dozen people are visible in the room.2012-09-20A busy serving area with yellow walls where a long-haired man in orange ochre robes with a gold necklace and rudraksha malas stands at a steel table, reaching toward a large steel pot of cooked rice while a woman in a pink silk sari and green-clad girl assist. A shaved-headed monk in orange with a rudraksha mala stands beside him. Several white-clad volunteers in blue head caps and a woman with hair in a bun crowd the counter, and steel buckets and bowls rest nearby.2012-09-20A photograph inside a yellow-walled dining hall where a man with long swept-back black hair, bare-shouldered in an orange-saffron cloth, wears multiple gold beaded necklaces and serves rice from a steel pot held by a helper. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a tilak stands smiling. Women in blue head caps and white saris work at serving counters behind them, and a man in white stands at left. Steel vessels line the counter, with people in the foreground partly visible. The probable Swamiji cues are long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and gold beaded necklaces, and he is shown serving food in the hall.2012-09-20September 20 20122012-09-20Photo of a food-serving line in a hall with yellow-orange walls and ceiling fans. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an ornate gold necklace of large beads, rudraksha mala and orange-saffron robe, stands at the serving counter; this figure matches Swamiji (probable) by long hair, ornate gold necklace and saffron clothing. Beside him a shaved-headed attendant in orange robe and rudraksha mala serves rice. Servers in blue hairnets and white clothes ladle rice and curry from steel pots onto steel plates held by women in orange and red saris.2012-09-20Inside a kitchen-style hall, a woman in an orange-red sari with gold border and gold necklaces stirs a large steel pot of cooked white rice with a ladle while serving. Beside her, a woman in a white sari with orange border holds a steel plate, and a woman in a cream sari with rudraksha-style beads and a tulsi-like pendant holds another. Behind them, women in pink and white saris wear name badges, and a basket of flatbread sits on the counter. At the left edge, a bald man in a saffron-toned garment with rudraksha mala beads is partly visible, possibly serving food as annadan. Steel plates are held out by hands on the right.2012-09-20Indoor food-serving scene in a hall with yellow-painted walls and ceiling fans. A long-haired man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a gold bead necklace and a red forehead mark, smiles while reaching toward a large steel pot of cooked white rice. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes wears a rudraksha mala and stands close to the steel serving counter. Behind them, volunteers in white clothes and blue hair nets serve food from steel pots, and a man in a white shirt holds a steel plate. Several other people stand nearby, and a cameraman films at the left edge.2012-09-20September 20 20122012-09-20A food-serving scene in a yellow-walled hall. A bald man in orange saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala serves rice from a steel pot with a ladle. Beside him a long-haired man in orange robes with a thick gold ceremonial necklace also serves rice, presented as Swamiji (probable) based on the long swept hair, saffron clothing and gold necklace. Behind them, workers in white clothes and blue head caps serve from steel vessels, and a woman in a blue floral sari with glasses holds a steel plate of rice. Other devotees line up in the background.2012-09-20A photograph of a kitchen or dining hall with yellow walls. A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, a gold bead necklace and an orange saffron wrap serves cooked white rice from a steel tray with his hand. Beside him, a monk in orange robes wearing a rudraksha mala stands with another steel tray. On the left, a man in a white shirt holds a tray of rice, and on the right an older woman with white-grey hair in a purple sari holds out a steel plate to receive food. Serving food to devotees fits the annadan style of service, with a worker in a blue head covering in the background.2012-09-20 +2 copies