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A buffet-style serving line for a communal meal at an ashram event. A young man in a grey zip hoodie over a white t-shirt, with a black backpack, holds a brass plate and receives food from a server. Several women in orange and maroon saris and blue kurtas, some with hair in buns, serve dal and curries from steel containers behind a clear plastic sneeze guard. Small brass bowls sit on the plate. Orange and yellow paper lanterns hang in the background among other people in the tent.

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A serving line at an annadan meal inside a white tent at Adi Kailaasa, Bengaluru. Women in orange and rust-coloured saris and kailaasavasi attire, with rudraksha malas and bindis, ladle food from steel trays into brass bowls held by a young man in a grey zip hoodie, white t-shirt and white trousers, with a yellow mark on his cheek. Stainless steel food counters with a clear plastic sneeze guard stand in front, and a hanging yellow decoration is visible at the top right. Several people are visible in the line.2018-12-20A serving line in a white tent where several women in orange and rust-coloured saris and rudraksha malas ladle food from steel containers into brass bowls. A young Asian man in a grey zip hoodie over a white T-shirt, wearing glasses and yellow turmeric marks on his cheeks, holds a brass bowl at the counter. Another attendant in dark clothing stands behind, and a few people are visible in the background. Hanging yellow decorations line the top of the tent. The scene looks like annadan meal service for delegates.2018-12-20December 20 20182018-12-20 +1 copiesDecember 20 20182018-12-20July 01 20152015-07-01A serving line for a meal in an ashram dining hall. Several devotees in hairnets and clear plastic gloves serve food from steel pans onto metal thalis. A young man in the centre wears a rust-red and orange robe with rudraksha malas and smiles while ladling food. Visitors in white tops, a grey shawl and a blue embroidered blouse hold out their plates. A woman in a yellow sari with glasses is in the lower right foreground. Steel pans, a ladle, and a large framed painting of a deity in the background fill the room. Several people in the crowd are visible.2017-12-16Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of volunteers serving food in a dining hall. A young man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala and disposable gloves ladles food from steel pots on a serving counter. Beside him a woman in a white sari with an orange border wears gloves and serves. In the background another volunteer in white with an orange shawl-style cloth serves, and a woman in white with a flower in her hair holds a steel plate. On the right an older woman with grey hair, white clothing and a red rudraksha mala holds a steel plate. A yellow checked curtain hangs behind them and steel containers and a green basket sit on the counter.2009-11-19Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesJuly 01 20152015-07-01A buffet-style meal service in a bright hall with pale pink walls. Several volunteers in white clothing and orange lanyards serve food from steel chafing dishes. A man in a grey vest and white shirt wears a white hairnet and serves rice and curry onto a tray. A woman in a red and cream sari stands beside him. Another volunteer in a white hairnet serves from the far side. A woman with long hair and a red head wrap holds a plate of vegetables and tomato. A large steel bowl of white curd sits in the foreground beside stacked trays, and a framed portrait hangs on the wall behind the serving line. No figure is clearly identified as a person.2013-07-07 +1 copiesA man in a white short-sleeved shirt with a white ID badge with an orange strip stands at a stainless steel food counter, holding a metal tray and serving rice and yellow curry from steaming trays, with round sweets visible in a steel tray below. Behind the counter a woman in a rust-red sari with a rudraksha mala and a gloved hand serves food from the trays. Stone block walls and a metal canopy frame the serving line.2015-08-22 +1 copies