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A night-time photograph on a dark road of a bald man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala, handing a plate of yellow rice to a young girl in a patterned dress. An older man in a maroon shirt and white towel stands beside her holding a plate of yellow rice, while a bearded man in a white shirt watches. A white car with headlights on sits in the background and a person in white stands at the right edge beside a vehicle. The orange-robed man appears to be a sannyasi distributing food, and the scene shows a food distribution (annadan) at night.

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April 17 20112011-04-17 +1 copiesJanuary 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copiesNight photograph of an annadan food distribution beside a yellow truck with the partly visible word "Sou" and "HOR" on its side. A man in a checked maroon shirt and beaded necklace holds a steel plate of yellow rice up to the truck bed. A shaved-headed man in an orange saffron cloth, bare-shouldered with a rudraksha mala, reaches toward the food with his hands, while a man in a white dhoti stands at the truck edge. Two more men in white shirts and a boy in the foreground watch and wait, with lights glowing faintly in the dark.2012-01-03Annadhan in 20102010-01-01 +1 copiesSeptember 17 20062006-09-17Outdoor food distribution at a village house with a green wall and a motorcycle parked nearby. A bald man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands at left, serving from a large steel pot of yellow rice. A white-shirted older man with a grey beard ladles rice onto paper plates, while women in yellow, white and red saris and a young girl in a yellow top hold plates. A small child in pink stands in front, reaching for food. Visible people number about seven.2012-01-02Relief distribution on a roadside after a cyclone. Two men in white uniforms and head coverings stand on the flatbed of an orange-brown truck, ladling food from pots into bowls held by a line of villagers. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a red border, wearing a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, stands at left directing the line. Women in colourful saris and a girl in a yellow frilled dress and a girl in orange with a flower garland hold bowls and a steel container. Bent palm trees and fallen branches line the road. A banner on the truck shows a portrait of a saffron-robed figure, and the scene is a relief meal under the windy sky.2012-01-06Outdoor photograph at dusk on a rural dirt road with dense green trees and a pink-orange sky behind. A man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl sits on a green wooden platform and hands a plate of food to an elderly man with a white shaved head and tilak, who stands with hands folded at his chest. A woman in a headwrap and a young child in pink stand nearby, and a small auto-rickshaw with a white canopy is parked at left. Another man in white with an orange shawl sits at right, eating from a leaf. The scene appears to show food being given to villagers, an annadan style distribution. a person is not clearly identifiable from appearance here, so the seated white-clad man is described by role only.2007-05-31A photograph at night of a food distribution. A woman with long dark wavy hair in an orange robe leans over a large steel pot of yellow rice, serving from it with her hand onto a plate held by a bearded man in an orange robe with glasses. Behind them a man in white clothes with a red shawl and a beaded mala stands and watches, and a woman in white with a red shawl is at the left edge. A bald man in an orange robe is seen from behind at the lower right. Scattered orange-robed figures surround the pot. A photo credit overlay appears at the lower right corner.2010-01-01 +2 copiesJanuary 02 20122012-01-02Night photograph of devotees gathered for a temple arathi offering. A woman in a white sari with an orange shawl and gold-bordered blouse holds a steel bowl of grain or prasad, while a girl in an orange top with rudraksha beads reaches out for a handful. Around them stand a boy in white dhoti, a boy in a plaid shirt, a man in white with an orange shawl, and a man in a white shirt wearing rudraksha malas. Dark background, faint blurred figures behind. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.2007-02-11 +1 copiesNight-time photograph of food distribution during cyclone relief. Two men in white shirts stand behind a green-slatted metal railing serving yellow rice from a large pot into steel bowls. A man in a white shirt with a red wristband on the right holds a ladle. In the foreground, several hands and arms reach forward holding steel bowls, including a woman in a pink patterned blouse at right and a child in a green-and-white shirt at lower left. The background is dark.2012-01-07 +1 copies