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Outdoor photograph at a large open-air grounds with palm trees and a pale boundary wall behind. Many people in white and light clothing stand and sit on a green lawn, several holding small food items. A man in a white shirt with a dark beaded mala necklace stands centre-frame, a red plastic chair and metal table in the foreground. Stalls and a tented booth appear in the background. Some attendees wear white, one woman wears a turquoise sari, and a man on the left wears sunglasses and gestures with a raised hand.

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December 16 20102010-12-16Outdoor lunch break under a thatched open-sided shelter with wooden posts and a red tiled floor, surrounded by green shrubs. Devotees in plain white shirts, white dhotis and white kurtas eat from metal plates; a man in the foreground on the left wears a dark rudraksha-style mala and an ID badge, while a seated man in white holds a plate of food and another man at right eats from a steel plate. Several women in white saris and cream blouses also sit and eat. Light-coloured plastic chairs and a few people standing with plates suggest a communal meal during an inner healing training break.2006-10-07Outdoor gathering on a bare reddish-brown dirt ground beside tall green trees and a white multi-storey building. A yellow rope or cord is strung between poles across the scene. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts stand in loose groups, some with hands folded. In the foreground an older bald man in a cream kurta and cream dhoti walks across the ground carrying a dark bag. Several people in the background wear grey and blue shirts.2007-12-12Outdoor photograph of a large open-air gathering on green lawn at an event with a red and maroon canopy and draped fabric. Many people wear white clothing, including white shirts and dhotis, while several women wear white saris with orange or blue borders. Some people sit on the grass eating from pale leaf or paper plates, and others sit on white plastic chairs. A woman in the foreground holds a plate, and a girl in a pink outfit with a flower in her hair sits on the grass. Two banners hang under the canopy, a man in a white shirt walks through the crowd, and a woman in an orange-bordered sari stands at a serving area on the right. Trees and a concrete building appear in the background.2006-11-25Outdoor meal on a grassy field at an event in Vellore, Tamil Nadu. In the foreground, a bald man in white shirt and trousers with a name badge eats from a paper plate while seated on a green plastic chair. Beside him, women in sarees, including one in a blue saree and one in a yellow floral saree, eat from plates on green chairs. Behind them, many people in white and pastel clothing stand or sit on the lawn, some eating from plates. A white tent and a multi-storey building are in the background. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2006-11-25Outdoor community meal on a grassy ground at the Arogya Yoga event in Vellore. Several people sit on red plastic chairs eating from round disposable plates of rice, curry and a dollop of white accompaniment. A woman in the foreground wears a lavender blouse with a patterned border sari and gold bangles, and a man beside her wears a white shirt and white trousers with an event lanyard. Other women wear cream and white saris with coloured borders, one with a long plait and flowers in her hair. Men in white kurtas and dhotis stand and walk in the background near a low concrete building. No deity, throne or ceremonial dais is visible, and no one is identifiable as a person.2006-11-25Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph inside a plain hall of men and women in white ritual clothing, some holding paper plates of food. In the foreground a man in a white shirt wears a rudraksha mala and stands beside a woman seated on a blue plastic chair at a metal table, with a woman in a white top bent over the table. A man on the right in white clothes with a lanyard badge talks on a phone, and a woman in an orange sari stands near the back among others seated on the floor.2014-08-24 +1 copiesJuly 01 20092009-07-01Outdoor gathering on a grassy field at a yoga event, with a white-and-red striped canopy tent on the left where people in white clothes queue beside baskets and tables. Many people in white dhotis and kurtas, and women in sarees of saffron, green, purple and white, walk across the lawn, some with hands joined. Palm trees and a low white building stand behind the crowd.2006-11-25Outdoor food service under a pink and blue tent canopy. Men in white dhotis and shirts queue at a steel serving counter, one holding a small cup and another taking food. A man in a white shirt and dhoti carries a steel plate with food, and a man in a red-and-white checked shirt stands nearby. A woman with her hair pinned back is visible at the counter in the foreground. Several men in white wear saffron-coloured shawls. A red cloth runs along the ground, and people stand in the background.2015-11-01 +1 copiesA large outdoor meal service on a dry sandy ground at an ashram-style campus with red-painted walls and bamboo in the background. Many people in white clothes and colourful saris move among rows of white plastic chairs, carrying leaf or metal plates of food. In the foreground a server in a hairnet and lavender shirt stands behind a clear plastic sneeze guard, and a man in a white shirt with an ID badge sits at right. A monk-like man in saffron/orange robes carries a plate near the center, and another person in orange sits on red mats at right. Red mats cover the seating area and banners hang on poles overhead.2015-11-01 +1 copies