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A photo of an outdoor annadan style food service under a decorated pink and white canopy with hanging floral strands and red carpet. Three women serve food from large brass chafing dishes on a yellow-draped table: the woman on the left in a dark blue saree with a red bindi lifts rice with a ladle, the woman in the centre wears a royal blue blouse with a red beaded necklace and gold bangles and serves a green curry, and the woman on the right in a teal saree ladles from a dish of white idlis. Behind them, guests sit at white chairs with red sashes, and a few people in white and orange garments stand near the tent. A fruit tray and steel plates are visible.

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A buffet line of food service under a open-sided tent with red tablecloth and colourful hanging banners. Brass chafing dishes with savoury snacks and food sit along the table. Several women serve themselves: a woman in a royal blue embroidered blouse and white saree with gold bangles fills a plate, a woman in a teal patterned top serves from a dish, and a woman in a purple top with a colourful scarf stands at the far end. A man in a cream kurta stands in the background among trees. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.2017-12-15A festive marquee serving line of annadan-style food service. Golden chafing dishes with lids sit on a red-draped table edged in blue and gold cloth. A bald man in an unstitched white cloth and rudraksha mala, seated at the table, ladles food from a golden vessel. A woman in a blue patterned top holds a serving spoon over a dish, and a woman in an orange sari and a woman in a yellow top stand nearby with a man in white dress. Behind them are rows of white chairs, pink ruffled canopy drapes, saffron and red banners and a distant decorated stage with a golden canopy.2017-12-15December 15 20172017-12-15A serving line of devotees at an outdoor food distribution. A smiling woman in a teal and white sari with a rudraksha mala and brown seed necklace serves food onto a steel plate with a ladle, while a woman in a blue polka-dot top and a woman in a dark blue top with a pink shawl stand beside her. Behind the table a bare-chested older man wearing spectacles and a rudraksha mala stands near a man in a grey shirt. Red, yellow and black decorative banners hang from the tent poles against green trees.2017-12-15December 15 20172017-12-15A photograph of an outdoor annadan meal service under a open tent with a yellow and red cloth table. Brass chafing dishes filled with rice, puris and savouries line the table. A woman in a teal and white sari with a rudraksha mala and beaded necklace smiles while serving food onto a plate. Beside her a woman in a blue top and gold necklace ladles food, and a woman in a blue sari with a pendant serves at the right. Behind them a man in a white kurta with a mala and an older bare-chested man with a mala stand or sit. Colourful striped pillars with diamond motifs frame the tent.2017-12-15December 15 20172017-12-15Outdoor annadan-style buffet under a pink draped tent on a red carpet. Women serve food from large brass and steel pots set on a yellow-draped table: a woman in a green saree with gold border ladles from a steel vessel, an older woman with glasses and a purple top with a colourful shawl serves from a pot, and a woman in a purple saree with gold border and a hairnet wears clear plastic gloves beside brass lidded containers. Guests and a few people in white attire stand in the background among chairs under trees.2017-12-15A food-serving line under a white tent with coloured paper bunting along the top. Volunteers in pale blue hairnets and plastic gloves stand behind long steel serving trays of rice, dal and yellow curry. A woman in a red blouse and red and gold sari scoops food with a ladle, and a woman in a white sari with an orange border serves from another tray. A woman in a pink top with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace holds a paper cup in the foreground. Other attendees in saffron and orange sashes and white shirts stand along the table, and a man in grey trousers walks on the right. Green mats cover the floor.2012-01-01December 15 20172017-12-15A buffet line under a canopy tent serves food from brass chafing dishes with gold-toned pots and serving spoons. Several women stand at the table holding steel plates: a woman in a teal and cream sari with a rust-brown beaded garland and layered necklaces is serving food, while a woman in a blue sari with a lanyard serves at the front right. Behind them a man in a white shirt holds a tray, and a man in a cap and khaki shirt stands at the far left. Coloured pillars with patterned panels and draped fabric decorate the tent, indicating an annadan style communal meal.2017-12-15Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copies