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Photograph of a kitchen serving area with steel pots and trays on a wooden counter, food being served. A man in white kurta with a cream shawl and a red tilak mark on his forehead stands at the centre, smiling and looking down at the food. Beside him a man in a white kurta wears a lanyard badge and holds a ladle over a steel pan of fried snacks, and to the right a man in a white t-shirt with a printed portrait and rudraksha mala serves yellow rice from a large steel bowl. Behind them people move through a tiled room with orange trim and a barred window, and a woman in blue is partly visible. a person: the centre figure has a long swept-back hairstyle, a tilak and a cream shawl over white clothing, but these cues are ambiguous, so identity is unsure.

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A photo of a kitchen serving line where several men in white clothes serve food from steel bowls. A man in the centre wears a white kurta with a cream shawl draped over one shoulder, a red tilak on his forehead, and holds a large ladle over a bowl of yellow food. To the left, a man with glasses and rudraksha beads holds a steel plate of yellow curry and fried items. On the right, a man in a white t-shirt with a printed portrait holds a ladle over a bowl of yellow rice. A woman in an orange shirt stands in the background near a window with metal grilles.2008-06-09A photograph of a communal meal being served in a courtyard beside a tiled wall and a barred window. A man in white kurta with a white shawl and a vertical tilak on his forehead stands at center, leaning over steel trays of yellow rice and fried snacks. Around him, several men in white clothing serve food with ladles and hands; one wears a rudraksha mala and another a lanyard badge. Steel plates hold yellow rice, sambar-like liquid and vadas.2008-06-09A photograph of a serving line at an outdoor food station beside a barred window and white-tiled wall. A man in a white kurta with a long swept-back hairstyle and a white shawl over his shoulder stands at the centre, holding a ladle over a steel pot. Beside him a younger man wears an orange robe and stands behind the line. On the right, a man in a white t-shirt with a printed portrait and a rudraksha mala serves food, and on the left a man in white kurta wears a lanyard badge. Steel bowls of food sit on the wooden counter in the foreground. Swamiji (probable): the central man in white with long swept-back hair and white shawl serving food, matching the page.2008-06-09A photograph of a courtyard lunch serving at an ashram-style building with barred windows and wall-mounted air conditioners. A man in a white kurta with a long white shawl and dark hair stands behind a wooden serving table, holding a ladle over a steel pot of yellow food. Beside him a man in a white t-shirt with a rudraksha mala serves from another pot. A man in an orange robe with rudraksha beads stands nearby, and a woman in white with glasses and a lanyard stands behind the table. On the right, a man in a white shirt serves food onto steel plates. A partially visible man in white with a lanyard stands at left, wiping his face. Several steel bowls of food sit on the table.2008-06-09A photograph of a serving line outdoors beside a white-tiled building with barred windows and wall-mounted air conditioners. A man in a white kurta with a white shawl stands at center holding a ladle over a steel pot of yellow food, with a steel tray of fried snacks on a wooden table in front of him. Beside him a man in a white t-shirt printed with a female portrait and a rudraksha mala serves from another pot, and a man in white shirt and glasses stands nearby. A man in an orange robe stands at left and other people in white clothes are partly visible at the edges, forming a food distribution scene.2008-06-09A smiling man in a white kurta with a cream shawl draped over one shoulder stands under an orange umbrella, stirring a large steel pot with a long ladle. A red dot and white tilak mark his forehead. Beside him a man in an orange robe with a red mark on his forehead looks down and holds a white cloth. Behind them is a barred window and a second steel vessel sits in front. No appearance-based a person cues are clearly established, so the identity is uncertain.2008-06-09A photograph of an outdoor food distribution at an annadhan event. A long-haired man in an orange-saffron shawl over a bare upper body, with a rudraksha-style mala, stands at right, serving food with a ladle from a large steel pot into a plate held by a man in a white shirt at left. Other volunteers in white kurtas and white dhotis work at steel containers and tables behind them, under a red draped canopy with a grey building in the background.2006-01-01 +1 copiesJuly 09 20092009-07-09A photograph of a serving line for a communal meal at an outdoor courtyard beside a white building with orange-trimmed barred windows and wall-mounted air conditioners. A man in a white kurta with a pale shawl stands at the center, dark hair swept back, a red tilak on his forehead, smiling as he serves from a steel dish. Beside him a man in a white t-shirt with a printed portrait and rudraksha-style beads ladles food, and a man in a grey shirt serves from another pan. A younger man in an orange saffron robe and beaded mala stands behind the line, and several men in white and grey shirts stand nearby. Steel pots and bowls of yellow rice and fried food sit on a wooden table, with a steel urn at the right edge.2008-06-09A food distribution at an ashram courtyard with stone walls and blue and yellow cloth hanging behind. A man in an orange robe with a red forehead mark stands centre and gestures while speaking. Beside him, a man in orange shawl and white kurta ladles food from a large steel pot onto a plate, and another man in orange and white stands near a second pot. Men in white and orange clothing and a woman in orange line the white-draped table, and a partly visible person in white stands at left holding a plate of rice and vegetables.2008-01-17A photograph of a communal meal service in a hall with yellow checked curtains. In the foreground a young man with curly brown hair, wearing a white kurta and a dark beaded necklace, leans over steel serving bowls and spoons out food. Beside him a woman in a white sari with an orange border serves from a bowl. Behind them a balding man in a white t-shirt and mala holds steel plates, and a man in white with glasses carries plates with an orange shoulder bag. Steel pots, lidded containers and a basket of paper napkins sit on the serving table, and a green basket lies at the bottom edge.2009-11-19Photograph of a food service area in a plain whitewashed courtyard with an orange wooden door. A stainless-steel urn with a tap stands on a metal table beside a steel bucket on the floor. Three women in white saris are serving at the table, one holding a ladle. A young man in white kurta and dhoti with an orange shawl and a line of marks on his face holds a paper plate of snacks. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with red-bordered edges carries a foil-lined plate of snacks. Several people appear partially at the edges.2007-05-04