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Night-time photo at an open-sided event pavilion with a blue corrugated roof and red and orange bunting, lit by blue tube lights. Two sannyasis in saffron-orange robes stand at a small table with a large steel vessel, serving items onto plates. One wears a shawl over bare shoulders and another wears a plain orange cloth. Devotees in white and cream sarees and white shirts queue to receive food, holding plates and papers. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at left. A framed portrait hangs on a pole at upper right. The setting suggests a distribution line at an event.

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February 28 20092009-02-28February 28 20092009-02-28February 28 20092009-02-28February 28 20092009-02-28Photograph at an evening outdoor event under a large tent with blue stage lights overhead. A man in an orange saffron robe stands at a metal serving table, smiling, and serves food from steel vessels to a line of people in white shirts and white dhotis who hold out their hands. Behind him stands a younger man with long hair in a white shirt and orange shawl. A woman in a cream sari with a gold-toned necklace stands at the right edge. Crowd members stand in the background.2009-02-28Evening outdoor ritual under a blue corrugated metal roof lit by hanging lamps. An older man in an orange shirt and white dhoti holds a brass plate toward a younger man in saffron robes, while a long-haired figure in orange robes stands at right with hands joined in a gesture of greeting. A steel vessel sits on a small table between them. Several people in white dhotis and white shirts, one with a red shawl and rudraksha mala, stand around in the background, and a white-clad man stands at left.2009-02-28February 28 20092009-02-28February 28 20092009-02-28February 28 20092009-02-28Night outdoor photo at a convention with a crowd in white and orange clothing. In the centre, a man with swept-back hair wears an orange robe, standing beside a steel vessel on a small table, while a man in white shirt and dhoti stands nearby and devotees in white and orange move around a serving table holding plates. Men in white with orange shawls stand at right beside a red plastic chair, and blue scaffolding and lights are visible in the background.2009-02-28Photograph of an evening outdoor gathering under a blue-roofed open pavilion with bright lights. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron robe stands at a metal table holding a large steel vessel, while an older man in white shirt and white dhoti at left serves from it. Beside him, a bearded man with long swept-back hair wears an orange robe and stands with hands at his sides. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts, and women in saris, stand around holding steel plates, with a camera operator visible at upper right.2009-02-28A large covered hall under a blue-lit corrugated roof holds a crowd during a food serving line. Center right, a person in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with hair tied back stands beside a white-draped table holding a large steel pot. A woman in a black top and patterned sari bends over the table. Left, an older man in a white shirt and ochre-brown dhoti watches, and a man in a white shirt carries a stack of plates. Several others in white shirts and saris stand along the line. The page is a photo caption about the fourth day of a Salem convention.2009-02-28