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A food distribution line under a white tent with striped orange, pink, green and yellow bunting along the edges. Volunteers in white shirts and white trousers, some wearing blue disposable caps and gloves, serve rice and curry from large steel pots onto stacked steel plates on a metal counter. A woman in a red saree with gold border and a woman in a blue saree wait at a metal railing with plates. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with a lanyard badge, walks past at right beside a large black pot. A saffron-robed figure stands in the background.

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Photo of an annadan food-serving line under a white tent with blue, yellow and red bunting. A man in white clothes, a light blue head covering and clear plastic gloves ladles rice from a steel pot while a rudraksha-style bead mala hangs at his chest and a yellow-green waistband is visible. Other servers in blue head covers stand behind steel vessels. On the right, men in striped shirts hold steel plates and water bottles waiting for food. Stacked steel plates sit in the foreground and a child in a colourful dress stands at the left edge.2012-11-27A food distribution line at an outdoor annadan serving tent during a festival. Several women in white saris with gold borders and pale blue head-caps and plastic gloves scoop food from steel pans onto steel plates. Rudraksha malas hang around the neck of the woman at left, and a black bead mala is visible on another. A man in a checked shirt and shoulder cloth holds out a plate at right, and a child stands beside him. A striped festive bunting runs along the tent top. No a person candidate is clearly visible in this frame.2012-11-27A photograph of an annadan food service under a tent with blue, yellow, green, red and purple bunting along the top. Volunteers in white clothes and light teal hairnets serve food from steel pots on a metal counter. In the foreground a young girl in a white sari with a sheer white shawl looks toward the camera while ladling food. Beside her, a woman in a white sari and a man in white dhoti and shirt stand at the serving line, while a bald older man in a white shirt and dhoti walks in the foreground. Devotees in mixed clothing line up behind the counter, and palm trees and a wooden pallet stack are visible outside.2012-11-27January 31 20162016-01-31January 02 20162016-01-02November 27 20122012-11-27January 04 20122012-01-04A food-serving line under a tent decorated with red, orange, and multicolored bunting in a festival kitchen. Volunteers in blue and white hair nets and plastic gloves serve rice from large stainless steel pots onto metal plates. A woman in a pink sari with a red bindi stands at the right holding a steel plate, and a woman in a white outfit with a rudraksha-style mala scoops food. A man in a white dhoti and shirt and a bald man in orange cloth stand behind the counter, while people in white clothes line up on the left.2012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27Outdoor annadan food distribution under a white tent with a colourful striped festoon border at the top. A young woman in a white hair net and white top, wearing a plastic glove, serves rice from a large steel pot. Several young men in striped and white shirts hold out steel plates in a queue behind a metal barrier rail. Other devotees in white shirts and a saffron-toned sari stand waiting in the background.2012-11-27November 01 20142014-11-01 +2 copiesA large outdoor annadan meal line under an orange and multicolour striped tent canopy, with serving staff in pale blue hairnets and white saris serving food from steel pans into plates held by devotees. Men in white shirts and dhotis and others in checked shirts queue behind metal railings. Behind the tent, a crowd of many people fills the open grounds beside palm trees and a red-roofed building. A framed portrait hangs on the white side wall of the tent. A woman in the foreground wears a maroon blouse, a black beaded necklace and bangles.2012-11-27