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Outdoor food distribution at a temple or ashram event. A smiling woman in a brown salwar kameez and a sling bag serves yellow noodle-like snack from a steel tray, wearing clear plastic gloves. Beside her, a young woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala passes a paper plate to a shaven-headed monk in orange robes and glasses, who holds another plate. A second orange-clad woman holds a flatbread or papad. A woman in a red sari stands at the left edge, and a camera operator is at the right. Behind them is a golden ornate palanquin or ratha with an umbrella-like canopy and a red-and-white floral garland. Trees and a low wall are in the background.

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Outdoor annadan meal service on a grassy lawn beside a red brick wall and a green gate. Saffron-robed monks with rudraksha malas and bare shoulders serve yellow rice from steel trays onto paper plates; a smiling woman in a brown sari and red bindi stands at the serving table in the foreground. Behind them, a golden ornate chariot or palanquin with tasselled decorations and a speaker stands, and white-clad devotees mill about. Several people are visible in the scene.2011-12-06Outdoor annadan serving line at an ashram grounds, with devotees in saffron and orange robes and sannyasi-style monks holding leaf plates of yellow rice. Women in saris and salwar kameez queue along blue plastic chairs under trees, with a red brick wall behind. On the right, a golden palanquin on a wheeled cart is decorated with garlands, tassels and bells, and speakers stand nearby. Several monks wear rudraksha malas and white tilak markings on their arms and foreheads.2011-12-06December 06 20112011-12-06December 20 20182018-12-20A food service line under a white tent with gold drapes at a KAILASA annadan style meal. Beside him a shaved-headed man in orange cloth with a red shawl and a second man in red-orange garb hold plates. On the right a woman in a maroon sari with gold border and rudraksha necklaces serves food. Brass-framed trays hold rice, curry and sambar, and a server in white stands at left with a ladle.2015-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 15 20152015-07-15 +2 copiesNovember 25 20062006-11-25December 06 20112011-12-06December 20 20152015-12-20 +1 copiesJuly 03 20172017-07-03 +1 copiesDecember 06 20112011-12-06July 15 20152015-07-15 +3 copies