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A kitchen serving line in a dimly lit room with rough stone walls. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a gold border holds a plate of food and gold bangles on her wrist. Behind her, a man in a white shirt wears a rudraksha mala and holds a plate. On the right, a woman in a white sari with a red-and-white border wears a white head covering and uses gloved hands to serve food from steel trays. Stainless steel warming trays hold yellow and golden dishes, and flatbreads are stacked on plates. The scene shows volunteers serving annadan food.

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September 05 20152015-09-05A dimly lit community kitchen serving food from steel steam-table trays. Several women in white saris with gold-coloured borders serve food onto round plates; some wear clear plastic hair nets and hold plastic gloves. A young woman on the left in a white sari holds a plate, and a girl beside her also holds food. Behind the counter, a large steel tray holds cooked yellow rice or similar food, and plates of food rest on the counter. Grey stone-block walls form the background.2015-09-05 +1 copiesA photograph of a dimly lit serving area in a stone-walled hall where women in white saris with gold borders serve food from a steel counter. A woman in the foreground wearing an orange blouse and white sari with gold border holds a plate of food. Other women in white saris and head coverings stand behind stainless steel serving trays and containers. Walls are rough stone blocks with a small wooden shelf on the left.2015-09-05 +1 copiesA kitchen serving line in an ashram dining area, with stainless steel food warmers holding rice and other dishes under a glass sneeze guard. Several women in white kurtas and white hairnets serve food with plastic gloves. In the centre background a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands holding a plate, and a woman in a white outfit holds stacked plates at the right. A stone-block wall and an orange door frame the room.2015-11-21 +1 copiesA kitchen serving line in a plain whitewashed room with a stone-block wall on the left. Several women in white saris with coloured borders and white hair nets stand behind a long steel counter, serving food onto plates with gloved hands. Men in white shirts and white dhotis queue along the counter holding plates, one in a white shirt and white dhoti with an ID badge reaching toward the food. A cameraman stands in the background, and a wall-mounted electrical panel and a cardboard box appear at right. Several people are visible, all in white clothing.2015-09-05 +1 copiesA photograph of a communal meal service in an ashram dining hall. Along a steel serving counter, several women in white saris with green lanyards and hair nets dish food, while a man in white shirt and white dhoti, wearing an ID badge and a red thread on his wrist, holds out a steel plate with flatbread. Other men in white clothes stand in line behind him, and a camera operator is visible in the background. The walls are rough stone and plaster, with wooden doors. Ashram annadan food service.2015-09-05 +1 copiesAugust 25 20142014-08-25November 21 20152015-11-21 +1 copiesA serving line in a kitchen dining hall where volunteers in white clothes serve food onto disposable leaf plates. Women in white saris with gold borders and orange garlands stand behind a steel counter, one holding a ladle and a large areca leaf plate. Several people in the foreground, including women in white saris with red and green bangles, hold leaf plates and bowls to receive food. A clear plastic sneeze guard hangs above the counter, and steel food containers sit on the counter.2014-08-24 +1 copiesFebruary 27 20162016-02-27 +1 copiesA photo of a community dining service line in a stone-walled hall. Men in white shirts and white hair-net caps stand behind a long stainless-steel serving counter filled with steaming dishes, while other men in white shirts and caps serve rice and curry onto plates. Several devotees in white shirts line up holding plates, and an older man with a grey beard in the foreground wears a white cap and shirt with an ID badge. Light-coloured garments and a yellow-grilled doorway are visible at left.2016-02-27 +1 copiesAugust 25 20142014-08-25