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A photograph of volunteers serving food at a long brass serving counter in a bright hall with a wooden ceiling and fans. In the foreground a young man in a white kurta with gold dragon embroidery and a dark rudraksha mala stands at the counter, placing food onto white plates. Behind him a second man in white with a red-orange shawl serves from a brass chafing dish, and another man in white stands at the left edge. A white cloth is held in the foreground. Three people are visible.

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Annadhan in 20152015-01-01November 22 20152015-11-22Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA communal annadan serving line in a bright indoor hall. A bald man in orange saffron robes with long rudraksha malas stands at left holding a steel plate of food. Beside him, two young men in white dhotis with saffron borders and rudraksha malas hold steel plates; the one in the centre has a sandalwood or kumkum mark on his forehead. Women in white saris and hairnets serve from copper and steel vessels on a long table, with brass arched railings and pink flowers in the foreground.2016-07-02September 20 20142014-09-20 +1 copiesDevotees seated cross-legged on the floor of a hall with a red cloth mat, eating a shared meal from stainless steel thalis. In the foreground a young man with shoulder-length light brown hair, wearing a white kurta and a thin dark pendant necklace and wooden bead bracelet, picks rice and vegetable dishes from his tray. Behind him two men in white kurtas and red sashes eat from their own trays, and another man in white sits at the right edge. The setting suggests an annadan-style communal meal in an ashram hall.2014-09-13July 02 20152015-07-02 +1 copiesSeptember 23 20162016-09-23A man in a white t-shirt stands in a pink-walled hall holding a steel tray with green banana leaves. He wears a red and blue beaded necklace and a rudraksha bracelet on his upper arm, and smiles toward the camera. Behind him, other people in white and red clothing move in the background near an orange doorway.2013-07-14A food service line at an ashram event where volunteers serve meals from steel trays at a buffet of brass-framed serving stands. A young man in a white shirt with an orange wrist thread holds a plate of rice and stands at the counter. A woman volunteer in a white t-shirt with a red lanyard watches, and in the foreground a man in a white hairnet and a red-and-white cloth draped over his shoulder serves food with a ladle. A woman in a yellow top stands at the right edge. Steel containers of curry and rice sit on the counter. No a person candidate is visible.2016-06-30June 01 20092009-06-01A photograph in a bright hall with cream walls, red curtains and framed religious pictures. Two men stand close together smiling at the camera. The man on the left wears a white kurta with a red tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala, and an orange lanyard; he holds a steel plate of food. The younger man on the right wears a white t-shirt, an orange lanyard with an ID badge, and holds a second steel plate of food. Behind them an older man in white and another person in white stand near a food serving counter.2013-03-16